On this page we transcribe and summarise the audio below. - Timeline with Robbie
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# Summary
We imagine an ambitious timeline for the development and launch of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to Earth, beginning on Earth Day (22 April) and stretching towards key events in November and beyond.
The core idea revolves around engaging communities through a six-week sprint starting on Earth Day, using light-touch online events to invite volunteers to become field researchers—mirroring the spirit of Hitchhiking Journalism.
This campaign evolves through the exploration of the original H2G2 community and culminates in a closing publication showcasing collective writing and reflections gathered during the sprint.
Alongside content creation, we imagine approaching early-stage potential sponsors with pitch decks tailored to get feedback and secure light, high-risk funding for supporting the guide.
As we go deeper into summer, the strategy extends to involve students and digital nomads via volunteer fellowships, summer workshops, and creative exploration hubs.
A set of Community Guides are envisioned (such as the Guide to Governance, Diplomacy, and Democracy), and work begins on building a functional Time Banking and Crowdfunding Infrastructure using platforms like Open Collective. This layer allows for pledging time instead of money and supports ethical governance.
To self-organise and sustain the energy, efforts are underway to build tools for Energy Flow Accounting, mapping offers and wants across communities, framed visually like constellations or nodes in a galaxy.
Leading up to November, we prepare to embed the project within events like Web Summit (Lisbon), a space science congress in Nicosia, and the Ethereum DevCon in Buenos Aires. These become vital touchpoints for physical community engagement, pitching sponsors, and strengthening global reach.
Post-November, further coordination with events like Chaos Computer Club Congress and Global Game Jam provide creative spaces to build software and iterate.
All these activities rely on a structure of triadic energy streams: the Vision Fish (values and long-term mission), the Value Fish (financial models and energy pledging), and the Paper Fish (technical and bureaucratic backbone), working together through Fractal Organisation methods to systematise guide-building and governance from the bottom up. --- ### Dates, Milestones & Timeline Key Project Milestones: - **22 April 2024**: Soft launch begins on Earth Day; start of the first 6-week cycle. - **28 April 2024**: Launch event targeted at H2G2 and allied communities. - **Early Summer 2024**: Student outreach and formation of workshops/fellowships. - **June – August 2024**: Targeted Web3 fundraising, buildout of guide platform, expansion to multiple communities. - **November 2024**: Public fundraising and participation in: - Web Summit (Lisbon) - Space event (Nicosia, Cyprus) - Ethereum DevCon (Buenos Aires) - **27 December 2024**: Chaos Computer Club Congress (Hamburg). - **20 January 2025 (approx.)**: Global Game Jam. - **4 July 2025**: 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — target deadline for first governance-based Hitchhiker Congress output.
```mermaid timeline title Hitchhiker’s Guide to Earth Timeline 22-04-2024 : Earth Day Launch Preparation Begins 28-04-2024 : H2G2 Community Event & Manifesto Outreach 01-06-2024 : Summer Workshop Rollout Begins 15-06-2024 : Web3 Sponsorship Outreach 01-08-2024 : Platform Infrastructure & Time Bank Prototypes 15-11-2024 : Lisbon Web Summit Presence 20-11-2024 : Space Congress in Nicosia 25-11-2024 : Ethereum DevCon Buenos Aires 27-12-2024 : Chaos Computer Club Congress 20-01-2025 : Global Game Jam Hackathon 04-07-2025 : Declaration Anniversary & Governance Guide Output ```
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