Ok, so now you are on to it, a future village built and run by its Villagers – now that’s a really futuristic idea!
by Steve Holmes
CREATING THE FUTURE VILLAGE
Please pause and picture this for a moment –
Setting the Stage
Main Beach is on the move – Main Beach is exploding.
Yes its all trending really well, but let’s just pause and take step back to explore what is really going on here
A demographic drift
Both Tedder Avenue and Main Beach have been trending younger for a few years now, I would hazard a guess that it’s leaning more toward the low to mid 40 yr olds. Evidence of this can be found within the ever increasing demographic of “Active Lifestylers” who choose the stunning landscape options of Main Beach to express themselves.
The Trend has its roots in the grassroots
Young and old alike – we all love to belong, and belonging holds a a basic responsibility to contribute to that which we desire to belong to.
Building the chatter around the desired belonging, builds a vibe.
The Villager Vibe has also been trending upwards over the same period as more people engage in the act of belonging. This in itself has attracted more people to throw their hats into the “village circle” and transition themselves to the lofty status of “Villager” – who would have ever imagined that such a futuristic innovation would take hold?
The media have begun to play in tune
As the chatter has turned to a vibrant harmonic-styled vibe, it seems to have more recently caught the attention of some reporters wanting to write nice things about our little corner of the world. Or though years have created distance, it doesn’t seem that long ago, when reporters were consumed with the sport of destroying Main Beach.
Main Beach had an unfair advantage
As the world and Gold Coast were thrust unceremoniously over the edge into a dark scary abyss called Covid 19, Main Beach held an unfair advantage over all the other communities that make up the Goldie. It had already transitioned into a future villager community with a culture of “its the villagers who build their village“. Yes, the grassroots had found their villager roots, no longer fractured and divided, but focused and full of purpose, a village full of villagers who pulled together and rose above and beyond the challenge at hand.
Covid the accelerant
Covid exposed and accelerated trends. It accelerated failures and successes. For Main Beach, it accelerated the Villager culture which accommodated the growing need to belong. Main Beach provided freedom for people to come together around shared values and transition themselves from individuals into Villagers who belonged.
A Village is a place full of Villagers, and villagers are people who come together around shared values, and the visions and aspirations that rise up from them.
Coming together around shared values creates magic.
A collective of visions and aspirations rise up from within those who pull together around shared values. It creates and environment where they can breathe, play and find their realities. Main Beach has found such a magic space within it.
It’s more than worth the effort
Anything that is good attracts and equally anything that is bad repels – this is in constant flux, as good turns bad and bad gives birth to good. I do think we humans have a very basic responsibility that comes from the convenience of living close together and the benefits from the “belonging factor.” – Villages, full of villagers help this.
Real and Raw
I am no expert in community or village-ing, other than, I too have benefited from being raised and supported by a village full of villagers who cared and championed my efforts and aspirations. Every Community has a Village full of Villagers within it, just as every living Cell has a Nucleus full of DNA within it. This is just my own way of shining a light on what used to be. Hopefully, this will lift awareness, and awareness is an important first step in the right direction.
The wise old words of “It takes a village to raise a child” are real and our true north. It will be ‘Locals leading Global – the next wave of influence at all levels that we hold dear. Our locals, our children, and our champions have a place of belonging – a Village full of Villagers who champion their champions – we need this now more than ever before.
Character and Talent
Main Beach has many villagers of great character and talent who can articulate this better than I, people who can lift this to a greater reality. My hope is that you will continue to step up and engage with your best. Main Beach will become an X-factor to the Gold Coast experience. A Village for the Villagers by the Villagers – hmmm, now that’s a really futuristic idea!
Steve
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There nothing better than great company
Thanks heaps
Steve
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