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- | I had met the FoAM team in 2012, as I was an intern at Greenloop. I was in the last year of my engineering studies, and except writing my thesis, I did not really knew what my future was made of. I was quite disappointed by the world of science and technology I was coming from, and trying to find a way to integrate other dimensions to make (bio)technologies more relevant to society. It was the right moment to enter the temple of Generalism. | + | {{ : |
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However, I was proposed two nice jobs in Paris. One at Sony Computer Science Laboratory, where I contributed to the development of the P2P Food Lab project, for which we developed a bio-sourced temperature sensor at a biohackerspace called la Paillasse. | However, I was proposed two nice jobs in Paris. One at Sony Computer Science Laboratory, where I contributed to the development of the P2P Food Lab project, for which we developed a bio-sourced temperature sensor at a biohackerspace called la Paillasse. | ||
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The other job was as a Biomimicry Promoter in a governmental agency fostering innovation, Paris Region Entreprises. I met wonderful entrepreneurs, | The other job was as a Biomimicry Promoter in a governmental agency fostering innovation, Paris Region Entreprises. I met wonderful entrepreneurs, | ||
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===The Self-Sufficiency Hypothesis=== | ===The Self-Sufficiency Hypothesis=== | ||
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During one year working full time in Paris, I observed several phenomenon. | During one year working full time in Paris, I observed several phenomenon. | ||
* Even though the work I was involved with was very interesting, | * Even though the work I was involved with was very interesting, | ||
* Living at the core of a 10-million megapole made me even more conscious of the unsustainability of our (urban) lifestyles. At my individual scale, I found quite counter-productive to spend so much time & energy at work, to earn money, to buy stuff I could actually do myself instead of buying it from obscure and maybe unhealthy and socially-descructive industries. | * Living at the core of a 10-million megapole made me even more conscious of the unsustainability of our (urban) lifestyles. At my individual scale, I found quite counter-productive to spend so much time & energy at work, to earn money, to buy stuff I could actually do myself instead of buying it from obscure and maybe unhealthy and socially-descructive industries. | ||
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Based on these observations, | Based on these observations, | ||
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During one week, we would meet every morning to discuss what were the ongoing projects, and then we would spend the day working on them. Every night there was a party. Wonderful week. | During one week, we would meet every morning to discuss what were the ongoing projects, and then we would spend the day working on them. Every night there was a party. Wonderful week. | ||
- | I met tons of people from diverse communities, | + | I met tons of people from diverse communities, |
This event confirmed that the essence of what I want in this period of my life is: traveling, meeting people with diverse backgrounds & ideas, and doing stuff with them. | This event confirmed that the essence of what I want in this period of my life is: traveling, meeting people with diverse backgrounds & ideas, and doing stuff with them. | ||
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When an experiment is performed once, it brings a few insights. But to confirm these insights, replication is needed. | When an experiment is performed once, it brings a few insights. But to confirm these insights, replication is needed. | ||
- | I spent most of my autumn expanding the positive experiences I had this year. I went one week in Paris, for a symposium on Biomimicry, and another one on Technique & Degrowth. Then, I brought my microbial fuel cells to Marseille for the Waht the flok ? festival. Guillian Graves and I gave a talk about our Biomimetic Kettle in the European Center of Excellence in Biomimicry (Senlis, France) and in Brest. I went to Lausanne, to discuss a potential inclusion in a start-up, and enjoyed the NipConf. Finally, I brought the microbial fuel cells back to Nantes for a workshop at Plateforme C, Ping's fablab. Besides this, I performed some research on microbial fuel cells here in Brussels. | + | I spent most of my autumn expanding the positive experiences I had this year. I went one week in Paris, for a [[http:// |
All of these experiments were positive, and confirmed that I was heading the right way for my post-Transiency life. | All of these experiments were positive, and confirmed that I was heading the right way for my post-Transiency life. | ||
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===Designing=== | ===Designing=== | ||
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I was left with the tricky part: designing the lifestyle. Now that I knew most of the components, how could I fit them together in an smooth way ? | I was left with the tricky part: designing the lifestyle. Now that I knew most of the components, how could I fit them together in an smooth way ? | ||
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After discussing about it with may different persons, I decided to move towards a more experimental approach, which leaves the issue of coherence a little bit aside, and let space for potentially imperfect though impactful actions. | After discussing about it with may different persons, I decided to move towards a more experimental approach, which leaves the issue of coherence a little bit aside, and let space for potentially imperfect though impactful actions. | ||
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The question of coherence remains open, and I plan to spend some of my free time reading, discussing and experimenting about it. | The question of coherence remains open, and I plan to spend some of my free time reading, discussing and experimenting about it. |