> ,Hello, everyone. This is my first post, and is in response to
> something Sandy wrote in another thread asking where we could find an
> executable infrastructure architecture. I also want to introduce a
> group I've been working with that has the working title, "Global Brain
> Application" (GBA), started by Wael Al Saad, who also recently joined
> this group.

> We have been working with a small group from around the globe to try
> to develop a computer application that could serve as an adjunct to
> the collective consciousness of humanity, and help people solve local
> as well as global problems by using the resources of the Global Brain
> (a coin termed by Peter Russell, as far as I know).

> We are toying with ideas for an infrastructure using the backbone of
> the Internet and small "seed" applications or applets that can be
> widely distributed over a P2P network. The thought is that the GBA can
> be used to share solutions that may be local initially, then can
> percolate upward to create more universal solutions to seemingly
> intractable problems such as global peace, food production and
> distribution, justice, etc. Keywords that may help you understand the
> scope of our discussion include "information commons," "spiral
> integral synergy," "integral global governance," and "co-creative
> consciousness."

> We are looking for new team members to help further our discussion. So
> far, we have a short white paper draft that describes what we
> envisioned during a 2-week on-line conversation through
> GlobalMindShift.com, and we have started to develop a generic outline
> (and a "genetic" outline) of what a "seed" application would contain,
> how it would be constructed, etc. We are still in the early stages,
> but we do have ambition.

> We work in two different environments at the moment ... we have a Ning
> forum that we use to discuss some of the more philosophical issues
> related to GBA, and we have a Google wiki that we are using to develop
> ideas for a technical solution. We would like to open the discussion
> to anyone who shares our passion and feels that they can contribute
> anything that may advance the development of GBA. If you are
> interested, please drop an e-mail to myself
> (d...@healthisyourdestiny.com) or Wael Al Saad
> (palestine...@googlemail.com) with "GBA Invitation" in the subject,
> and we will send you an invite so you can join our efforts.

> And I look forward to getting to know the "Value Networks" forum
> better in the future. I'm always glad to find others who are working
> towards the same positive ends.

> Thanks,
> Don Child