The Five Hubs (Seven Pillars of Leadia)

The five hubs have been expanded into the Seven Pillars of Leadia: Art, Business, Tech, Education, Science, Nature and Philosophy.

To create an inspiring living environment, we’d have to be surrounded by inspiring things. What kind of inspiration do we want to have around us everyday?

1. Art and Creativity

Artists live in the world of possibility and are not fazed by the unknown. There is a lot of fear going around today about how unpredictable the world is–imagine what it would be like to actually welcome this unpredictability! Artists thrive in not knowing– we are very comfortable navigating through the dark, only because we know with zero doubt that there is light at the end (or at the middle!) of the tunnel. To create is to proceed without certainty, with courage and joy.

Atelier methods : mentor-apprentice-peer to peer learning
Artist residencies
Makerspaces: tinkering labs and studios for engineers, inventors
community centers, gathering spaces
street art
how do we make lovable cities / communities?

2. Enterprise

Entrepreneurs not only forge ahead even if we do not (yet) know the way; we also make sure we get to where we want to go. We implement and focus not just on the process but on the results.

What kind of economics will run our community?

social enterprise
community-oriented + scale
SMEs, digital nomads
Pedestrian is king
dialogue, collaboration

3. Education

It takes a village to raise a child–why not make our village the most nurturing, responsive, and inspiring village possible?

natural schools
atelier method: apprenticeships under practicing professionals, entrepreneurs, techno geeks, artists, architects
community involvement in schooling: the whole community becomes a school
K-12, university, masters, post doc
adult classes: learn how to be artists again, to build an atmosphere of creativity and collaboration throughout the community

4. New Tech and Science

We live in the exponential age and we need to flow with–not against–the demands and lifestyle shifts brought about by new tech. How do we work with AI, hyperconnectivity, climate change, and the latest developments in health and science?

tinkering spaces for engineers, inventors
R&D labs on:

medicine, healing, food and wellness
science and new tech
agriculture and environment

5. Land Development

This is house building and housekeeping on a community level: what are the best practices in real estate today? How do we respond to the real situation in the Philippines–climate change, consumerism, material wealth and poverty– and address one of the most basic needs of man: shelter.

democratic: affordable and quality homes
engaged community + healing spaces
joint daycare and elderly homes
hospital