We need to vision, plan and pioneer the jobs of the future.
We want to make Transition our livelihood and to earn some money for TTB.
At the Shared Space Open Evening on 4 October 2010, Stephen Edwards convened Transition Enterprise Action (TEA). Quite a lot of people were enthusiastic and a number of actions were set including to define potential future jobs. It has already happened that a previously non-existent profession has sparked someone’s imagination enough to try and make it a reality and we now have Brixton Community Draught Busters headed by Martin Abrahams.
We also want to convene an open space type event to vision more Transition Livelihoods and work towards making them real.
So as a starter here are some visions of future jobs for the sake of convenience arranged under catagories that vaguely correspond to actual or potential TTB working groups. Please add your own ideas to them. Click on ‘edit’ in the menu on the left. The password is ttwiki.
You might want to visit the Vision page to be inspired by others’ visions of a better low energy future, that is convivial, cooperative, connected, supplies real needs as locally as possible using local materials, people and skill and developing all three in the process.
Arts & Culture
Arts and Culture group page
- Community entertainer, producer
- Storyteller
- Arts centre director, impressario.
Buildings (and Energy)NB Built Environment and Energy are currently combined
Built environment group page
- Insulator
- Energy saving general handiman, draught buster
Communications/Campaigning/Outreach
Communications-Campaigning-Outreach group page
Currency
Currency group page
see also Brixton Pound website
- Local trading broker.
- Local banker
Economy and Business
Economy and Business group page
- Local producers (see under group headings)
- Transition Business advisors and mentors
- Premises finders
- Energy price vulnerability auditors
- Energy Services Company ESCO directors and operatives
or Multi Utility Services Company MUSCO
Education
Educationgroup
- Reskillers
- Transition school teachers
Energy
Energy group page NB Builtings and Energy are currently combined and working under Built environment group page
- Energy assessors
Food
Food group page see here for the ABUNDANCE food growing and green mapping project
- Local producers
- Herb grower
- Food Growers, Patchwork farmers cultivating many underused spaces and gardens (see Growing Commuities http://www.growingcommunities.org/food-growing/patchwork-farm/li>
- Preservers
- Distributors – box scheme organisers, cycle couriers
- ‘Local shop’ keeper
Health
*Medical Herbalists using local herbs
- Cycle trainers
Heart and Soul
Heart and Soul group page
- Community counsellors, Joanna Macy ‘Work that Reconnects’ facilitators
- Mediators
Local Government
Local Government group page
Local/Street Action
Local Street Group page
Money
Money group page
Remade in Brixton
Remade in Brixton group page
- Re-Use Centre managers, operative, trainers, repairers, refashioners, remanufacturers, inventors
- Brixton Re-fashion designers, shop keepers.
- Brixton clothes menders and alterers
- Brixton shoemakers and menders.
- Brixton recycled knitware company
- Brixton ‘Rag and Bone’ collectors
- Brixton skip-frame suppliers to enable sorting, storage and recycling of building waste
Reskilling
Reskilling group page
Textiles and Clothing
Textiles and Clothing group page
Transport
Transportgroup
- Brixton Zero Carbon Transporters – a local bike, trike, trailer, electric assist, based group of couriers delivering local produce to local people. Helps local traders compete.
- Cycle trainers
Water
Water group page
- Grey water and rainwater harvesting supplier and fitter
- Water filter maker
- Local plumbers
Waste
see Remade in Brixton group page