What is: “Community 3.0″?

1]  Community 3.0 is first and foremost a hybridization of Community 1.0 (traditional communities) and Community 2.0 (online communities built around Web 2.0 social and collaborative applications).   Community 3.0 communities utilize this hybrid synergy to build their online community first, utilizing its capacity to sort members according to shared values, then creating collaborative projects for the purpose of building their own real-world Community 3.0 community.   One of the most important shared values will be adherance to these ten Community 3.0 conditions;
 

2]  You choose your neighbors, share community land, own your home;

5]  Shared love and respect for the environment and “Green” building methods. This translates practically into sustainable land use plans and 100% LEED Certified buildings. Every member of any Community 3.0 community shall agree, in writing, to build their home or any community owned building according to some level of LEED Certified specification (the higher the better);

 
6]  All those who choose to live in a Community 3.0 community must agree to be pre-screened, including a criminal background check;

7]  100% Kid-Safe community environment with the best quality daycare;

 8]  Checks and balances on internal governance so no one person or group can take control economically or politically;

9]  Every community member becomes part-owner of the community prior to moving there (with provisions for poorer people to earn ownership through sweat equity);

10] When the community outgrows its environment, we divide and build another community, thereby maintaining the quality of life associated with Community 3.0.   In the book “The Tipping Point”, author Gladwell documents that all Hutterite communities and all military fighting units max out at about 150 people.   Beyond that number groups form clans and unity breaks down.