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Mission
I am trying to accelerate a just transition to a world that works for all humanity. I want to empower individuals and small groups everywhere to reclaim their role as world creators, collaborating globally to develop regenerative solutions to the problems we face, adapting them to local conditions, and implementing them locally for the benefit of themselves, the environment, the community and the world.
About Me
I'm Jim Applegate, a Colorado-based web developer, writer, entrepreneur and world creator dedicated to helping everyday people participate in reshaping the world for the benefit of everyone. I have a strong faith in human ingenuity, and I've spent decades looking for ways to help people become better innovators and apply their skills toward solving world problems.
I'm founder of World That Works, LLC, and I blog about the ideas and perspectives that lead to meaningful creative work right here on this website.
I established the Open Artifacts Initiative at OpenArtifact.org to promote and support the creation of open artifacts projects. I'm currently developing a searchable database of open artifacts projects to help connect creators with projects that need them.
My resume is available on LinkedIn.
The other stuff
My background and experience
- I have been a full-time entrepreneur since 2018, and I've been working to build an ecosystem of resources for people who want to make a difference. Two of those resources are in early development: The Open Artifacts Initiative and the Open Artifacts Hub.
- The Open Artifacts Initiative is dedicated to supporting and encouraging the creation and use of open artifacts projects.
- The Open Artifacts Hub is a database of existing open artifacts projects.
- I am a University of Colorado graduate with a Bachelor of Environmental Design degree.
- I worked at the Celestial Seasonings tea company for 22 years in both the Creative and Information Technology departments.
My Creative Practice
- I created a word game called Crystal Word Chain that is now available as an open artifacts project.
- I've been writing a pattern language that I hope to publish online soon.
Fun Facts
- My wife, Sonya, and I have been married for 21 years. We have three children that we are very proud of.
- We have a Lassie dog (a rough collie) named Kip. He's a COVID dog, born in September of 2020. We admit we were one of those people who got a dog during the pandemic, but we don't regret it.
- We live in Broomfield, Colorado, between Denver and Boulder. I came here from Fort Wayne, Indiana to go to college and never wanted to leave.