In 0.007% of the entire history of our planet humans have managed to: grow their own food; create a method of exchange for goods and services; form societies with governing systems; build cultures around shared art, music, theology and philosophy; harness the power of electricity; mass produce life-saving medicine; walk on another celestial body; and invent a new creature: computers. We are a force of nature when we consider the progress we have made as a collective race. Our wildest dreams became reality when we strove to solve our issues rather than accept and live under their limitations.
Despite our achievements and advancements, we still have pressing issues such as war, lack of basic provisions (food, clean water and affordable housing), inequality of opportunity and income, climate change, loss of habitat, inadequate access to healthcare, precarious freedoms, and rampant political polarisation.
Although concerning, we have already demonstrated our ability to overcome our problems, but our journey ahead will be made even harder if we're not organised to take on these obstacles, which I believe is the wider issue.
To innovate and solve our problems it is imperative we have fair, sustainable, effective, and inclusive systems in place to organise ourselves, procure resources, and develop strategies. We do not currently have such systems. Free markets lack ethics. Democracies are slow and open to corruption. Authoritarian states take away inherent freedoms. International-union-governments are fragmented, underfunded, and non-inclusive.
Through the advent of the internet and international travel we have reached far beyond the confines of our borders and have the unique opportunity to evolve again and become a unified species with a shared mission.
As a possible avenue to this, I want to share with the world an idea I call Endeavour. An organisation where everyone can join and work together, with a mission to solve issues.
To create more peaceful and prosperous future for all, we must unite, share our issues, care, and collaborate to solve them. Endeavour will embody this by being an organisation where all of us are entitled to become members, to share our issues, and collectively innovate to solve them. Each member will have one vote each which can be casted to elect leaders, choose how we use our resources, and direct our vision.
Whilst it will involve us all, we should take great care not to erode our individuality as people, communities, and states. Our freedom to be and represent who we are must be protected to the utmost degree, but we must collaborate better, as free people, to inspire further progress.
Rather than profit, our mission and measurement of success will be how effectively and efficiently we can solve issues and create positive change. To commit to this mission, Endeavour will have leaders and employees researching and solving issues through the creation of physical or digital products and services, aided by the involvement of members, all whilst being transparent and open to full public scrutiny.
For us to afford this work, we will welcome un-conditional donations from all individuals and organisations. However due to the unreliability of this, we will also charge for some of the products and services we create allowing us to generate a more sustainable revenue stream.
In some cases, Endeavour may create companies which could sell shares, but Endeavour would remain the majority shareholder. We would first sell shares to our members, to involve those within the organisation and so shareholders are primarily driven by the cause rather than the financial incentive.
Endeavour itself will categorically be unable to sell any part of itself as it will wholly belong to its members forever.
Any one organisation will not be able to solve all the world's issues, this is why Endeavour will never intend to replace but to inspire and elevate people, organisations, and governments, to improve their capability and better integrate with one another so we can better resolve our issues and move forward.
Endeavour has vast ambitions, but we must focus on the short term and plan how we are going to begin our journey. Although frustrating, with knowing what Endeavour could be, we must ensure the organisation is built upon strong foundations that serve as the launch pad for growth.
To begin, I will incorporate the organisation as a Charitable Incorporated Company in the UK and head the initial phase. My tenure will last until we reach an appropriate level of members and have a system in place that is capable of conducting fair elections.