Memos by Von Wong

• Skill Trading

  I am looking to do some Skill Trading with talented artists and artisans. Since I am currently nomadic and hunting for my Ideal Coliving Atelier & Community, I am free to travel to you and hang out...

• Mermaids Hate Plastic

  Mermaids Hate Plastic is a 2016 photo series by Benjamin Von Wong depicting mermaids stranded on 10,000 plastic bottles — the number of bottles a single person uses in a lifetime. The math drove the...

• Manifesting New York

  Before the end of the year, I'm looking to move fully or partially to Brooklyn, Manhattan or Jersey. I'd like to rent a room in aCommunity House part of a Neighbourhood Living collective with...

• Weak Tie Theory

  Weak Tie Theory derives from Mark Granovetter's 1973 article "The Strength of Weak Ties," which was about the spread of information through social networks. For new information, opportunities and...

• Irrelevancy as Fuel to Generate Collective Action

  Irrelevancy as Fuel to Generate Collective Action is a TEDxBoston talk by Benjamin Von Wong, delivered in 2022, arguing that the fear of becoming irrelevant may be the greatest tool at our disposal...

• Odyssey Map

  The Odyssey Map is an experience created by Ayden LeRoux where pairs of individuals get to co-create future insights from past wisdom. It involves co-creating a personalized tarot card deck and doing...

• How do you want to feel in a Dream Relationship?

  Prompt/Exercise by Dana Waldman as we think about how to continuously improve and work on our relationship. Results of a 20-minute brainstorm: I want to feel lucky and grateful to be in a partnership...

• Metrics For a Year Well Lived

  My Metrics for a Year Well Lived? 4x week-long immersive learning experiences 4x grand creative experiments A feeling of enoughness... (WIP) Context: While hanging out with Daniel Epstein & friends...

• E.L.F.

  E.L.F. is an acronym that stands for Easy Lucrative and Fun. It stands in direct opposition to H.A.L.F - Hard Annoying Lame and Frustrating. Brenton Zola and I have since played around to create two...

• Brenton Zola

  Brenton Zola is a multi-disciplinary artist that I met at Experience House in Morocco. He is a musician, writer, dancer, poet, philosopher, and orator. We had the opportunity to go on a roadtrip...

• Activism Studio

  The Activism Studio is an organization founded by Benjamin Von Wong and Laura Francois. It is a non-profit supporting the climate movement by providing tools, resources, and knowledge to educators,...

• Create - 2023 word for the year

  After going through my 2022 Compass Year In Review - I came to the conclusion that my word for this year was going to be "Create". This is my first stab at coming up with a process to stay...

• Laura Francois

  Laura Francois is a Social Impact strategist, designer, and entrepreneur who loves to find new ways to bridge the world of impact and creativity. She is the co-founder of The Spaceship impact...

• Access to Biomaterial Resources

  I’m looking to connect with Corporations, Academics, and Designers that have access to knowledge, resources, and suppliers that relate to Biomaterials. The goal would be to find ready-to-manipulate...

• The Gift Economy

  The gift economy is a system of exchange where valuables are not sold, but rather given without an explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards.Social norms and customs govern giving a gift in...

• Givers

  Givers prefer to give more than they take, Matchers are transactional by nature, while Takers want to succeed at all costs. Givers, Takers, and Matchers are the three categories of people outlined in...

• Erotic Blueprint

  The Erotic Blueprint is a map that helps people articulate their sexual preferences. Like the Five different love languages, there is a hierarchy that changes depending on the situation and...

• Hamster Wheel of Overconsumption

  If you’re a content creator that doesn’t sell a product, the only way you can make money is by selling someone else’s product. It means that you’re going to be on the hamster wheel of...

• Flywheel Effect

  In The Everything Store, journalist Brad Stone explains the flywheel effect at Amazon: “Lower prices led to more customer visits. More customers increased the volume of sales and attracted more...

• Burning Man Recap 2022

  My second time at Burning Man was an epic experience. It's somewhat remarkable, considering that I rated my first burn at a paltry 6.5/10. The first time I went to Burning Man, I was expecting to be...