The specific problem is provide motivation and education and services for empowering individuals to build income without being hired laborers to provide an income to lower skilled individuals through the application of proven technology. Appalachian industry is virtually nonexistent.
This theory of change arises from the intersection of Motivation – Technology – Services, as outlined in the following Venn Diagram:
MOTIVATION
EDUCATION
PROVEN TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SERVICES EASY IMPLEMENTATION CAPITAL FINANCING
Historical conventional manufacturing relies upon the exploitation of labor for profit-making companies. Centralization produces an inequitable distribution of wealth and increased universal poverty. The future standard of living for remote communities requires a new paradigm for the production of goods while simultaneously providing access to that industry through distributed local manufacturing using proven technological capabilities, communications and distribution systems.
The plan therefore employs existing technology and simultaneous social motivation and organization to level the playing field for new entries into capitalistic endeavor, provides the liberties of self-sufficiency and spontaneous collaboration and cooperation of participants, and provides freedom from bureaucracy by ensuring that all participants are responsible for meeting the requirements of consumer supply and demand.