Where open meets co-op
In my previous post on making groups work I argued that a centralised, cooperatively owned platform could be one of the most effective ways to catalyse the co-creation of a new economy, right now. My argument for centralisation is based wholly on practicalities - and the urgency of the need. The climate emergency, coupled with the other systemic challenges we face (debt, … [Read more...]
We're very excited to announce that OPEN 2020 has partnered with Redecentralize.org - a movement of people pioneering technologies and governance models to redecentralize the web. Redecentralize seek a world of open platforms and protocols with real choices of applications and services for people. They care about privacy, transparency and autonomy - so are very much on the … [Read more...]
What would a sustainable, universally beneficial economy look like? "Like a doughnut," says Oxford economist Kate Raworth. In this eye-opening talk, she explains how we can move countries out of the hole, where people are falling short on life's essentials, and create regenerative, distributive economies that work within the planet's ecological limits. Join Kate at OPEN 2020 … [Read more...]
There is a growing consensus that enabling groups, and networks of groups, to work together, is essential to delivering exponential impact in collaboration and solving humanities multiple challenges. The Magical Number Seven, ideas about committees, decision making, teams and productivity all suggest that small groups are the most effective… whilst Hagel suggests that … [Read more...]
This excellent animated video came out in 2010 in response to the failed 2009 Copenhagen Summit. It advocates a network of organisations that together could crowd-source solutions to the climate crisis, namely: A Green Knowledge Trust - A green Wikipedia with a practical focus; a how-to guide for ordinary people tasked with setting up functional, low carbon societies. … [Read more...]
In his paper on ‘Democracy and E-Democracy - A discussion of the possibility of supplanting traditional representative democracy with e-democracy’, Ehud Shapiro asks “Why has an Internet revolution of democracy not yet occurred?” He concludes that delivering e-democracy is more difficult than it seems, highlights the core values of democracy and uses these to detail the … [Read more...]