Thoughtful observations excerpted from Rob Lucas: “In addition to McLuhan, Mumford’s Technics and Civilization was an influence here. For Mumford as for McLuhan, technological developments marked out transformations of humanity itself, enhancing our faculties but altering them in the process. In this argument, what Carr termed ‘intellectual technologies’ in particular—map, clock, typewriter—both augmented our mental… Continue reading
Essay of the Day: Open APIs and News Organizations
* Article: Aitamurto, Tanja, & Lewis, Seth C. (2011). Open APIs and news organizations: A study of open innovation in online journalism. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Online Journalism, Austin, TX, April 1, 2011. Abstract: “This paper examines how and why news organizations are deploying open Application Programming Interfaces (so-called “open APIs”) as… Continue reading
Video: P2P Accomodation and The Future of Travel
Via OuiShareTV: “People now expect more authentic experiences when they travel. All around the world, locals have just started to open their homes to strangers. P2P accommodation and home swapping are leading examples of how sharing is redefining the travel industry. In this panel, we will discuss the challenges faced by this booming industry and… Continue reading
(Greek) Project of the day: Social clinics and pharmacies
“During the last few years the Greek health system has almost collapsed. Many medical centres and hospitals have been closed or merged, and the cuts in funding of public hospitals have resulted in basic shortages. In response to this situation several social clinics and pharmacies have emerged. These initiatives were set up by doctors, nurses… Continue reading
Pat Conaty on the History and the Rediscovery of the Cooperative Commonwealth
Watch this interesting video presentation here: Content details: “Solidarity Co-operatives have been developed as a unique multi-stakeholder Co-operative system since the 1980s. They are unique because co-production members include paid workers, volunteers, service users and social investors. In Italy they provide social care, health services and educational services for local communities. There are now over… Continue reading
Project of the Day: KeyRing, a UK initiative for social care
“We know how public service innovators like the charity Keyring are opening up the care system for vulnerable adults in ways that are crucial for the future of our public services – creating volunteer-led neighbourhood networks that enable skills sharing and resource sharing between vulnerable adults and the wider community” – Joost Beunderman* Keyring is… Continue reading
Alain Ruche on Global Governance
Special thanks to Kosmos Journal for their permission to republish this inspiring piece on Global Governance by Alain Ruche. “We are now at the tipping point of a new paradigm that is based on co-creation. The knowledge society and information age are only transitory steps. The co-creative paradigm reflects the shift from vertical control and… Continue reading
Essay of the Day: Promises and Perils on the Road to an Omnipotent Global Intelligence
* Article: Return to Eden? Promises and Perils on the Road to an Omnipotent Global Intelligence. By Francis Heylighen, 2013 Abstract “The concept of Singularity envisages a technology-driven explosion in intelligence. This paper argues that the resulting suprahuman intelligence will not be centralized in a single AI system, but distributed across all people and artifacts,… Continue reading
The Internet, collective decision-making, and peer democracy
In a small group , we can easily share all relevant information , and thus move towards greater equity decision . But in a large organization , it was impossible and unimaginable until now. From the author of the French book, Horizontal Hope: “When Gutenberg invented the printing press the deployment of knowledge outside of… Continue reading
Video: The State of Research on the Collaborative Economy
Via OuishareTV: “In this panel, we will dig into several key questions regarding research and knowledge about the collaborative economy: What are we talking about? What are the research topics related to the collaborative economy, peer-to-peer and networked citizen innovation? What are the scientific disciplines involved? What are the key existing and upcoming research works… Continue reading