Steven Johnson, Author, explains the themes of his book, Future Perfect: The Case For Progress In A Networked Age (Penguin, 2012) Watch the 3 minute video presentation here:
Combining the modularity of LEGO components with open source and 3D printing
It has been widely argued that the traditional manufacturing model of non-adjustable standarised products has started to shift towards alternative ways of manufacturing, such as 3D printing and other desktop manufacturing techniques. The need of adjustable or modular machines arose while the need of constantly improving machines and products followed suit. This is the point… Continue reading
New issue of Interface Journal: For the global emancipation of labour
Interface: a journal for and about social movements, presents the Volume four, issue two (November 2012) entitled “For the global emancipation of labour: new movements and struggles around work, workers and precarity” Volume four, issue two of Interface, a peer-reviewed e-journal produced and refereed by social movement practitioners and engaged movement researchers, is now out,… Continue reading
The first international conference on Internet Science
“The first international conference on Internet Science” April 10-11, 2013. Location: The Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (KVAB) Rue Ducale 1, Brussels (Belgium) Register online via the Conference Website To contact the event organizers, please email: In3conference@internet-science.eu You are invited to submit your original and innovative work to the In3 conference, “the 1st… Continue reading
Show your support for the P2P Foundation!
Another way you can support the P2P Foundation, besides donating, is by purchasing a cool t-shirt from our store – we earn a small amount from every item you buy. So wear your shirt with pride, or if you are a coffee addict, slurp your fave beverage from a P2P Foundation mug! Visit the store… Continue reading
A precondition for a commons-based society: David Ronfeldt on the need for a ‘assurance commons’
“By “assurance commons” I mean to tap into a notion that, as societies progress, becoming more complex, the prospects for the commons become less about resources and more about practices — specifically, about the deeper purposes and functions that citizens want assured in, for, and by their society. Accordingly, the commons consists of resources and… Continue reading
Shareable’s crowdfunding campaign
Our friends of Shareable needs your help to continue their fantastic work. Please help them by donating now! More about their campaign: Shareable is a non-profit. We’re in the final year of a startup grant. But the SHIFT Foundation will only continue to support Shareable if we diversify our funding. So we’re turning to our readers… Continue reading
Call for Papers: Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy
The full Concept Note for the Call for Papers is available in English and Spanish. In a context of heightened human and environmental insecurity linked to multiple global crises and market pressures, and as the international development community considers a post-2015 development agenda, UNRISD research is focusing on “alternative” development policy and strategy. One strand… Continue reading
Citations on the Commons by Contemporary Commoners
Compiled by David Ronfeldt: Jay Walljasper: “The commons is more than just a nice idea; it encompasses a wide set of practical measures that offer fresh hope for a saner, safer, more enjoyable future. At the heart of the commons are four simple principles, which have been practiced by humans for millenia: 1) serving the… Continue reading
Book of the Day: Slow Democracy
* Slow Democracy: Rediscovering Community, Bringing Decision Making Back Home by Susan Clark and Woden Teachout (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2012). A summary: “Just as slow food encourages chefs and eaters to become more intimately involved with the production of local food, and slow money helps us become more engaged with our local economy, slow democracy… Continue reading