As presented to the workshop on Open Power, Economics of Happiness Conference, Portland OR, on 28 February 2015.
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Graphic: BigBat USA 2016 — the How…
Budgets & Funding, Citizen-Centered, Crowd-Sourcing, Money, Policies-Harmonization, Political, Politics, Reform
Jean Lievens: Open Co-Operativism
Crowd-Sourcing, Design, Economics/True Cost, Innovation, Politics
Pat Conaty and David Bollier, Commons Transition
“The power of open source principles, now proven beyond a doubt, is rapidly proliferating into many other areas of culture, production and social life. The prospect of more participatory, socially convivial forms of production – accountable to communities and mindful of the larger common good – has never seemed more achievable. Still, there are important organizational, legal and financial hurdles to overcome – not to mention cultural and political differences – that must be dealt with if co-operatives are to find common ground with digital commoners and peer producers. Fortunately, there are emerging models such as multi-stakeholder cooperatives that could be vehicles for such cooperation.” Read full paper.
Jim Rough: To Facilitate a National Conversation
Crowd-Sourcing, Culture, Design, Governance, P2P / Panarchy, Politics, Sources (Info/Intel)
Since 1993 we’ve been experimenting with a strategy for convening this kind of large-‐system conversation and we are excited at how well our approach is working, and the prospect for how it can work at the national and global levels. Our approach is different than the one described in the Project paper, however. And it’s different from “Deliberative Democracy” approaches in general because it aims for a creative conversation, rather than one that is deliberative. This requires a different set of facilitation skills and understandings about group process.
PDF (7 Pages): To Facilitate a National Conversation
OPEN POWER Electoral Reform Home Page
Access, Design, Governance, P2P / Panarchy, Politics
Want an Honest Government Of, By, and For We the 99%?
Here’s How.
I cannot stress this enough: whatever your issue, however righteous and important it might be, it will never get a fair hearing as things now stand.
The ONLY way any issue might receive a fair hearing is if we FIRST achieve Electoral Reform and restore integrity to our government.
Open Power Electoral Reform @ Phi Beta Iota (see latest posts)
NEW:
Open Power Electoral Reform 12 Point Act
Reflections on Electoral Reform Act of 2015 — Our Capital Demand (Includes Graphic & Demand Documents)
03 Economy, 06 Family, 10 Security, All Reflections & Story Boards, Civil Society, Collective Intelligence, Counter-Oppression/Counter-Dictatorship Practices, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics, Governance, Government, Officers Call, Open Government, P2P / Panarchy, Politics, Reform
ANSWERS 2014 Robert Steele with Pierre Cloutier on Smart Nations and the Future of Quebec
Advanced Cyber/IO, Answers, Civil Society, Cultural Intelligence, Design, Ethics, Governance, Politics
Robert, you are the originator of the concept of a Smart Nation, with your article in 1996 published in the Government Information Quarterly, entitled “Creating a Smart Nation: Strategy, Policy, Intelligence, and Information.” Quebec is a nation, recognized by Canada, with a distinct culture, a distinct geography, and perhaps a distinct future.
