The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
School of Commoning Invitation to the gathering of the commons, 30th June, 1-5 pm Something new is moving, coming alive in London and it’s powerful. Similar to any big change in nature, it started in a way noticeable only to relatively few but have no doubt, it will grow fast and wide. Whether you attended …
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Big Data Philanthropy for Humanitarian Response My colleague Robert Kirkpatrick from Global Pulse has been actively promoting the concept of “data philanthropy” within the context of development. Data philanthropy involves companies sharing proprietary datasets for social good. I believe we urgently need big (social) data philanthropy for humanitarian response as well. Disaster-affected communities are increasingly the source …
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The commons law project: A vision of green governance Republished from David Bollier: (the original has links to the source material) “For the past two years or more, I’ve been working on a major research and writing project to try to recover from the mists of history the bits and pieces of what might be …
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From all walks of life, we are united in one purpose: To create healthy, livable, sustainable communities. Let’s revitalize our great nation. Community by community. Visit Site Tip of the Hat to John Steiner.
Beyond Intractibility Beyond Intractability: A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict Governance Commons The Commons is a large-scale knowledge base and a network of people and organizations working to improve governance. Information about the many aspects of the program are summarized in a Quick Tour Video with more information found under …
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IIW #12 is May 3-5, 2011 in Mountain View, California. Registration is Open & sponsorship opportunities are available. Read more details about the event on our blog. Originally founded in 2005 IIW is focused on user-centric digital identity. As the community focus shifts beyond just identity the event is inclusive of the Federated Social Web, …
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Carol Dumaine, Global Reset Special Edition, SEED Magazine, 2010″On a Global Foresight Commons”, pp. 68-69. Reprinted with permission.
