[p2p-research] Google to tear down social networking walls

[Michel Bauwens]

http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/public-surpport-for-value-creation-through-the-commons-4-principles-and-3-institutions/2008/07/17

Here’s my proposal, *a set of 3 interlocking institutions, each with its own
complementary mission and objectives*:

*1) Institute for the Protection and Development of the Commons*

This is an institution that effectively supports the creation and
maintenance of the commons,

A) by diffusing knowledge about the legal and institutional means of
creating and protecting them.

B) by creating a supportive infrastructure of cooperation that facilitates
the creation of commons-oriented initiatives by those who have more
difficulties accessing such necessary infrastructure

Example: the policies of the French city of Brest, led by Michel Briand

C) by maintaining relations with, and supporting the operation and
maintenance of the for-benefits institutions that are most often associated
with commons oriented initiatives

*2) Institute for Open Business*

This institution supports the creation of market value in cooperation with
the Commons, in ways that are compatible and do not deplete commons-based
value creation. Typically, this is the kind of Institution that would
support open source software businesses, open textbook publishers, etc.. and
support young and starting enterpreneurs who want to engage in such.

Example: the OSBR.Ca in Toronto

*3) Institute for Benefit-Sharing and Commons Recognition*

This institution focuses on patronage and various forms of support that do
not destroy the peer to peer logic of voluntary contributions.

A) It creates a priori prizes, awards, bounties to support individuals
involved in commons-based value-creation

B) in cooperation with the companies (stimulated by previous open business
institute), it stimulates benefit-sharing practices from companies that
profit from commons created value. It acts as a meta-regular for such
practices, identifying weak spots and stimulating solutions for them.

C) it creates a posteriori patronage arrangements for individuals with a
proven record in commons-based value creation

D) it studies and proposes policies for the overall stimulation of
commons-based value creation
http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/public-surpport-for-value-creation-through-the-commons-4-principles-and-3-institutions/2008/07/17
On 2/27/09, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:07 PM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> tough road, but many young people seem to understand it intuitively, as in
>> the emerging open design world,
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>> Michel
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> I honestly don't know if the road is any more tough than the traditional
> routes to success, at least in terms of cost, energy expended.
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> I am already personally seeing more success as a networked independent who
> works with FLOSS than I ever did working for any company. I think that it is
> still early for physical production of copylefted design. But, there are
> already many people moving in this direction, too.
>
> I can imagine that a role for people literate in Peer to Peer concepts and
> practice, to work with people who are now being laid off from dying
> industries and outdated jobs are looking for something to turn to, and
> commons-based economies are a great fit for many, many people. Many of them
> just don't know where to start.
>
> It's my opinion that people who create and sustain commons-based economies
> will be able to sustain themselves through the changes that we are now going
> through. Commons based economies actually allow growth to shift to areas
> that were neglected (like impoverished people, local systems). So, there are
> tremendous opportunities right now for people who have a literacy and
> practical knowledge in commons-based systems.
>
> One of the components missing a way to make ethics within these systems
> more transparent and integral in the basic function of economies. It's my
> opinion that commons-based economies will die without addressing and sustain
> ethical values for participants.
>
> In short, I think this road is tougher only because we have not yet put
> together a practical set of building blocks for people to adopt and grow
> from. I think we are getting closer, though. I think we don't have too much
> further to go.
>
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>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:40 PM, Paul B. Hartzog <paulbhartzog at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
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>>> As usual Sam is right on the money here.
>>>
>>> In Kevin Kelly's 'New Rules' book he points out that projects that
>>> succeed will do so because they will 'feed the network first' i.e.
>>> they will be part of a successful ecology of producers.
>>>
>>> I wish we could get more small businesses and cooperative workgroups
>>> to realize that in order to succeed they need to first seek out the
>>> others in their ecology that constitute complements to their own work,
>>> producer bigger feedback loops, and more sustainability.
>>>
>>> Tough road though.....
>>>
>>> -paul
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Michel, I think that the pace of change is going to pick up over the
>>> next 5
>>> > years as compared to the last 10
>>> >
>>> > Soon, we won't be able to point to any one emerging service or change
>>> as a
>>> > world-impacting. It will be more like collections (or "ecologies") of
>>> > changes. There will be too much for a guy like you to keep up with! (if
>>> > there is not already)
>>> >
>>> > There are so many reasons why this is happening that I don't have time
>>> to
>>> > get into them all right now.
>>> >
>>> > One trend that is emerging is that many people are now actively trying
>>> to
>>> > use several technologies in the practice of solving problems. And so,
>>> field
>>> > builders, trend watchers, people involved in futures studies or
>>> academic
>>> > understanding of what is "happening" will need to also be involved as
>>> > observers and participants in what is happening, to really follow it.
>>> This
>>> > gives a multi-way advantage to everyone involved, in that academics
>>> have
>>> > more immediate connection to what is happening, and people trying to
>>> solve
>>> > problems have more immediate connection to academic understanding.
>>> >
>>> > There is a new set of "business"/financial/operating models emerging
>>> that
>>> > can support this. I can give several examples if people are interested.
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
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