[p2p-research] Pooled Fund Project update
Samuel Rose
samuel.rose at gmail.com
Sun Nov 29 19:01:55 CET 2009
Hey Ryan,
On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sam:
>
> This is interesting (and great!). What do you think it is (or would be
> called)...a contract? A...what? In the world of organizations one would
> have a partnership agreement which would be contractual. Here it is more a
> pledge.
>
Right now this is a focused partnership betwen openkollab, forward
foundation, p2p foundation, Greg Bolous and Steve Bosserman. We will
have more refined contracts as we continue to work on this. For now,
we need to profile what the opportunities are.
> The point I am trying to get at is that this a sort of new P2P thing...like
> a formal promise without legal weight. I wonder if this is a general sort
> of development in P2P organizations?
>
Working in the open has indeed resulted in P2P org dev. Barcampbank,
and http://communitywiki.org/CommunityWikiBank are some early
examples that I have participated in
> In open organizations and commons, there must be a capacity to plan and to
> set expectations. However, these are more promises than something that
> binds. Binding promises entail a certain ethos...or a reputation for
> trust. Could such an action occur rapidly and ad hoc without such locally
> binding moments of trust?
>
> Sorry, just having an organizational theory moment...and congratulations on
> what seems a productive path and an innovative approach.
>
Thanks! Your feedback is certainly appreciated!
> Ryan
>
> On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 10:41 PM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> This is a partnership between Future Forward Institute and Open Kollab
>>
>>
>>
>> This page is mirrored manually on these two wikis:
>>
>> Forward Foundation: http://holocene.cc/wagn/Pooled_Fund_Project
>>
>> Forward foundation: http://wiki.openkollab.com/wagn/Pooled_Fund_Project
>> Notes on call Nov 28 2009
>>
>>
>> Participants
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Suresh Fernando, Steve Bosserman, Sam Rose, Paul B Hartzog
>>
>>
>>
>> Pooled Fund Project Profile template is completed and ready to use on
>> http://wiki.openkollab.com
>>
>>
>> Timetable
>>
>> By Dec 20 2009
>>
>> 1. We profile networked projects so that Suresh and OpenKollab can
>> leverage those profiles to move on to next stage in creating pooled
>> fund
>>
>> 2. Sam works with Steve Bosserman and Greg Bolous to create a more
>> detailed view/assessment of local ecologies/economies for NEO, Athens,
>> Ohio, and Pittsburgh, PA. this detailed view will include suggestions
>> for where investment of all types would currently be most effective,
>> and will analyze/project the impact of commons-based and open systems.
>>
>> 3. Forward Foundation, Future Forward Institute, Open Kollab, P2P
>> Foundation will collaborate on creating an ongoing research and
>> development framework that capitalizes on all partner's current
>> activities. Other partners will be welcome as well if their work is
>> relevant immediately. These entities will partner on carrying out
>> rollout strategy, which will be in place by Dec 20 2009, and targetted
>> for a first iteration of Jan 20 2009, and monthly thereafter. All
>> work shall be done in the open when legally possible (ie on openly
>> readable websites). All content and output shall be released under a
>> CC BY-SA license or equivalent. By participating in this project you
>> agree to these terms.
>>
>>
>>
>> 4. Periodically (at minimum bi-weekly) we shall update: Forward
>> Foundation wagn, at least one Forward Foundation blog post, p2p
>> foundation list and blog,
>> http://localfoodsystems.org/sustainable-local-economic-development
>> (list other target update networks here).
>>
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