[p2p-research] Top 15 Shareable Books

Tue Jan 5 10:47:29 CET 2010

yes, that is indeed a sensible approach, that recognizes different
dimensions of openness,

are you in contact with the authors?

Michel

On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 12:39 AM, Neal Gorenflo <neal at shareable.net> wrote:

> Michel,
>
> The authors of the Open Collaboration Encyclopedia have an interesting
> approach to this issue of judging the openness of a project.  They created a
> simple rating system composed of four dimensions each on a scale of four:
>
> openness
> non-hierarchical
> emergent
> owned (presumably user owned vs. private ownership)
>
> The grade each project in the book according to this so in a way relieve
> themselves from debate around whether or not certain projects belongs or
> not.  Check it out here on page xiii:
>
> http://web.mac.com/cusp/Pioneer_Imprints1/Open_Collaboration_Freemium.html
>
> Neal
>
> --
>
> Neal Gorenflo
> Project Director, CommonSource
> Publisher, Shareable Magazine
> http://shareable.net
> http://twitter.com/ShareableDesign
> 415.867.0429
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 12:32 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Thanks to all,
>>
>> I'll try to take into account the different expressions from the list, but
>> will take final responsibility for the choice,
>>
>> of course, if any other person or group wants to make a collective list,
>> that's fine for me too,
>>
>> Michel
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Michel,
>>>
>>> I am in agreement with Neal (and take the opportunity to say his
>>> publication is excellent).  I am not in disagreement with Franco.  I think
>>> you could have one article with a caveat attached that notes the benefits of
>>> systems like Kiva, Twitter and Facebook inviting the readers to weigh in.  I
>>> appreciate my view is heterodox (it isn't the first time) but I think we
>>> should respect the ideas of free and open as equal to P2P in importance.
>>> Partial contributions are just that...partial. They are worth noting, but
>>> may ultimately prove distracting and dilutive to our purpose.
>>>
>>> Ryan
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 9:30 PM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think I'm going to create two lists,
>>>>
>>>> one on the controversial, hybrid projects, like
>>>> Twitter/Facebook/Wikipedia/Kiva,
>>>>
>>>> and one holding on more purely to the principles
>>>>
>>>> wikipedia's democratic governance sucks, Kiva doesn't work at at all
>>>> according to the principles it advertises (it's not p2p lending, they use
>>>> the same subterfuge as Plan International, your money doesn't go to the
>>>> person you think you've chosen ...
>>>>
>>>> my own position is however, somewhere in between ryan and franco:
>>>>
>>>> - yes, indeed, corporate platforms are ultimately flawed, BUT, they
>>>> still facilitate an enormous increase in p2p relationships, independently of
>>>> these flaws, so they are still a major social advance, they are still
>>>> instruments peers can use to organize themselves and change the world ...
>>>> use statusnet, and noboby hears you, use twitter, and you have an impact ...
>>>>
>>>> so it's by no means an easy issue,
>>>>
>>>> I have opened a google doc to post the suggestions at
>>>> http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ajb8vpkpv3nj_84drhdxvs3
>>>> Michel
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 6:53 AM, Neal Gorenflo <neal at shareable.net>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Michel,
>>>>>
>>>>> OK, just thinking out loud here, trialling some ideas.  I guarantee you
>>>>> there's a flaw in my logic somewhere ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> Kiva surpassed $100 million in no interest p2p loans in 2009.  When I
>>>>> think about how people shape their realities together, I see a kind of
>>>>> hierarchy where peer production that works with symbols as input (software,
>>>>> culture, information, knowledge, etc.) gets addressed first because of low
>>>>> transaction costs.  But then there's money, which is also a symbol, though a
>>>>> very potent one and a sort of bridge between the symbolic and material
>>>>> world.  I think it's pretty significant when citizens start using money as
>>>>> input to social production.  In a way, Kiva is a p2p solution to income
>>>>> inequality.  People in a way are taxing themselves to get economic justice.
>>>>>  This is also a radical widening of the circle of compassion outside of the
>>>>> family.  Historically, no interest loans are for family, community members,
>>>>> or members of the same religion.  People are loaning money at no interest to
>>>>> strangers.  This is radical, but people in the US talk about Kiva as a cool
>>>>> social enterprise techno wonder, etc., but for me Kiva is a substantial
>>>>> functioning and embodied refutation of the state and the market.  The Kiva
>>>>> community says, "we redistribute our own wealth without the help of the
>>>>> state, we see borrowers as peers and not as recipients of charity or "help",
>>>>> and money is a tool for a better world, not just as a means to beget more
>>>>> money."
>>>>>
>>>>> Neal
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Neal Gorenflo
>>>>> Project Director, CommonSource
>>>>> Publisher, Shareable Magazine
>>>>> http://shareable.net
>>>>> http://twitter.com/ShareableDesign
>>>>> 415.867.0429
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Michel Bauwens <
>>>>> michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm going to write up a list of 10 most important p2p initiatives in
>>>>>> 2009, and shareable's creation will surely be part of it,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> any other suggestions from anyone?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> this list should refer to organisations, movements, publications,
>>>>>> anything with some long-term constructive reality,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> amongst the projects I can think of:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Arduino,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Shareable
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - the P2P Research Cluster
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - the Solidarity University in Vienna
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 1:37 AM, Neal Gorenflo <neal at shareable.net>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You're very welcome Michel.  And it's gratifying, to say the least,
>>>>>>> that you recognize & support what we're doing.  We'd be delighted to be on
>>>>>>> any list you create!  Looking forward to more fruitful collaborations in
>>>>>>> 2010.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Happy new year,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Neal
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Neal Gorenflo
>>>>>>> Project Director, CommonSource
>>>>>>> Publisher, Shareable Magazine
>>>>>>> http://shareable.net
>>>>>>> @ShareableDesign
>>>>>>> 415.867.0429
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Michel Bauwens <
>>>>>>> michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> thanks for the mutual support Neal,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I really think Shareable is one of the great breakthroughs of 2009,
>>>>>>>> because it presents all the things I and others have been talking about, but
>>>>>>>> in such a much more readable and practical way that will reach many new
>>>>>>>> audiences!!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Next week, I might make a list of top 10 initiatives and include
>>>>>>>> your magazine in it,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Michel
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 3:38 AM, Neal Gorenflo <neal at shareable.net>wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Michel, wow, cool list, and thanks for plugging us yet again.  Your
>>>>>>>>> list is a very helpful overview of what's happening globally.  I gave it the
>>>>>>>>> same distribution as your book list.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Neal
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Neal Gorenflo
>>>>>>>>> Project Director, CommonSource
>>>>>>>>> Publisher, Shareable Magazine
>>>>>>>>> http://shareable.net
>>>>>>>>> @ShareableDesign
>>>>>>>>> 415.867.0429
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>   On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 10:25 PM, Michel Bauwens <
>>>>>>>>> michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> not sure if I forwarded this one:
>>>>>>>>>> http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/the-10-most-important-p2p-trends-of-the-year/2009/12/27
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The 10 Most Important P2P Trends of the Year<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/the-10-most-important-p2p-trends-of-the-year/2009/12/27>
>>>>>>>>>> [image: photo of Michel Bauwens]
>>>>>>>>>> Michel Bauwens
>>>>>>>>>> 27th December 2009
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  Below, I’m focusing on trends in business and politics. WHAT DID
>>>>>>>>>> I FORGET? Thanks for adding further suggestions to our comment field. What
>>>>>>>>>> has been important in 2009, that is not reflected here?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *IN BUSINESS*
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *1.* The consolidation of open and distributed manufacturing<http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Manufacturing>as a real alternative, though presently operating at the margins of the
>>>>>>>>>> economy
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The new model of manufacturing, based on collaborative platforms,
>>>>>>>>>> shared designs, and distributed (relocalized) manufacturing, has definitely
>>>>>>>>>> emerged as a practical alternative, even though it is now operating at the
>>>>>>>>>> margins of the current system, though it’s illegal variants, such as the
>>>>>>>>>> Shanzai system, are very important to the Chinese economy.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Examples: Arduino, 100Kgarages, Open Source Ecology, eCars, the
>>>>>>>>>> Maker movement
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *2.* The emergence of Social Business Design<http://delicious.com/mbauwens/Social-Business-Design>for corporate adaptation
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hierarchies must adapt to networks, as civil society networks are
>>>>>>>>>> now becoming more productive. The emergent discipline of social business
>>>>>>>>>> design, organizing businesses in network modes, is the strategic path for
>>>>>>>>>> obtaining such deep structural and behavioural changes.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Key individuals: Lee Bryant, Peter Kim; Key examples: Gartner’s
>>>>>>>>>> Pattern-Based Strategy, the Headshift consultancy, the Dachis Group
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *3.* New spaces <http://delicious.com/mbauwens/P2P-Places> for
>>>>>>>>>> work and cooperation
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Co-working, hackerspaces, hubs … major cities now feature spaces
>>>>>>>>>> where people can work together in purpose-driven spaces, without having to
>>>>>>>>>> belong to the same business organization.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *4.* Purpose-driven organizational formats and ownership models
>>>>>>>>>> <http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Business>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The Friedmanite shareholder corporation is toxic to the world and
>>>>>>>>>> a threat to our very survival. Tons of work and initiatives are emerging to
>>>>>>>>>> develop organizational and business forms that are at the same time
>>>>>>>>>> sustainable, more democratic, and make the world a better place. This is
>>>>>>>>>> related to a broader thrust towards ‘good capitalism’, i.e. social
>>>>>>>>>> entrepreneurship, fair trade
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Key individuals: Umair Haque, Marjory Kelly’s Corporation 20/20,
>>>>>>>>>> Chris Cook’s Open Capital
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *5.* Consolidation of the Social ‘local grassroots’ and Sharing
>>>>>>>>>> Economy (which includes new currencies and a revival of urban cooperative
>>>>>>>>>> farming in western countries)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Whether it is called the social economy, the solidarity economy,
>>>>>>>>>> slow money, there is a consolidation of a grassroots economy taking place,
>>>>>>>>>> involving a revival of cooperatives, and many other formats. Reform of the
>>>>>>>>>> dysfunctional monetary system is now a general part of alternative discourse
>>>>>>>>>> and many local initiatives are being tried out
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Milestones: the publication of Thomas Greco’s book on mutual
>>>>>>>>>> credit; the launch of Shareable magazine; the Bay Area JASecon network;
>>>>>>>>>> Velib in Paris, and the growth of ridesharing companies
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *IN POLITICS*
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *6.* The emergence of the commons as a policy platform<http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Policy>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> With signs such as Elinor Ostrom’s Nobel Prize, the creation of a
>>>>>>>>>> commons lobby in the UN, gatherings such as the Crottorf Commons
>>>>>>>>>> Consultations and a slew of commons oriented manifesto’s and book, state and
>>>>>>>>>> business are no longer the sole polarities for policy solutions.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Key Individuals: James Quilligan, David Bollier, Silke Helfrich
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *7.* The awakening of Andean Latin America and its native
>>>>>>>>>> peoples, and their cooperative economic arrangements
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Bolivia, Ecuador, but also Venezuela and Brazil: something
>>>>>>>>>> important is brewing especially in the northern and central parts of Latin
>>>>>>>>>> America, which partly involves a revival of social-democratic (Brazil) and
>>>>>>>>>> socialist policies (Venezuela, Bolivia), associated to a coming into power
>>>>>>>>>> of native peoples movement that refuse to give up their spiritual value
>>>>>>>>>> systems, and lots of grassroots activities.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *8.* The election of Pirate Party MEP’s
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The election of two Swedish PP parliamentarians in the European
>>>>>>>>>> Parliament is a milestone for a new type of politics that was born with
>>>>>>>>>> digital empowerment and the attempts to suppress it.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *9.* A breakthrough year for open movements
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Whether it’s the P2P Foundation or many of our brother, sister, or
>>>>>>>>>> ‘cousin’ organizations, all of us feel that 2009 was a breakthrough year in
>>>>>>>>>> terms of growing attention and recognition. We’re still small, but we’re on
>>>>>>>>>> the map.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *IN OTHER FIELDS*
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *10.* Open access to science, education, government
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I don’t think there is any doubt that there have been great
>>>>>>>>>> strides forward for open access publishing, open access to government data,
>>>>>>>>>> and other, multiple initiatives towards more transparency and participation.
>>>>>>>>>> The new social demands are exerting pressure on institutions, and getting
>>>>>>>>>> results.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 5:11 AM, Silke Helfrich <
>>>>>>>>>> Silke.Helfrich at gmx.de> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Am Montag, den 28.12.2009, 13:24 -0800 schrieb Neal Gorenflo:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> > Silke (& Jeremy), wonderful article, ties different commons
>>>>>>>>>>> together
>>>>>>>>>>> > and gives a simple framework to understand them.  Plus, the
>>>>>>>>>>> post is
>>>>>>>>>>> > very useful evergreen content we can link to repeatedly as our
>>>>>>>>>>> > community writes about the commons on Shareable.  Very nice
>>>>>>>>>>> > contribution, thank you.
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> :-)
>>>>>>>>>>> :-)
>>>>>>>>>>> :-)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have two larger german texts, would love to translate them into
>>>>>>>>>>> spanish and english, hopefully next year.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On of them has to be finished tomorrow and then, I need some free
>>>>>>>>>>> days.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, wonderful to work with you all
>>>>>>>>>>> Silke
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> > Neal
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  --
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>>>>>>>>>> Think thank:
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.asianforesightinstitute.org/index.php/eng/The-AFI
>>>>>>>>>>
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