[p2p-research] [OK] Forward Foundation Distributed Manufacturing Networked Economic Development

[Samuel Rose]

Paolo, we may have a specific contribution done in time or this
Deadline. We'll do our best to contribute

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:
> Let me confer with colleagues and see if there is something we can do! Thanks!
>
> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Paola Di Maio <paola.dimaio at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Sam, and all
>>
>> I am chairing collective intelligence track for an IEEE DEST 2010
>> (please do not judge this too poorly cause they have a bad website, thats
>> life)
>>
>> it would be great to have a paper if you could write something up (quickly,
>> deadline is Feb 1st or soon thereafter)
>>
>> http://dest2010.debii.curtin.edu.au/
>>
>> Please do let me know if you plan to submit something
>> thanks
>>
>> PDM
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Greetings OK community,
>>>
>>> As part of our collaboration in
>>> http://wiki.openkollab.com/wagn/OK_Pooled_Fund The Forward Foundation
>>> is setting aside time and resources to pursue networked economic
>>> development with a limited number of projects that are profiled in the
>>> Distributed Manufacturing Ecosystem mentioned in an email by Suresh
>>> Fernando.
>>>
>>> We are currently working with open pario (http://openpario.com)
>>> Cubespawn (http://cubespawn.com) and have discussed this with Smari
>>> from Tangible Bit http://tangiblebit.com/
>>>
>>> Based on initial ecosystem mapping, we are exploring the potentials
>>> for multiple revenue and self-sustenance models with the projects
>>> named above, then co-creating proposals with these projects for
>>> funding, or helping them launch and build these new activities. Our
>>> model is to make some form of partnership agreement with these
>>> projects that returns our investment back to us. Forward foundation
>>> creates these agreements per project.
>>>
>>>
>>> We also have parallel efforts in food production/sustainable
>>> agriculture, cultural production, energy production, and software
>>> systems.
>>>
>>> The main value that we'll bring to the table for distributed
>>> manufacturing will include:
>>>
>>> 1. Development of F/LOSS infrastructure for making, sharing and using
>>> the technologies that you are developing
>>>
>>> 2. Useful strategies for digitizing your project, sharing, attracting
>>> and sustaining contributors and collaborators based on the needs of
>>> others
>>>
>>> 3. Research and development of multiple *sustainable* and *ethical*
>>> revenue models, and a strategy for connecting these usefully to F/LOSS
>>> hardware without derailing/destroying the nature of the commons of the
>>> project itself
>>>
>>> We are working towards creating new relationships based on goals,
>>> needs and resources (the Open Kollab Model) between projects that are
>>> mapped in the Distributed Manufacturing Ecosystem, so we want to feed
>>> this work *back into* the
>>> http://wiki.openkollab.com/wagn/OK_Pooled_Fund in order to strengthen
>>> the portfolio being built by this community.
>>>
>>> Over the next 4 months, we have resources to work with one more
>>> distributed manufacturing project in this manner. If you are
>>> interested please reply here, or to me personally. Thanks, and look
>>> forward to hearing from you.
>>>
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Sam Rose
>>> Forward Foundation
>>> Social Synergy
>>> Tel:+1(517) 639-1552
>>> Cel: +1-(517)-974-6451
>>> skype: samuelrose
>>> email: samuel.rose at gmail.com
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>>> http://flowsbook.panarchy.com/
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>>> http://localfoodsystems.org
>>> http://notanemployee.net
>>> http://communitywiki.org
>>>
>>> "The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human
>>> ambition." - Carl Sagan
>>>
>>> --
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>>> http://groups.google.com/group/openkollab?hl=en
>>> To post to this group, send email to openkollab at googlegroups.com
>>
>>
>> --
>> Paola Di Maio
>> **************************************************
>> “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
>> Albert Einstein
>> **************************************************
>>
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> Sam Rose
> Social Synergy
> Tel:+1(517) 639-1552
> Cel: +1-(517)-974-6451
> skype: samuelrose
> email: samuel.rose at gmail.com
> http://socialsynergyweb.com
> http://forwardfound.org
> http://socialsynergyweb.org/culturing
> http://flowsbook.panarchy.com/
> http://socialmediaclassroom.com
> http://localfoodsystems.org
> http://notanemployee.net
> http://communitywiki.org
>
> "The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human
> ambition." - Carl Sagan
>



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Sam Rose
Forward Foundation
Social Synergy
Tel:+1(517) 639-1552
Cel: +1-(517)-974-6451
skype: samuelrose
email: samuel.rose at gmail.com
http://socialsynergyweb.com
http://forwardfound.org
http://socialsynergyweb.org/culturing
http://flowsbook.panarchy.com/
http://socialmediaclassroom.com
http://localfoodsystems.org
http://notanemployee.net
http://communitywiki.org

"The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human
ambition." - Carl Sagan