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

[Samuel Rose]

woops (I know a Paolo too and think I typed that subconciously) but I
knew you are a she! :-)

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Paola Di Maio <paola.dimaio at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> OK, thanks! look forward
> paola (she)
>
> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>> >>> 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
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> This is a message from the OpenKollab Google Group located at
>> >>> 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
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> --
>> 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
>
>
>
> --
> Paola Di Maio
> **************************************************
> “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
> Albert Einstein
> **************************************************
>
>



-- 
-- 
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