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From Mixtapes to Marxism: Kickstarter’s Journey to Creative Entrepreneurial Freedom
Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler, recently spoke at NEW INC to share tales of his expeditions through “Startup Hell" and what it means to go Public Benefit.
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DOCU #01: is the collaborative economy curious?
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Why decentralised organisations require a new type of welfare system (literally)
The urge to decentralize and autonomize has informed social movements since the 1970s. The language of “decentralized autonomous organization” (DAOs) appeared among the swarms of activists in the late-1990s counter-globalization movement. But the trust-replacing mechanisms of a blockchain offer less an ideology than a method, one which may make it far easier for us to hand our relationships over to code — Nathan Schneider (in Are You Ready to Trust a Decentralized Autonomous Organization?)
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Crowdsourcing week Europe 2015
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Why the collaborative economy is not like social media
Will the collaborative economy end up with only a few powerful players, just like with social media? It doesn't need to be that way.
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Global justice, sustainability and the sharing economy
If the sharing economy movement is to play a role in shifting society away from the dominant paradigm, it will have to get political.
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Ouishare joins EODF in Milan: Exploring the boundaries of institutions in the 21st century
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Collaborative Diaries (a Journey of the Americas)
The Sharing Bros tell us the story of their journey through Americas, from north to south, using only collaborative services.
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Sustaining hierarchy – Uber isn’t sharing
Today’s most known representatives of the sharing economy discussed in global media are online platforms built on top of venture capital backed, hierarchically structured organizations. Francesca Pick and Julia Dreher argue that there is a fundamental misunderstanding today in the discussion of the subject: the sharing economy is built on rhizomatic network structures holding the potential for deeper societal transformation.
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POC21: A Look Into 5 Weeks of Co-Making For Sustainability
For a few months, Ouishare and OpenState have been preparing for POC21: a 5-week innovation camp where 100+ makers, designers, engineers and more, will join forces this summer to prototype the best open source products for a low-carbon and resource-efficient economy, ahead of the COP21 climate summit. One week before our Call For Projects ends (have you applied yet?) we wanted to take some time to give your more details about what exactly is awaiting participants.
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High time to reenchant Europe
Despite all the reasons to lose hope, a growing number of voices is calling to say that Europe, our Europe, has everything to succeed.
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ShaRevolution is now available in English!
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