• What global cities are (not) telling us: the politics of immigration, identity and invisible frontiers. Interview with Saskia Sassen

    Fernanda Marin

    "What I care about is how a well-rounded city like Paris can incorporate those individuals in/from the banlieues, who don't feel this is their city." Saskia Sassen on what would she do if she were Mayor of Paris.

    EN Interview
  • Liberté, égalité, neutralité : pour que perdure la devise du Net

    Ouishare Team

    Il y a 10 ans, à l’occasion du Grenelle de l’Environnement, le gouvernement français annonçait la mise en place de l’écotaxe, afin que les poids lourds, considérés comme les responsables de la détérioration rapide des routes nationales et départementales, contribuent à leur entretien. C’est exactement pour les mêmes raisons, qu’aujourd’hui, les principaux fournisseurs d’accès à Internet réclament la fin de la neutralité du Net, pour que les principaux pollueurs paient. Et l’acte I de cette partie s’est joué aux Etats-Unis, il y a un mois, lorsque la commission fédérale des communications (FCC) a déclaré la fin de la neutralité du net.

    FR Interview
  • 3 insights on the Future(s) of Work following our collaboration at FutureFest 2018

    Fernanda Marin

    Last July 6th, Ouishare hosted the program of the Explore Stage at Nesta's FutureFest. Here are three key insights that we took home...

    EN Article
  • Flexible institutions for a fast-changing world

    Ana Manzanedo

    The time has come to convert the public administrations into flexible, distributed spaces with a shared purpose and meaning.

    EN Article
  • Morning OS: Uncovering the town of Bagnolet

    Jo Fackler

    A new start and project awaits Ouishare’s Paris team thanks to Morning OS, a newly-converted coworking space in the city’s outskirts that we plan to bring to life. With our boxes unpacked and ambitions ignited; we want to bring together collectives and projects that accelerate urban transformation in the Parisian outskirts.

    EN Article
  • “La citoyenneté manque de lieux concrets pour s’exercer.” Entretien avec Joëlle Zask (2/2)

    Hélène Vuaroqueaux

    Après l’avoir interrogée sur la généalogie de la participation, nous avons demandé à Joëlle Zask, philosophe politique, de nous partager les principaux apprentissages de son dernier ouvrage “Quand la place devient publique.” Une observation approfondie et méthodique de nos lieux publics permet de dévoiler les intentions de ceux qui les conçoivent. Or aujourd'hui force est de constater que le vivre-ensemble et la démocratie ne sont pas soutenus par l’architecture de nos villes.

    FR Interview
  • Wie grün, wie nachhaltig, wie dynamisch … ist die Sharing Economy?

    Thomas Dönnebrink

    Dies waren die zentralen drei Fragen des drei-jährigen Forschungsprojektes “PeerSharing – Internetgestützte Geschäftsmodelle für gemeinschaftlichen Konsum als Beitrag zum nachhalti-gen Wirtschaften“ welches das Teilen von Privat zu Privat (Peer-to-Peer Sharing) untersuchte.

    DE Article
  • Holochain: the beginnings of a brave new internet (2/2)

    Fernanda Marin

    An in-depth exploration of how holochain is building a more human internet. One that puts its users at the center.

    EN Article
  • Fixing the internet: how holochain wants to change the way we interact

    Fernanda Marin

    Let us start with a rather simple but necessary statement: The internet is as amazing as it is dreadful. It is time to fix it, make it more human, and holochain wants to be this tool.

    EN Article
  • Designing for a better society: how tiny houses can have a huge impact

    Fernanda Marin

    Interview with Ricardo Mayor on the role of designers and architects crafting our social tissue. We explore how the tiny house model was adapted to respond to the current refugee crisis. From how new production models can empower citizens and change our relationship with refugees, to ultimately changing the way we design cities.

    EN Interview
  • The vaccine for fake news? More fake news.

    Fernanda Marin

    Interview with Ruurd Oosterwoud, founder of DROG, on how becoming a fake news factory can make us immune to the tactics behind misleading viral stories.

    EN Interview
  • How basic income can change the way we think about work (and money)

    Fernanda Marin

    What would you do if you got 1.000 euros per month, no strings attached? Would you quit your job? Pay your debts? Save enough money to travel around the world? Would you start your own business? Would you do some volunteer work?

    EN Article