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On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Dante-Gabryell Monson < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Wolfgang, > > Thank you for sharing your > article<http://www.scribd.com/doc/49712621/Making-Place-for-Abundance>- it > overlaps with approaches I like to take. > > I see a number of potentially overlapping and emergent "layers". > I like to hear from other people's dreams or personal experiences. > > I see the potential for an understanding of distribution / aggregation > layers, mutually empowering each other in an emergent way, building up > critical diversity for further emergence, resilience, and ( ideally ? ) > viable systems. > > I ll be happy to map out our non linear understanding. ( a mapping tool > where we can export our data ? ) > > > *// in advance, apologies to Silke - this will be a long post with a lot > of links //* > > > Some layers I experiment(ed) with , followed by a few projects. > > I want to talk about Nomadism, as it embodies imho an understanding of > distributed systems - understanding I wish to use even when not moving ( > geographically ). > > I see *layers of distribution and aggregation mutually empowering each > other in an emergent way.* > > Short, medium and long term approaches , and resilience through their > overlap, can also be taken into account. > > I want to bring forward potentials for synergies and emergence ( based on > "critical diversity" ? ), and using Integral > City<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integral_City>and some research ( if one > can call this research ? ) I did or am doing, to > compare or apply it to. > > /// > > > > *- Nomadism :* > > *- it can imho be translated into the experience many more have, for > example at a city scale , or also via "seminar hopping" lifestyles , movie > production lifestyles, etc -* > > talking from personal experience > of a type of nomadism based on a low ( monetary ) threshold ( hitch hiking > ). > > I would aim at experiencing a flow of temporary autonomous zones ( often > events ), hitch hiking from the one to another, taking into consideration a > "logistics of options" to direct myself across europe. ( moving east or > west, north or south, depending on how events may seem to empower more > options for intentional convergence and supporting needs at later stages ) > > I am glad Wolfgang mentioned "non places". Much of the time was spent > crossing "non places", moving towards aggregators where, for a moment, some > shared "warmth" could be experienced. > > Nomadism ( especially moneyless , or almost moneyless ) , in my view, > embodies *an experienced understanding of a distributed system of > distributed systems* : hitch hiking as intentional distributed system - > used as a layer to facilitate access to - ... hospitality as a distributed > system - being hosted for a limited amount of time - ... which can empower > meeting people, which itself can lead to events , to shared learning, > distributed information networks, etc ... each of these potentially > empowering distributed intentional "tribes". > > Such social capital constantly being worked on - if not, the energy imho > dissipates over time. > > Such understanding of nomadism ( / of distributed approaches ) can be > applied within more specific geographical environments, such as a > particular city itself. > I guess others wrote about this ... ( Negri, Hardt, ... ) > > I personally like the contents of this site : > http://nomadology.com/ > > It is important , imho, to reduce "empty places" and time ... as to make > it viable. Focusing on places where there is a higher density and > diversity of mutually empowering potentials, that can , even if one uses a > temporary autonomous approach, further feed other processes and enable a > continuity of flow. > > This is some of my shared experience of too much "spreading out" : > > http://sharewiki.org/en/Beyond_Road_Burn_Out > > http://hitchwiki.org/en/Aimless_trajectory > > > Convergence may be possible in cities - yet the cost of space , in > monetary terms, or of securing access to space ( if one squats ) is often > very high, itself leading people to allocate their time to service such > monetary cost, reducing availability, and increasing the potential for > "empty places" ... or "empty social places", as people are "too busy" ... > > Finding distributed approaches to use such spaces and generate spaces on > top of existing infrastructure , as to converge social networks / > aggregate, may be one approach. Narratives imho also play a central role > in such flows of aggregation. Time, too, plays a role. High turnovers > in certain cities may not enable long term continuity or development of > projects, unless a combination between longer term residents and short term > residents can be found. > > Planning is not always possible when there is such constant reshuffling - > hence the potential for stigmergic information tools to manage logistics of > options and generate flow and emergent collective intelligence. > > > /// > > > As it requires constant work on social networks, > but also as I sense there is a need to create reference points for oneself > to return to, > aggregators which can overlap as to enable continuity , rather then > leaving empty spaces of nothingness, > > after 5 years on the road I needed to find solutions for places of > unconditional return. > > A tribe , even if it morphs, yet enables shared intention, can be such > "home" - even if and when it moves in space. Sometimes families can > represent such form of tribe, yet in western societies , imho, families end > up being instrumentalized in favor of dominant socio-cultural narratives. > In some cases, people like me who wish to generate alternative / less > coercive narratives may end up marginalized from both society and family. > > Underlying logic that I notice from people in mainstream narratives being > : "if I "have" to do this, why would s/he not , hence I can not support > him, as it would furthermore requestion my own sacrifices over time to > survive in this system". Not all adopt such stance - and it is > interesting to understand what processes or contexts opens people up ... > > // > > I see a need for overlap in terms of time frameworks. > > At casarobino ( a nomadbase.org which hosted over 1000 people in a small > flat over a 3 year time framework ), I noticed how overlap between short > term ( a night or two ), medium term ( a few days to a week ), and longer > term ( a few weeks ? ) residents enabled transfer of self organized > cultures and information needed for such self organization, and how it > enabled some form of fluidity in terms of internal social dynamics. > Furthermore, the casa seemed to serve an aggregation role, enabling a place > of return on a longer time framework, leading to individuals coming back to > the space, feeding and at the same time maintaining what imho looked like > intentional subcultures enabling its self organization. ( may be > interesting to study this further in depth : the role of such aggregators, > and intentions that may serve as shared engagment and underlying social > contracts ) > > /// > > > For the moment, debt seems to be one of the powerful forces leading people > to be prepared to share engagement / generate social contracts. ( often > generating more centralized control and artificial scarcity ? ) > > To free ourselves from ( monopolistic and hierarchical ) debt information > systems of control, I sense we need to generate alternative distributed > engagement tools. > > Reification is imho risky business ( in terms of control - see this > article<http://www.academia.edu/4498786/How_does_reification_ensure_our_wilful_subordination_to_authority> > ) > , yet worth experimenting in a distributed form - to facilitate temporary > aggregation , as stigmergic tools ? ( hence mentioning the netention > research, which also includes understanding regarding Linked Data, ... ) > > Yet, indeed, "places" can be aggregators. > I see the risk of "institutionalization" of places ( and centralized > control ) > > Potentially, such institutionalization of spaces can be ok as long as > networkes are not enclosed within it, and that such networks can access > sufficient diversity, as to never depend on any one source ... yet be able > to build on top of institutionalized infrastructure, although I do not see > this as a solution. Ideally, one would aim at enabling distributed forms > of ( temporary ) infrastructure away from institutional influence and > conditions. > > In some cases, there may be potential to support a distributed commons > through institutional support, playing on the strategic interests of > specific institutions in doing so - yet rarely does this seem to come, > imho, without a cost / conditions. Mapping externalities can be a > potential of tools such as suggested by netention research - including > practices visualizing open value networks ? > > /// > > Here is some research ( draft ) I did as to attempt such approach in > Leipzig. > > http://sharewiki.org/en/Leipzig_project > > The idea being to benefit from existing infrastructure, at a lower cost ( > in terms of debt ), and creating a sufficiently great diversity and amount > of individual projects, as to build distributed systems on top of the > proposal of the usership of a living space > > Prices in Leipzig now seem to have increased - so I needed to change > approach. > > /// > > Using the potential for FabLabs / local small scale manufacturing based on > open source research and development, > > I imagine using vacant spaces ( in urban or countryside environments ) > to build up temporary housing. > > Eric H. used the terms "pop up villages" and "furnitecture" ( portemanteau > for furniture and architecture ) > > see : http://sharewiki.org/en/Spime_Housing > > It can include approaches such as wikihouse ( http://www.wikihouse.cc/ ) > , ... > Ideally, I imagine modular and parametric approaches ( I noticed some > designer and architect active on Edgeryder forums think so too ) > > Some cities, such as Brussels, see imho high turnovers ( 15 to 20 percent > of its population annually ? ). There is a lack of housing, prices are > rising as population increases, etc > > In such kind of context, I also see the potential for some of the > approaches expressed earlier on , > > using the potential of massive amounts of vacant space ( for example : > over 2 million square meters of empty office space ) > > to generate temporary contracts where temporary structures ( furnitecture > / urban pop up villages ) can be set up, as some form of temporary living. > > For example in Brussels : > http://www.annedoloresmarcelis.com/index.php?/camping-town/ > > Various subcultures can / are converging and overlapping, with each having > high turnovers, or people keeping a base while living nomadic lifestyles - > for example dancer networks, theatre networks, but also all kinds of > students, people doing internships, people on short term contracts for > international institutions or businesses, etc > > The environment itself can generate new layers and opportunities. > > Beyond reducing costs / increasing quality of life with limited monetary > income via a sharing economy approach, > > it can be about generating conviviality , liberating time by reducing > costs, and increasing potential for interactions around shared intentions > or interests. > > Freed time opens up potential for participatory action research and > learning. > > Approaches that combine subcultures and generations can also be adopted. > It can be an evolution from the "co-living" approaches which have > permeated into many urban living / social practices. > > In effect, such types of temporary spaces generating defacto "free > schools", > some of them leading to "project incubation" > > Also see : > > http://opendoor.io/ --> projects > > /// > > I wanted to generate such spaces for a number of years, > > yet I realize that a more specific and easily understood narrative is > needed to enable shared intentional engagement. > > A narrative for a "school" can be an example of a way to bootstrap such > engagement. Incubators , coworking spaces , or even, in the countryside, > permaculture or construction / renovation projects can all be narratives > attracting people for a certain period of time. > > Yet often there needs to be a "spark", and the threshold for such spark > often requires a minimum of resources ... which itself already requires > engagement. > > Although I shared this link earlier on , also see : > > > http://emergentbydesign.com/2012/01/08/93-superhero-schools-collaboratories-incubators-accelerators-hubs-for-social-tech-innovation/ > > /// > > Convergences such as > http://bwcd.vdcn.org/doku.php > > seem to already be a filter for those ready to engage in setting such > prototypes... hopefully building on the experience of past "communes", > but hopefully also enabling neo nomadic / distributed overlap, as explained > in this mail. > > > > On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 12:28 AM, Hoeschele, Wolfgang > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thank you for your thoughts, Anna, Dante, Wouter! >> >> Something that I wrote that resonates with what you are saying, Dante, is >> here: >> http://www.scribd.com/doc/49712621/Making-Place-for-Abundance >> >> And of course, at the Commons Abundance Network, we are seeking to >> provide links to any initiatives of the types that you mentioned, and >> develop our network as a virtual collaboration space to help such things >> develop. The more networking there is among such initiatives, both online >> and in actual places, the more they will be able to coalesce into real >> alternatives. >> >> Wolfgang >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] on behalf of Wouter Tebbens >> Sent: Fri 12/27/2013 4:54 PM >> To: Dante-Gabryell Monson >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [commoning] [P2P-F] The Co-operative University (Hoeschele, >> Wolfgang) (Hoeschele, Wolfgang) >> >> Dante, >> >> I love the idea of such "uncompromised temple". It would be a reference >> site where so many free/libre/open/commons-governed/knowledge initiatives >> would come together. >> >> Ideally it would be in a bottom-up organised country. And it would of >> course be a node in the distributed network of already existing nodes. >> >> Some would spend more time their while others, even with a longtime >> commitment, would only come there physically from time to time. Teachers, >> learners of all disciplines would join in special sharing sessions to >> construct collective knowledge and common projects. >> >> As you say, if such initiative can be seen as a kind of insurance, it >> will be easier for some to invest/contribute. The transition is probably >> not going to be easy for many people, so assuring some basics would be >> helpful. >> >> I need to continue other conversations right now, but the ideas discussed >> here have my interest. Thanks and best wishes for sustainable and solidary >> systems. >> >> Best >> Wouter >> >> Dante-Gabryell Monson <[email protected]> escribió: >> >> >_______________________________________________ >> >commoning Mailingliste >> >JPBerlin - Politischer Provider >> >[email protected] >> >https://listen.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/commoning >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> commoning Mailingliste >> JPBerlin - Politischer Provider >> [email protected] >> https://listen.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/commoning >> >> >
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