A good mapping tool is www.debategraph.org Von meinem iPad gesendet
> Am 28.12.2013 um 12:06 schrieb Dante-Gabryell Monson <[email protected]>: > > note : copied it here : > > http://sharewiki.org/en/Emergent_Synthesis#More_Email_Archives > > >> On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Dante-Gabryell Monson >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Wolfgang, >> >> Thank you for sharing your article - 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 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 >> ) , 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 > > _______________________________________________ > P2P Foundation - Mailing list > http://www.p2pfoundation.net > https://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation
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