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Think Like a Commoner
emblematic ideas to take forward could include: * resilient and diverse communities as essential foundations; * the value of trust in government and civic institutions; * recognising the agility and capability latent within the public sector; * and the enormous value of inefficiency and redundancy in systems; * an understanding that there are... See more
Medium • 11: Post-traumatic urbanism and radical indigenism
Sovereignty: Who is ultimately in control, and how? Is there too much reliance on external resources? What happens to the value that derives from labor and culture? How easy is it for individuals and communities to exit if they so choose? • Democracy: How can participants be part of the flows of power? Are those flows explicitly stated and widely
... See moreNathan Schneider • Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life
the commons refers to any source of sustenance and well-being that has not yet been appropriated by the state or private ownership: the air, water, sunshine, as well as human creations like language, cultural traditions, and scientific knowledge. It is virtually ignored in most economic discussion because, like household work, it doesn’t fit into... See more
Jeremy Lent • What Does An Ecological Civilization Look Like?
according to commons scholar and activist Silke Helfrich, offer ways to both perceive and interact with Commons, which can be seen as:
- Collectively managed resources , both material and immaterial, which need protection and require a lot of knowledge and know-how.