Thanks Sam and Paul! - looking forward to reconnecting in NY!! On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Samuel Rose <[email protected]> wrote:
> Great work Suresh, Joe and supporters! We're looking forward to the book. > > Turns out that today we just kicked off this project on RocketHub > ourselves! We're hoping many of you will find this work useful enough to > contribute, and pass along to others: > > http://rockethub.com/projects/1349-understanding-today-s-economic-transformation<http://rockethub.com/projects/1349-understanding-today-s-economic-transformation#> > Understanding Today's Economic Transformation > > [image: 1300474757-xl] > > *Project Description* > > *Do you want to understand what is driving our evolving economy in a way > that you can use today?* > > It is no longer news that the old economy is collapsing around us. But it > is easy to miss the new economy that is emerging. *This project will > produce a guide that brings together research and a model into a set of > literacies for understanding today’s changing global economy.* This guide > will be based on: > > > > 1. *research* on today's changing global economy as an evolving system. > 2. a complex systems *simulation* people can use to understand > important dynamics transforming that system. > > > > This work will draw on work from key thinkers in fields ranging from social > media to economics (for example, Howard Rheingold, Douglas Rushkoff, > Lawrence Lessig, Chris Anderson, and Elinor Ostrom). > > Merging the work of these key thinkers with the dynamics of the model will > reveal how what is collapsing creates opportunities for what is emerging. > The resulting guide will provide you with scenarios and suggestions for > creating strategies to help you move forward in the new economy. > > > *The Creative Team* > > Future Forward Institute: http://futureforwardinstitute.com > > - Sam Rose is an expert in open-source software, hardware, open data > and open knowledge background. Sam has participated in curriculum > development, research and real world implementation in the areas discussed > in this proposal. > - Richard C. Adler is an electronic records archivist, former Borders > buyer/merchandiser, and information culture historian who bring a > historical > perspective on the long-term trends and pivotal events that created the old > economy and what factors may influence the creation of the economy to come. > - Paul B. Hartzog is a scholar of panarchy, complex systems, emergence, > ecology, cooperation, commons, culture, politics, economics, and social > theory. > > > > > > Note: > > 1. RocketHub is not an investment or charity. It is an exchange: funds from > fans for rewards from me. > 2. It's an All & More funding mechanism: if I don't reach my financial goal > I get to keep what I raise. But if I do reach my goal, I get access to > exciting opportunities. > Please see > http://rockethub.com/projects/1349-understanding-today-s-economic-transformation<http://rockethub.com/projects/1349-understanding-today-s-economic-transformation#> > to > contribute and for more information > > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Suresh Fernando <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Just to let everyone know that we garnered *40+ pledges in the last 40+ >> hours* from 3 different continents, 7 different countries and 19 >> different states in the US to reach the $5000 target! >> >> Check out: >> http://rockethub.com/projects/1068-a-crowdfunding-manual-for-social-change >> >> Joe Brewer and I will now get to work on researching and developing >> strategies and engagement models for social innovators and activists who >> cannot garner support from traditional institutional channels. >> >> As we know, the Internet is a powerful mechanism that makes it possible >> for us to connect with each other in new and innovative ways. This makes it >> possible for us to support each other in new ways, both in terms of capital >> flows and the way we work together! >> >> Our plan is not just to develop a research manual, but also to start >> building the collaboration infrastructure that will make it possible for you >> to engage directly with us as we implement strategies that we identify in >> the coming couple of months or so! >> >> *We thank all of those that supported this project and look forward to >> connecting with you and exploring ways in which we can collaborate as we >> move forward!!* >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Suresh Fernando <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 12:57 PM >> Subject: [OK] A Crowdfunding Manual for Social Change! >> To: [email protected], [email protected], >> [email protected] >> >> >> Hey Everyone - we are down to the last 43 hours to get this project >> funded!! >> >> Remember that our research and ideas will be open sourced and will become >> a part of the public domain. We would greatly appreciate your support! >> >> http://rockethub.com/projects/1068-a-crowdfunding-manual-for-social-change >> >> >> Missions & Endeavors A Crowdfunding Manual for Social Change! >> >> - Ingenious <http://rockethub.com/projects?tags%5B13%5D=1> >> - Inspirational <http://rockethub.com/projects?tags%5B1%5D=1> >> - Selfless <http://rockethub.com/projects?tags%5B2%5D=1> >> >> >> - [image: >> 1297880469-square_preview]<http://s3.amazonaws.com/rockethub-images-production/images/1068/1297880469-xl.png?1297880467> >> >> It is time to solve a fundamental problem that plagues progressives >> everywhere – the lack of seed money to get innovative projects off the >> ground and the absence of workable funding models to sustain ongoing efforts >> to create systemic cultural, economic, and political change. >> >> In our latest collaborative project (also funded by the crowd), the >> Progressive >> Strategy Handbook <http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/handbook/>, we >> suggest that it is time for us to embrace *`… our role as social >> innovators and change agents who create the new and better world.`* We >> assert that it is time to `… *unleash our entrepreneurial creativity and >> cultivate our institutions of tomorrow.*` >> >> In short what we must do is identify the infrastructure and models that >> show us how to bypass the constraints of the existing political process as >> well as the entrenched corporate power structures that stand in the way of >> progress. We believe that it is now possible for the grassroots to mobilize >> and align forces in a way that wasn’t possible before, using the new tools >> of social media and digital communication. If we are to take advantage of >> these tools (as protesters have done in Egypt and Tunisa), we must figure >> out: >> >> - What are the most promising funding models and how do we start to >> use them? >> - Why aren’t more effective models available for funding social >> innovation? >> - What crowdsourcing and mass collaboration infrastructure is >> available to coordinate the activity of literally thousands of social >> innovators and activists that are working on similar problems? >> - What success stories can we point to? >> - What do we need to do in order to start building the infrastructure >> and funding models to mobilize thousands of social innovators and >> activists? >> >> If we are able to reach our fundraising goal, we will deliver a handbook >> that provides: >> >> 1. An overview fo how crowdsourcing leads to breakthroughs in funding >> social movements; >> 2. A framework of open collaboration to engage change agents in the >> funding and building of movements; >> 3. Concrete first steps for financing and developing infrastructure to >> support these new models and high-impact projects. >> >> If we reach our goal of $5000 we will pull together a team of experts on >> innovative financing models, collaboration platforms, and social movements >> to draft a crowdfunding handbook. Everyone who pledges money to the project >> will be invited to provide comments and feedback to improve the handbook >> before it is published. >> >> Upon completion, the handbook will be made freely available to everyone >> under a Creative Commons license. If the crowd pays for it, the crowd will >> own it. >> >> Will you help us make this crowdfunding guide a reality? >> >> Notes: >> >> 1. It's all-or-nothing, so please help us reach our goal. >> 2. You can pledge any amount. We'd rather have 1000 people each give >> $5 than 5 people each giving 1000. The power of people is our measure of >> success! >> >> >> >> -- >> *Suresh Fernando * >> BLOG <http://sureshf.posterous.com/>, >> YOUTUBE<http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?feature=mhum>, >> OK WEBSITE, <http://openkollab.com>OK FAN PAG >> <http://goog_1343289408>E<http://www.facebook.com/openkollab?ref=ts#%21/openkollab> >> , OK GROUP <http://groups.google.ca/group/openkollab>, >> OK-WE<http://www.wiserearth.org/group/openkollab>, >> PHILOSOPHY, <http://sureshfernando.wordpress.com> TWITTER, >> <http://twitter.com/sureshf> FACEBOOK, >> <http://facebook.com/suresh.fernando>WOTW FAN >> PAGE<http://www.facebook.com/tedxvancouver?v=wall#%21/pages/The-Way-Of-The-Warrior/156574347703364> >> LINKEDIN<http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=412718&authType=name&authToken=GrUl&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore>, >> SLIDESHARE <http://www.slideshare.net/sureshf> >> * >> *-------*ProM: Climate Change Project Matching System------* >> Project Description: http://cotw.cc/wiki/Project_Matching >> To Join:* *https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/cc-pms* >> *Workstreams: http://cotw.cc/wiki/CC-PMS_etherpad_index >> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Suresh Fernando * >> BLOG <http://sureshf.posterous.com/>, >> YOUTUBE<http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?feature=mhum>, >> OK WEBSITE, <http://openkollab.com>OK FAN >> PAG<http://www.facebook.com/aprilrinne#%21/openkollab> >> E <http://goog_1610308617>, OK >> GROUP<http://groups.google.ca/group/openkollab>, >> OK-WE <http://www.wiserearth.org/group/openkollab>, PHILOSOPHY, >> <http://sureshfernando.wordpress.com> >> TWITTER, <http://twitter.com/sureshf> FACEBOOK, >> <http://facebook.com/suresh.fernando>WOTW FAN >> PAGE<http://www.facebook.com/tedxvancouver?v=wall#%21/pages/The-Way-Of-The-Warrior/156574347703364> >> LINKEDIN<http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=412718&authType=name&authToken=GrUl&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore>, >> SLIDESHARE <http://www.slideshare.net/sureshf> >> * >> *-------*ProM: Climate Change Project Matching System------* >> Project Description: http://cotw.cc/wiki/Project_Matching >> To Join:* *https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/cc-pms* >> *Workstreams: http://cotw.cc/wiki/CC-PMS_etherpad_index >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CooperationCommons" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/cooperationcommons?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > -- > Sam Rose > Future Forward Institute and Forward Foundation > Tel:+1(517) 639-1552 > Cel: +1-(517)-974-6451 > skype: samuelrose > email: [email protected] > http://futureforwardinstitute.com > http://forwardfound.org > http://hollymeadcapital.com > http://p2pfoundation.net > http://socialmediaclassroom.com > > "The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human > ambition." - Carl Sagan > > -- > -------Climate Change Project Matching System------ > We're using the Coalition of the Willing Wiki: > http://cotw.cc/wiki/Project_Matching > And BetterMeans: https://secure.bettermeans.com/projects/184 > We're working as three tracks. 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