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Tue 25 Oct 2016 12:44PM

Positive Platform Jam: calling OuiShare Ecosystem to help us shape Platforms for the Future

SC Simone Cicero Public Seen by 114

Hello OuiShareans,
I wanted to find a moment to talk with the OuiShare community about the Positive Platforms Jam. I'm currently leading the design of this event with Institute For The Future a very respectable foresight entity from the US.

The Positive Platforms Jam(s)

Look at the announcement here: PPJAM Presentation post

This event is a 2 day Design Jam, happening in Palo Alto on the 30th of November and December 1st and is focused to explore the topic of Positive Platforms: the positive platforms vision is related to the Workable Future research stream that recently released a beautiful report called Voices of Workable future you can see here. Here also a good post to help you understand better the concept. Basically we're talking about a proposition that is really related to platform coop thinking maybe with a less strong political position, remember IFTF is from Silicon Valley.

The format is going to be based on a mix between a Design Jam and an Open Space Technology - The aim of the Jam(s) is to produce: policy primers, platform designs, software artifacts (eg in data protection), Design Prototypes along key challenges like:

  • Enhancing the Platform - Worker relationship
  • Envisioning new ways to Funding, Ownership and Governance
  • Generating & Measuring Transformative Outcomes
  • Ensuring Transparency and Fairness on Platforms

What I'm asking the community and the possibilities for OuiShare

From the very first days of designing the jam I insisted on the possibility to organize distributed jams all over the world (1 day or 2 day events) and not limit this to Palo Alto. We already got applications from Italy, Brazil and Louisiana and I know Thomas wants to make a Jam in Berlin in parallel to the Platform Coop event (there's no need to have it on the same dates, I would say that having them before mid december should work). We're going to release guidelines on how to organize.

Why is this an a good opportunity for OS connectors?
Beyond the co-creative reasoning on the concept of Positive platforms the IFTF will also provide four 10k fellowships to do joint research for three months and this application will be open to anyone that organized or participated to the Jams (I guess I can be in the jury).

I would like to have OuiShare become somehow an official partner, maybe just meaning we do an article on the blog (I can write, maybe I could interview Marina Gorbis) and have a newsletter mention (when is the next planned?)

I also think we should try to have a satellite Jam at least in Paris, BCN, London and other OS hubs and cities. Those can also be 1 day events, informal.

Lastly

if you know great people from Silicon Valley that may or should be interested in joining us there, please let me know so I can invite them!

DC

David Canat Tue 25 Oct 2016 12:59PM

great project & opportunity... but bad timing on my end. I'll be in Brussels on Nov 30, flying to Barcelona on Dec 1. if a satellite jam happens in BCN, I can help out remotely & clean up the room at the end ;)

GD

Ghislain Delabie Wed 26 Oct 2016 3:51AM

This looks great.
While not an expert in (positive) platform design, I'm most willing to participate in co-hosting a OuiShare Jam in Paris or elsewhere in Europe (BCN or Bruxelles?).
I'm actually having a project right now that's fairly close to a positive platform and I'd like to enrich this project with the jam outcomes. Also sine this platform is about consulting and research I'm interested in submitting research proposals next.
30nov-1st december is not easy for me, but could be a bit earlier in November or early Deember. What kind of support could we have from you to host such a jam (we will need methodology support, designers, ...)

JL

Joachim Lohkamp Wed 26 Oct 2016 10:22AM

super cool Simone... congrats to your work. I'd be happy to support Thomas in Berlin based satellite jam

SC

Simone Cicero Wed 26 Oct 2016 1:54PM

@ghislaindelabie @dcanat I think I'll check with the team in Barcelona after the OuiShare Fest about having a Jam here in Barcelona so I would suggest that Ghislain you focus on one in Paris. It's such an important node in EU Collaborative Economy and de-facto OuiShare HQ that I think we can leverage on substantial intelligence. David then I'll inform you about what's happening in BCN. Also I want to clarify that is not key to have the Jams on Dec 1st/2nd but can be also postponed a little bit, I guess by end of December.

@joachimlohkamp1 that's very interesting, I think @thomasdonnebrink can enjoy some help in moving forward on how to integrate this with the platform coop event. Can you guys coordinate directly?

In both cases I need you guys to apply on the official webpage if possible asap.

What's happen next is: we crete a Google group to coordinate and share guidelines.

FYI Milano, Rome are also coming if some of you guys is interested to join.

JL

Joachim Lohkamp Thu 27 Oct 2016 6:37PM

hey Simone... will talk with @thomasdonnebrink regarding platformcoop in NY tomorrow and also will address this with him.. again very happy to support this :)

AB

Alexandre Bigot-Verdier Wed 26 Oct 2016 2:40PM

this is great @simonecicero !

We will 4 quebecers at the conference Platform coop. It might begin a momentum leading to such a jam in Montreal. The timing is quite short though but I try to see what can be done in Montreal soon with the blockchain community and other enthousiasts.

SC

Simone Cicero Thu 27 Oct 2016 10:17AM

@alexmtl you can also organize a small 1 day event, the guidelines will help you and the format will be suggested as an Open Space Technology so there's not much preparation needed. The only thing you need to do is attracting a few participants. Again I suggest you guys submit a formal applications so I can get you on the organizers group

AB

Alexandre Bigot-Verdier Thu 27 Oct 2016 2:50PM

I put it on the agenda of our next team meeting. Answer next week!

SC

Simone Cicero Thu 27 Oct 2016 5:12PM

Fyi: I think applications for remote jams kinda close on the 5th!

DC

David Canat Fri 28 Oct 2016 11:52AM

hi all, so I've established contact with the organizers of nomadcity.org, a series of leisure & work events in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain, taking place before 150 normadic workers board the nomadcruise.com.
the idea would be to host a jam, with a specific scope on nomadic work, on Dec 6 afternoon & Dec 7 morning, for about 12-15 participants. @simonecicero is there any hope of recieving a few hundred euros from IFTF to cover expenses? x

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