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An Internet of Ownership Nathan Schneider Assistant Professor, Media Studies University of Colorado Boulder nathanschneider.info Democratic design for theonline economy
An Internet ofOwnership
Nathan SchneiderAssistant Professor, Media Studies
University of Colorado Bouldernathanschneider.info
Democratic designfor the online economy
Photo: KennethHo
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PLATFORMS: THE NEW RAILROADS
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THERE IS A MISMATCH
AND THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY"Building an inclusive global community requires establishing a new process for citizens worldwide to participate in community governance. I hope that we can explore examples of how collective decision-making might work at scale."
Mark Zuckerberg"Building Global Community" (February 16, 2017)
A REAL SHARING ECONOMY?
1)Voluntary and Open Membership
2) Democratic Member Control3)Member Economic
Participation4) Autonomy and Independence5)Education, Training and
Information6)Cooperation among
Cooperatives7) Concern for Community
International CooperativeAlliance c. 1995
PLATFORM COOPERATIVISM
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PLATFORM COOPERATIVISM
ioo.coop
WORKValue creators as value owners
WORKValue creators as value owners
WORKValue creators as value owners
WORKValue creators as value owners
WORKValue creators as value owners
WORKValue creators as value owners
DATATreat it like it's someone's stuff
DATATreat it like it's someone's stuff
DATATreat it like it's someone's stuff
DATATreat it like it's someone's stuff
NETWORKSNo connection without representation
NETWORKSNo connection without representation
NETWORKSNo connection without representation
CODEKeep the lords' hands out of the commons
CODEKeep the lords' hands out of the commons
CODEKeep the lords' hands out of the commons
FINANCERent capital, don’t be rented by it
FINANCERent capital, don’t be rented by it
FINANCERent capital, don’t be rented by it
FINANCERent capital, don’t be rented by it
FINANCERent capital, don’t be rented by it
FINANCERent capital, don’t be rented by it
GOVERNANCEKumbaya won’t do
GOVERNANCEKumbaya won’t do
GOVERNANCEKumbaya won’t do
POLICYLocal value for local benefit and control
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POLICYLocal value for local benefit and control
POLICYLocal value for local benefit and control
BUT LET'S BE HONEST
BUT LET'S BE HONEST
Approx. Web traffic sources
THE NEW GENERATION CANNOT DO THIS ALONE
COOPERATION DEPENDS ON
Spreading our story
COOPERATION DEPENDS ON
Cross-generational relationships
COOPERATION DEPENDS ON
Appropriate cooperative financing
COOPERATION DEPENDS ON
Appropriate cooperative policies
WE COULD REWIRE THE INTERNET WITH AN ECONOMY OF TRUST
Could the credit union movement be the catalyst?
Assistant Professor, Media Studies University of Colorado Boulder
nathanschneider.info @ntnsndr #platformcoop
