Tag: commons

How to Enjoy a Free, Movable Feast of Weeds

By Eating in Public

03.20.13, 9:16am Comments (1)

Weeds have been given a bad reputation, but they are a spectacular movable feast. Read more »

How To Create Engaging Public Spaces

By Cat Johnson

01.30.13, 8:12am Comments (4)

If you build it, will they come? Eleven principles for turning public spaces into civic places. Read more »

Bringing People Together with Benches

By Cat Johnson

01.23.13, 8:51am Comments (2)

Can a park bench transform the way that people interact in public spaces? Danish artist Jeppe Hein says yes. His modified social benches are conversation starters and people magnets. Read more »

A City Lover's Guide to Detroit

By Jay Walljasper

12.02.12, 2:27pm Comments (1)

America's most underrated city, Motown offers everything you want in an urban adventure. Read more »

Five Ways to Save the Commons on Your Campus

By Jay Walljasper

11.20.12, 9:56am Comments (0)

The commons means more than just a conceptual theory or sense of togetherness; the commons provides us with tools for solving problems and invigorating public life. Read more »

The Boom of Commons-Based Peer Production

By Commons Strategy Group

11.19.12, 9:58am Comments (1)

Free software, free culture, open hardware, general public license, copyleft... all of these shareable movements converge in peer production for the benefit of all. Read more »

Hacking the Commons: How to Start a Hackerspace

By Jenny Ryan

11.10.12, 1:14pm Comments (27)

Among our group today, I count two biohackers, three writers, six software developers, plus 3D printing, robot, and coop enthusiasts. What unites us is a shared passion for citizen science and open access to tools – as well as a strong desire for community. Read more »

This Week in Sharing: Revenge of the Data Nerds

By Paul M. Davis

11.10.12, 10:47am Comments (0)

Opening election data, defining and achieving urban prosperity, and African teens turn pee into power, in this week in sharing. Read more »

Take a Walk on the Fun Side

By Jay Walljasper

10.30.12, 7:33pm Comments (0)

Every neighborhood needs a pleasant route for strolling -- where you can greet your friends, gossip, flirt and find out all that's going on. Read more »