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10.09.08OpenEverything VideoWe were fortunate enough to have Duane Nikull of Adobe do a Duane's World episode on the OpenEverything Retreat at Hollyhock. Another fun perspective. Enjoy.
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09.24.08Union Square Ventures and a new kind of Venture Capital firm.Yesterday's, NYTimes article on Union Square Ventures (USV) entitled "A New Kind Of Venture Capital Firm" is an interesting read and I'm glad to see the media beginning to pick up on this. I've been following USV for a whlie now and actually interviewed Brad Burnham in preparation for a session at the Open Everything Retreat on Investing in Open. They seem to have a knack for investing in webtech ventures like Twitter and Wesabe that have models that can be deeply disruptive to the systems they are taking on and where the question of how they are going to make ...
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09.12.08Reflecting on OpenEverything: the rereat, the movement, and the meaning.[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="192" caption="Reflections at Hollyhock"][/caption] It's been almost a week since the OpenEverything retreat and the reverberations continue. Heading into it, not having any roots in the open-source community, I was technically the biggest noob on the convening team. At the same time, what drew me into the meme and the event was a sense that something bigger was going on and that that something was rooted in a set of ideals and a drive for the practical that resonated with my core and my life experiences. On the other side of the event I'm more clear than ever that ...
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08.01.08Exploring Open – Investing and OrganizationsWell the OpenEverything Retreat turned out to be great event with over 30 participants and some great output. The Investing in Open Session brought together Helen King from the Shuttleworth Foundation, Joel Solomon from Renewal Partners, and Paul Biondich from OpenMRS. For the highlights check out the notes from the session and for those who want to dig a little deeper and contribute to the conversation there's now a open exploration on Investing and Open in the Mapping Open section of the OpenEverything wiki. Dive in and help shape this space. The OpenEverything retreat is coming up and in prep I've setup ...
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07.22.08The influence of open in venturing.So what does 'open' mean for 'venturing' and venturing on 'the frontiers'. From some prior definitions, venturing is process of creating and evolving a venture, where a venture is an agreement among people to do things in service of a purpose and according to a set of values. More simply it's about the process of organizing resources (social, financial, and human capital) toward realizing a certain intent. If 'open' really is about a new mode of organization, then it is central to the process of venturing. It will inevitably impact every venture, the leadership and culture required, and the way in which ...
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07.22.08The point of ‘open’ – a new mode of organization.In working on Open Everything I've been struggling to come up with why it matters and what it means to the common person. For people in the open source community or other fields where 'open' is a already at play they don't tend to ask this question but if we are to 'open' the open meme, we certainly need to be able to answer it. So here's how I answer it now. (Ad-lib seesmic video answer below) Open is about a new mode of organization. Enabled by pervasive adoption of communication technologies and an emergent culture of people comfortably communicating with greater ...
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06.24.08A crack in the dam – opening a new domain.Rhizoming the plane of emergence 2.0 . .Originally uploaded by jεƒ saƒı It's been in the works for awhile and I now think we're really starting to make a connection between web tech (2.0+), venture investing, social innovation. That connection is going to unleash some tremendous innovations and a surge in the activity directly working on the challenges facing our civilization. It feels like the emergence of a new domain that will take some very different approaches to change and influencing the course of civilization. It seems inspired by open source, technology innovation, financial risk ...
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06.18.08Benevolent dictators in the open movementOne of the interesting things coming out of OPEN everything (Toronto) was the idea that open projects are driven by what we were calling 'benevolent dictators'. That phrase, while abrasive to some, seems to be resonating in a number of different conversations that I and others are having.What it seems to do is counter the notion that open is a touchy-feely, everyone has to agree, happy place where everyone gets along. At the same time it reinforces the important and evolving role of leadership. What I'm starting to try and tease out is what are the qualities of open ...
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06.06.08OPEN everything (Toronto) ReflectionThe first half-day OPEN everything event happened in Toronto at the Centre for Social Innovation on Wednesday and was a great start to what's going to be a very interesting series. Mark Surman - the mastermind of the series - opened the agenda and launched the group into an exploration of what 'open' is and what are the underlying principles. I twittered some of my observations on the day and have a running tag which is going to capture the ongoing conversation (#openeverything). Some of the highlights for me were: social capital is the key currency - more important than financial capital leadership ...
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06.04.08OpenEverything opens today!Well, it was only a few months ago when Jason Mogus, Mark Surman and I chatted on this concept of the event series that is now underway. It started as an exploration as to a new Web Of Change event at Hollyhock this year and Mark has taken it to what is going to be an amazing series that is going to push our thinking and the thinking of the 'open' community even further.For more information, check out Mark's opening post here, and the openeverything wiki.Today, Toronto kicks off Open Everything: a global series of six (or more?) events about ...
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