thank you, will check it out with great interest and spread the word, Michel On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Spanda <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Michel, In the hope that you will enjoy it, I'm attaching the just released issue of the Journal. Many thanks again for your very interesting contribution, I look forward to the next occasion! All my best wishes and let's keep in touch. Sahlan

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The *Spanda Journal *special issue on "*Innovation & Human Development"* (Vol. V, No. 1, June 2014) is now available on Spanda website <http://www.spanda.org/publications.html>.

The issue contains the following articles:

~ *Editorial* | *Sahlan Momo*, *A Run-up Towards the Impossible Turning Possible | *Pages V-IX.

~ *Michel Bauwens*, *The Open-Commons Based Knowledge Society as a New Configuration between State, Civil Society and the Market | *Pages 1-3.

~ *Helene Finidori*, *An Ecology for Transformative Action Awaiting to be Discovered* * | *Pages 5-14.

~ *Andreas Wittel*, *On the Future Development of the Digital Commons and the Need for Global Basic Income* * | *Pages 15-24.

~ *Jean M. Russell*, *The Social Era: The Rise of Thrivability in Organizational Design* * | *Pages: 25-31.

~ *Stephan A. Schwartz*, *The Creative Pattern, Nonlocal Consciousness, and Social Change** | *Pages 33-44*.*

~ *Adebayo Akomolafe*, *The Promise of Promethean Darkness: How a 'New' Politics of Astonishment is Weaving a Global Alliance for the Possible* * | *Pages 45-50.

~ *Uffe Elbæk*, *Alternativet: An Innovative Political Platform* * | *Pages 51-54.

~ *Elza M. Maalouf*, *Functional Democracy: A New Paradigm on Geopolitics in the Middle East** | *Pages 55-64*.*

~ *Alessandro Colombo**,* *The Relativity of Innovation** | *Pages 65-68.

~ *Andrew Gavin Marshall*, *Voices of Access: The People's Foundation* * | *Pages 69-80.

~ *Rick McKenny*, *Mico-Projects in a Macro World: How to Ensure Non-profit International Development Projects Succeed Where Others Fail* * | *Pages 81-88.

~ *Jurnan Goos*, *Lila. A Virtual Edugame for the Development Community* * | *Pages 89-93.

~ *Abstracts :: Summaries* | Pages 95-100.

ISBN 978-88-7778-142-0 | ISSN 2210-2175 | 114 (X + 104) p.

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