[P2P-F] "critical networks" : requirements and development practices ?

Mon Apr 18 15:45:31 CEST 2011

I think Paul may have some idea on this,

Michel

On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Dante-Gabryell Monson <
dante.monson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Michel, Hi p2pf'ers
>
> did you come across materials laying out a synthesis of very specific
> characteristics and requirements
> around what I am tempted to call "critical networks" ?
>
> Perhaps there is some other name for this ?
>
> I think of "critical network" as distinctive from, yet potentially
> including , the concept of "critical mass".
>
> In the way I envision it,
> "Critical Network" where the *required "critical" properties for an
> operational or emergent networked system* may not merely be a mass of
> users,
> but specific properties ( such as measurable forms of reciprocity, physical
> location, resources, knowledge and skills, or other variables ) related to
> the constituents and context for specific intentional "process economies" to
> be enabled.
>
> Including the mode of access to resources required for specific kinds of
> emergence.
>
> I want to *understand ( and have access to examples of ) various
> characteristics required to facilitate and multiply "local process
> economies" for viable and convivial living systems*
>
> http://p2pfoundation.net/Process_Economy
>
> *as to document step by step strategy proposals,*
>
> not merely in a "enclosed" / monetized approach,
>
> but rather within a larger wealth acknowledgment system
> http://p2pfoundation.net/Wealth_Acknowledgment_Systems
>
> towards communal sharing in intentional economic networks.
>
> I put an *emphasis on understanding "starting points" for ( at first small
> scale )*
> *"critical networks".*
>
> I can find inspiration in homebrew revolutions ( and examples such as
> e-farm , open manufacturing, ... ),
> but also recommendations related to the set up of "transition towns"
> ( http://www.transitionnetwork.org/resources/transition-primer )
>
> I can also find inspiration in ( reading excerpts online )
> of books such as
>
> http://www.integralcity.com/
>
> and the p2p urbanism and p2pf blog , wiki and lists.
>
> /////
>
> What I wish, is to define requirements more accurately,
> *offering post-industrial alternatives* to sometimes publicly
> supported "gentrification urban development models" ( which I observe here
> in Brussels too ),
> that seem to be aligned or inspired by Richard Florida's Creative Class
> approach of development
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_class
>
> I am also particularly interested in converging such understanding into
> building up "games" ,
> and use such games as a form of synthesis practice to empower "critical
> networks"
> for a intentional information and communication framework,
> with incentives and related metrics, empowering collective intelligence and
> collaborative action.
>
> I am aware such question may open up a large conceptual map, including the
> ones already layed out by you and p2pf peers.
>
> I am interested in condensing it, into specifics, specific step by step
> examples.
> e-farm may offer an example.
>
> I want to know where and how to focus/aggregate attention as first steps,
> and bring it into "real social" ( http://p2pfoundation.net/Real_Social )
> "real games".
>
> For the moment, I consider "Housing Cooperatives" and "Group Purchasing
> Organizations" as starting points in post-industrial frameworks, as some
> first aggregator layers, on which to build other relational dynamics around
> food and housing.
>
> Food production, food logistics, but also food as aggregator, such as
> http://sharewiki.org/en/Semantic_Kitchen ,
> and then alternative currencies and wealth acknowledgment systems
> supporting more and more complex transaction potentials.
>
> I also like the approach of learning spaces as aggregators for bringing
> together "Critical Network" requirements and development practices, such as
> the "University" project promoted by Dougald :
> http://dougald.posterous.com/day-27-help-me-start-a-university
>
> Perhaps some of you read ( I did not ) the "integral city" book.
>
> Is there a comprehensive list of requirements set out ?
>
> Also , what are the capital requirements for such kind of "ventures",
> as to converge or purchase infrastructure requirements to enable the
> functioning of a critical network for a p2p resilient and convivial
> civilization of collaborative individualists?
>
> In addition to development practices,
> I wish to outline all of these requirement into modules,
> that help define the costs on a context based approach for
> "business plans", packaged and sold as "use value insurance" ...
>
>

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