The New World, the Rise of the New Culture of Participation

In a talk entitled 'The New World, the Rise of the New Culture of Participation' futurist thinker Jamais Cascio talks of ideas that he first outlined at Worldchanging concerning public participation and citizen culture:

'These are all ways of allowing interested, eager participation in efforts that would be too big for any single person, and too “out of control” (in Kevin Kelly’s phrase) for any traditional organization.

This list covers some of the characteristics of this emerging participatory culture.

* Collaboration
* Distribution
* Networks over hierarchies
* Transparency
* Ownership of reputation vs. ownership of property
* Ideas are catalysts for more ideas
* Technology-enabled, not technology-focused'

As ever, a thoughtful take on mobile collaboration and participation.