It can happen
I finish a work session with the people of Som Energia, green energy cooperative. I am totally energized. The cooperative was born in the last quarter of 2011, driven by a hundred citizens of Girona who wanted to buy clean energy. Today
It can happen
I finish a work session with the people of Som Energia, green energy cooperative. I am totally energized. The cooperative was born in the last quarter of 2011, driven by a hundred citizens of Girona who wanted to buy clean energy. Today
Hackitat: a documentary on political hacking
By @paolaolmosvente In Europe we have already witnessed successful crowd funding initiatives for music projects, films, even lawsuits. Many of them agree in their ambition of making a real impact in the world, holding as a core mission questioning how
Hackitat: a documentary on political hacking
By @paolaolmosvente In Europe we have already witnessed successful crowd funding initiatives for music projects, films, even lawsuits. Many of them agree in their ambition of making a real impact in the world, holding as a core mission questioning how
The power of open: business strategies in the era of shared resources
We are pleased to share “The power of open: business strategies in the era of shared resources”, the concept that Javi Creus was invited to share at the Open Knowledge Festival, yesterday in Helsinki. The OK Festival is a
The power of open: business strategies in the era of shared resources
We are pleased to share “The power of open: business strategies in the era of shared resources”, the concept that Javi Creus was invited to share at the Open Knowledge Festival, yesterday in Helsinki. The OK Festival is a
Crowdfunding gives voice to a lost generation
By @paolaolmosvente At times where drastic cuts are being implemented in education, health and culture – possibly the three mainstays of a developed society – and citizens are facing an unforeseeable future, young aspiring artists turn to alternative ways of
Crowdfunding gives voice to a lost generation
By @paolaolmosvente At times where drastic cuts are being implemented in education, health and culture – possibly the three mainstays of a developed society – and citizens are facing an unforeseeable future, young aspiring artists turn to alternative ways of
The fastest crowdfunded lawsuit ever seen
By @paolaolmosvente Bankia, the fourth largest bank of Spain, surprised Spaniards last May when it declared it was on the verge of financial collapse. Known historically as one of the most solid and conservative financial institutions of the country, it
The fastest crowdfunded lawsuit ever seen
By @paolaolmosvente Bankia, the fourth largest bank of Spain, surprised Spaniards last May when it declared it was on the verge of financial collapse. Known historically as one of the most solid and conservative financial institutions of the country, it
Money is no longer what it used to be
Something is happening to money. It can’t be the same thing that vanishes in form of thousands of millions every day according to newspapers, and at the same time goes missing, in the humble form of bills and coins, in
Money is no longer what it used to be
Something is happening to money. It can’t be the same thing that vanishes in form of thousands of millions every day according to newspapers, and at the same time goes missing, in the humble form of bills and coins, in
Open data or closed data? It depends!
By @paolaolmosvente Everything we understood as established is changing dramatically. And an issue that appears to be especially troubled, or at least questioned by all, is the relationship between people and the data. We find ourselves in a unique, unprecedented
Open data or closed data? It depends!
By @paolaolmosvente Everything we understood as established is changing dramatically. And an issue that appears to be especially troubled, or at least questioned by all, is the relationship between people and the data. We find ourselves in a unique, unprecedented
Why and how citizens innovate. Seven observations
In January 2011, we launched We Are Not Ants, a book-based movement promoted and written by Fernando Casado, Javi Creus, Doris Obermair, designed by Pablo Juncadella and published by RandomHouse Mondadori. We Are Not Ants analyzes and celebrates human successes,
Why and how citizens innovate. Seven observations
In January 2011, we launched We Are Not Ants, a book-based movement promoted and written by Fernando Casado, Javi Creus, Doris Obermair, designed by Pablo Juncadella and published by RandomHouse Mondadori. We Are Not Ants analyzes and celebrates human successes,