mass-collaboration

The collective effort of large groups of people working together, often via digital platforms, to create value and solve complex problems, as exemplified by Wikipedia and Wikinomics.

3 chapters across 3 books

Biosphere Politics (2009)Jeremy Rifkin

CHAPTER 13: THE EMERGING ERA OF DISTRIBUTED CAPITALISM 1 “National Interstate and Defense Highways Act (1956).” U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=88 2 Mooney, Chris C. Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle over Global Warming . Boston: Houghton Miffl in Harcourt, 2007. pp. 56-57. 3 Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Educational Resources. “Ask Dr. Econ: What Steps Can Be Taken to Increase Savings in the United States Economy?” www.frbsf.org; Crutsinger, Martin. “Consumer Spending, Incomes Up in December; Savings Rate Worst Since 1933.” USA Today . February 1, 2007. 4 Wolf, Martin. “Paulson’s Plan Was Not a True Solution to the Crisis.” Financial Times . September 23, 2008. http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft? news_id=fto092320081447402080 5 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States: Flows and Outstandings, Third Quarter 2008. Federal Reserve Statistical Release. December 11, 2008. www.federalreserve.gov/releases/Z1/20081211/z1.pdf 6 BP Amoco Statistic Review of World Energy, London: BP Amoco, 2000. pp.11, 40. www.bpamoco.com/worldenergy 7 Progress Report October Two Thousand Eight: Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Recovery Authority. www.tra.louisiana.gov 8 Keeley, Graham. “GM Installs World’s Biggest Rooftop Solar Panels.” The Guardian. July 9, 2008. www.guardian.co.uk 9 Bohannon, J. “Distributed Computing: Grassroots Supercomputing.” Science . Vol. 308. No. 5723. May 6, 2005. pp. 810-813. 10 Ibid. 11 “List of Distributed Computing Projects.” Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_distributed_computing_projects

Chapter 13 of Jeremy Rifkin's Biosphere Politics explores the transition to distributed capitalism, highlighting how technological advances in distributed computing and mass collaboration are reshaping economic and social structures. The chapter discusses the decline of traditional centralized economic models, the rise of grassroots supercomputing, and the emergence of collaborative platforms like Wikipedia and Wikinomics, emphasizing the role of collective intelligence and emotional intelligence in leadership and organizational success. It also critiques conventional economic indicators and advocates for new measures of well-being and sustainability in this emerging economic era.

The Boy Who Could Change the World (2016)Aaron Swartz

Book design and composition by Bookbright Media

This chapter primarily consists of the book's design credits, a detailed table of contents, and two introductory essays that frame Aaron Swartz's life and work. Lawrence Lessig's introduction reflects on Aaron's evolving thought, ethical commitment to doing what is right, and his influence despite limited mainstream media coverage. The Free Culture section outlines Aaron's advocacy for open access to information, his efforts to reform copyright laws, his involvement in projects like PACER and Wikipedia, and his belief in the transformative power of freely shared knowledge.

Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis (2009)Jeremy Rifkin

CHAPTER 13: THE EMERGING ERA OF DISTRIBUTED CAPITALISM

Chapter 13 explores the transition toward a new economic paradigm termed 'distributed capitalism,' characterized by decentralized, networked collaboration enabled by digital technologies and grassroots computing. It highlights how mass collaboration, emotional intelligence, and collective wisdom are reshaping traditional capitalist structures, emphasizing the role of social intelligence and positive affect in leadership and organizational success. The chapter also critiques conventional economic indicators like GDP, advocating for alternative measures that better capture human well-being and social progress in this emerging era.