Last night I had the honor of speaking at TEDxKreuzberg, which was a lot fun and the perfect opportunity to polish up some ideas and practice pontificating in front of a crowd. My talk was about Designing for Collaborative Consumption, and it was inspiring to…
Think of us like a fast-paced micro-MacArthur Foundation for your flashes of fast-paced micro-genius. – Tim Hwang, Founder of the Awesome Foundation for Arts and Sciences in Boston The Awesome Foundation, a new way to fund small projects, has launched in Berlin. How does it…
A neat collaborative project sprung up last week, initiated by antischokke. Eltern in Berlin is a 6-page listing of parent-friendly outings, restaurants, and tips for visitors to Berlin. Hosted on a Pirate Pad, the Eltern in Berlin listing not only gives you great ideas for…
So much great coverage of the ingenious iPhone Killer, hatched by Berlin’s Open Design maven Ronen Kadushin. The CAD files are all CC BY NS SA licensed, and you know what? It’s interoperable with newer iPhone and even iPad models. Enough has been said elsewhere,…
The Free Culture Research Conference is coming to Berlin, Oct 8-9! Free Culture between Commons and Markets: Approaching the Hybrid Economy? Call for Extended Abstracts ends June 7 The Free Culture Research Conference presents a unique opportunity for scholars whose work contributes to the promotion,…