Open Collaboration - The Next Economic Paradigm - 0 views
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we’re in the midst of a collapsing paradigm
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to be replaced by something new
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I will explain what the new paradigm
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business
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government
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education
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research
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The old economic paradigm was a service economy built on the digital communications revolution that began in the early 1970′s.
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financial capital has decoupled from productive capital
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financial meltdown
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major societal institutions have stalled
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the funding models
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no longer work properly
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The new model is the Open Collaboration Paradigm
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we will see a radical departure from old institutional models.
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social capital is increasingly recognized
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generating wealth for society
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This will be a profoundly social economy, built on unprecedented capabilities to self-organize people and resources in the crowd.
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Social media
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connect ideas, people, and institutions
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blur the inside/outside distinctions
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Network connections
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radical transparency will be the new norm
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Another profound shift will occur in the realm of ownership
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No longer
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viable
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to horde intellectual property
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Collaborative consumption will arise as a more robust business paradigm,
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risk is distributed
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implications for business
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Those who can leverage the wisdom of crowds for market research, product development, and efficient resource allocation will be more adept and agile in the face of rapid change.
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Those who build walls around themselves will fail to tap into the flow of knowledge and resources running rampant in the crowd
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governments will have to become more transparent and responsive to their citizens
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information becomes more immersive and dynamic
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Research has already begun to use open collaboration that goes beyond the halls of academia.
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collaborative approach to research will become the norm,
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The era of “user generated content” and “prosumption” — where consumers of goods and services co-create what they will consume — is now a decade along in its evolution. We will increasingly see collaborative design and production of consumables across society.
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In the education arena, we will see more curricula as shareware and an increased emphasis on multi-perspective teamwork as the necessary skills for engaging in collaborative projects.
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Expert/amateur boundaries have already blurred to the point where individuals can acquire graduate-level knowledge through self-directed learning on the internet.
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distance learning
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Lifetime learning
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active pedagogy
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So get ready for the new economic paradigm.
