The Foundation for P2P Alternatives

We study the impact of Peer to Peer technology and thought on society.

"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete" - Buckminster Fuller [1] never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world. - Margaret Mead [2] P2P in a Nutshell an easy way to discover the ideas of the P2P Foundation, compiled by Mauro Bieg. Open Everything An extensive catalog of all things open. The richest collection of free modes available anywhere in the net and on the planet. - Franz Nahrada Our aims We function as a clearinghouse for open/free, participatory/p2p and commons-oriented initiatives. We aim to be a pluralist network to document, research, and promote peer to peer alternatives. Our political aims could be summarized under the following maxims: ending the destruction of the biosphere by abandoning the dangerous conceptions of pseudo-abundance in the natural world (i.e. based on the assumption that natural resources are infinite); promoting free cultural exchange by abandoning the innovation-inhibiting conceptions of pseudo-scarcity in the cultural world (i.e. based on the assumption that the free flow of culture needs to be restricted through excessive copyrights etc...). Can we help you? How to support us? How you can help us?; How To Contribute; How to Write for our Wiki; P2P Foundation Wiki Requested Articles We are conducting P2P Seminars to assist individuals, organizations and society at large in their efforts to adapt to the new participative world based on social innovation. See the Testimonials page for some reactions. And here is a version of our slide presentation at Slideshare Support the P2P Foundation by buying your books at our Bookstore Why is participation to the P2P Foundation not totally open? Fair Use Notice: Important notice on COPYRIGHT Our Platform
The Foundation Our Ideas About The Foundation Our Understanding of P2P Manifesto: P2P and Human Evolution The P2P Meme Map Best P2P Essays 1 2 Our Key Resources The P2P Blog What’s New in the Wiki Wiki RSS Feed Our Newsletter Learning More P2P Bookstore P2P Seminars & (Testimonials) Our Expert Database Watch this P2P lecture! Listen to this Podcast Read this Interview Who We Are Our Founders Active Contributors Our Wiki Neighbours Commons Network Online Book Projects The Ethical Economy Book Project	Topics We are looking for maintainers for our subject pages! Interested? Key Topics P2P and Business P2P and Governance P2P, Copyright and Property Open Design Communities Under construction: Peer Production Other Subjects Collective Intelligence Open and Distributed Manufacturing Open Standards P2P Ecology and Energy P2P Education and Learning P2P Facilitation P2P Gaming and Metaverses P2P Geography P2P Media P2P Money P2P Music P2P Policy P2P Politics P2P Relationality P2P Science P2P Security and Warfare P2P Spirituality P2P Technology	P2P Resources Articles on P2P topics Books on P2P topics Case Studies Companies with P2P business models Conferences on P2P topics Curricula Encyclopedia Fiction with P2P themes Graphics to use in presentations Individuals, Who's Who in P2P Interviews with P2P practitioners and thought leaders Movements advocating P2P Podcasts and Audio Reference Research on P2P Resources and tools Statistics on P2P trends Webcasts and Video Wiki's Individual Projects Adam Arvidsson's Ethical Economy Christian Siefkes' Peer Economy Chris Cook's Open Capital approach Stan Rhodes' Peer Trust Network Project Patrick Anderson's User Ownership Theory Nathan Craven's Roadmap to Mutually Assured Production Marc Fawzi's P2P Energy's Currency Other Projects Governance for Open Enterprise List of European Policy Consultants P2P Cities
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