POC21 | Proof Of Concept 21accelerating open source sustainability

Global warming, resource depletion, species extinction. Growing inequality, social stratification, political dead-end. Isolation, burnout and despair. We sign petitions, eat organic, recycle and drive hybrids and yet the overall negative trends keep accelerating. Scientists say our civilization is nearing collapse, advancing into a perfect storm of combined crises.

Since the COP15 climate conference in 2009, little has changed: political leaders seem to be going in circles, and protest culture lacks a clear blueprint for the future.

In 2015, it is time to move from protests to prototypes.Instead of a Conference Of Parties, we propose a Proof Of Concept.

We call it POC21

Open Source means that anyone can freely access, use, modify and share the knowledge, code, designs or data of a project, for any purpose.

(adapted from the Open Definition)

THE POWER OF OPEN SOURCEa networked production and distribution model for solutions to the challenges of the 21st century

THE OPEN SOURCE MODEL MAXIMIZES Shared Innovation (building on each others efforts)

Diffusion and Replicability (free, global knowledge)

Adaptability and Flexibility (local context, needs and budgets)

Sustainability (needs-driven, repairability, economies of scope)

Cost Efficiency (no rents, no need to reinvent the wheel)

If the Internet teaches us anything,it is that great value comes from

leaving core resources in a commons, where they're free for people to build

upon as they see fit.

Lawrence Lessig, founder of Creative Commons

OPEN SOURCING SUSTAINABILITY FOR MAXIMUM DIFFUSION

Imagine people and communities producing their own energy, food, goods and housing. Using local resources, accessible tools and open source blueprints.

Connected with each other across the globe, sharing their discoveries in a global commons of knowledge for the transition.

MANY PIONEERS HAVE ALREADY STARTED

TO BUILD THIS FUTURE.

Here are a few of them. They truly inspire us.

Piggott Wind Turbine : wind turbine for personal or small community use. Created by Hugh Piggott. image by Hugh Piggott

Bio-photovoltaic solar panel using bacteria to produce electricity. Created by the Valldaura Green Fab Lab in Barcelona.

image by Quentin Chevrier - MAKERY

P2P Food Lab : greenhouses outfitted with low-cost sensors that monitor and share environmental data within a community of users

image by P2P Food Lab

LifeTrac Tractor by Open Source Ecology. One of the prototypes of the Global Village Construction Set. The GVCS is a set of 50 open source, low-cost and self-replicable machines for community resilience.

image by Open Source Ecology CC BY SA

Wikihouse open source construction system : print your own high-performance, low-energy house.

image by WikiHouse Foundation CC BY ND

Micro-bio-architecture - mushrooms take the shape of structures modeledin reclaimed cardboard and harden into resilient building. Created by the Valldaura Green Fab Lab in Barcelona

image by Quentin Chevrier - MAKERY

THE VISION

Building the most functional and replicable cell of a truly sustainable society.

Open Source everything.Spread. Adapt.

Multiply.

ENTER POC21

POC21 IS AN ACCELERATOR FOROPEN SOURCE SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES

5 weeks of co-making and co-living camp in the countryside (45 min from Paris)12 projects. 50 participants. 25 mentors. hundreds of supporters.

1 goal: open sourcing sustainability.

POC21 will bring high-potential open source projects together with world-class mentors and experts in the fields of energy, housing, food, water, waste, digital fabrication and much more. Every physical prototype developed during the POC21 process can be used autonomously, or integrated with the others into one coherent vision of a sustainable lifestyle.

POC21 will catalyze the scale, impact,and widespread adoption of these projects.

POC21 will unfold in three phases between December 2014 and December 2015,when the 21st U.N. Conference Of Parties (COP21) on climate change takes place in Paris.

PHASE ONE

RESEARCH &PREPARATION

dec 2014 jul 2015

PHASE TWO

CAMPaug sept 2015

(5 weeks)

PHASE THREE

MASSIVEDIFFUSION

sept dec 2015and beyond!

Research and outreach on open source sustainability Selection of projects who will participate to the Camp Camp preparation

Community building and awareness raising for POC21

50 participants, 12 projects, co-making and co-living during 5 weeks of intense prototyping mentoring from world-class experts on tech, sustainability, business, communication closing celebration event,open to the public

massive diffusion of the Camp outputs (prototypes, catalog of solutions, ) ahead of and beyond COP21 outreach to media, funders, policymakers, academia and mainstream users

PHASE ONE | december 2014 to july 2015RESEARCH & PREPARATION

PRODUCING

KNOWLEDGE working with academic partners to research the potential of open source projects to address sustainability and climate issues publishing content before the Camp

BUILDING THE

COMMUNITY online community building and management awareness-raising events across the globe establishing media partnerships speaking at global conferences

SELECTING THE

PROJECTS leveraging our networks to connect with the best open source projects for sustainability call for projects (jan/feb 2015) to select the POC21 Camp participants

FINE-TUNING THE

CAMP PROGRAM pre-Camp workshops to prototype and test parts of the POC21 Camp experience reaching out to experts who will mentor projects logistics and organization of the Camp and the closing public conference/festival

Our goal is to help projects reach their maximum potential through: mentoring from world-class experts in technology, sustainability and business models continuous cross-fertilization with other participants throughout the Camp integration of each autonomous module (project) into a coherent lifestyle vision communication campaigns and stories for the media, to reach out to the mainstream connections with potential partners and funders

PHASE TWO | aug - sept 20155-WEEK CAMP

WEEK 1: OPENING

team building , inspiration and concept/envisioning

WEEK 2-4: DEEP DIVE

4 main session formats : prototyping, mentoring, peer-to-peer learning,and checkouts

WEEK 5: WRAP-UP

prototypes finalization, storytelling, celebration

MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Stories of the creators, their projects, the Camp, and our comprehensive vision for the future on TV, film, video, radio, print and online

PARTNERS & FUNDERS: scaling the POC21 projects through financing and strategic or logistical support from companies, investors, foundations ...

POLICYMAKERS: facilitating public policies and government programs that support open source solutions (key message: maximum impact with low capital)

ACADEMIA: conducting further research on open source sustainability, and integration in business, design and engineering schools

PHASE THREE | sept to dec 2015 and beyondMASSIVE DIFFUSION

OUTPUTS OF THE CAMP

The worlds best prototypes for open source sustainable lifestyles

A web and print catalog showcasing the best products and solutions

4 OUTREACH CHANNELS

Imagine an appealing, mainstream catalogue as ubiquitous as IKEA's, showcasing an open source sustainable lifestyle. That is our plan.

A CATALOG FOR OPEN SOURCE SUSTAINABILITY

Chteau de Millemont

This stunning French castle from the XVIth century is located only 45 min from Paris in the Yvelines area. Easily accessible by train from Gare Montparnasse or by car through the N12 motorway.Surrounded by undisturbed nature it is a dream location for project incubation and prototyping.

THE VENUE

ACADEMIC PARTNERS

University of PotsdamChair for Innovation Management & EntrepreneurshipAcademic supervision and research on sustainable innovation

Fraunhofer InstituteInstitute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI Department ForesightEnvisioning future technologies & assessing the impacts of POC21

University of BozenSustainable Design InstituteDesign research & product development

University of Potsdam

CO-PRODUCERS

OuiShare is a think-tank, do-tank and global community of pioneers building a collaborative and open source society. Founded in 2012 in Paris as a non-profit, we now have 20+ local chapters in Europe, Latin America and North Africa.

Open State is a laboratory for contemporary, sustainable living, founded 2012 in Berlin. At Open State designers and activists join forces to build fully operating, replicable cells of a future-proof society.

Benjamin TincqCoordinationPartnerships

Justyna SwatStrategic Design

Research

Dominik WindStrategic Design

Partnerships

Simon KiepeCreative DirectorCommunications

Daniel KruseCommunication

Partnerships

MEET THE TEAM

As a strategic designer and consultant, Dominik aims to develop futures worth living. Since 2009 he has facilitated more than 100 workshops lasting between 5 hours and 7 weeks, including Palomar5 which explored the future of work in Berlin during 6 weeks.

Centuries ago he studied media education and finished a professional training as systemic coach.

Architect and engineer with a work experience in renowned architectural practices, Justyna is now involved in open source and the collaborative economy, focusing on its impact on sustainable design, architecture and urban planning.

Justynas expertise also include strategic design, new economies, and digital fabrication.

Benjamin Tincq is a p2p strategist, and co-founded OuiShare in 2011. He is currently doing research on distributed fabrication and open source hardware, to understand and promote their potential for a better, sustainable and just future.

Benjamin was trained as computer scientist, and worked as an innovation strategy consultant in a previous life.

Bauhaus University made, Simon is a radical thinker and designer. Co-founder of 10hoch16 - a studio for conscious design projects, he invented the sustainable cardboard architecture for re:publica 13 in Berlin.

Motivated by his insights about responsibility and the long-term effects of communication and design, he secretly loves to realize political art and activism.

Daniel is co-founder of Wigwam, developing online campaigns for NGOs such as Caritas International, Terre Des Hommes or the german green party.

He co-organized the Table of Free Voices, uniting 112 international personalities to collect their answers to the most urgent questions of our time.

His experiences will bring us innovative campaigns.

POC21 IS A COLLABORATION FROM THE PRODUCERS OF

OuiShare Fest is a leading international festival about the collaborative society, and the flagship project from the OuiShare community. 3rd editionis planned for May 2015. http://ouisharefest.com/

Palomar5 was the first innovation camp in Europe, organized in 2009 by the team behind OpenState. 30 young people under 30 lived and worked together for 7 weeks creating prototype solutions for "the future of work". http://palomar5.org/

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15% PARTICIPANT CAREtravel, hosting, food, drinks

COMMUNICATION

web, print and video production, community management

CAMP LOGISTICS

materials, supplies, machines, tools, logistics management, etc

materials, supplies, machines, tools, logistics management, etc

COORDINATION & RESEARCH

WHY BECOME A PARTNER?DETAILS (FOR COMPANY ONLY?)

1) Knowledge : exclusive, comprehensive presentation of the results for partners & sponsors. Exclusive documentation & workshop to make core results relevant for the respective business needs.

2) Experience : First-hand experience in connected co-creation and rapid development processes. Camp visits and conference tickets included

3) Talents : privileged access to world-class talents in open source sustainability,

4) Visibility as forward thinking business/ foundation on all POC21 communications (web, print, TV documentary, conference, book)

AS A PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONYou understand the urgent need for effective solutions to the interconnected global issues of climate, sustainability and human development. You embrace the potential of open source social innovations to scale and spread to people who need them the most.

AS A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OR A REGIONYou are concerned about the local impacts of climate change and resource depletion. You are enthusiastic, or curious, about the power of open source solutions to bring a new wave of prosperity to your citizens.

AS A COMPANY, LARGE OR SMALLYou feel that your organization can be part of the solution, or you want to understand how it can be. You are enthusiastic about working with visionaries of the open source and maker movements. You understand that being part of this, will be a fantastic accelerator for your companys transformation, thanks to the knowledge, experience and contacts it will bring you.

Because you believe in our vision for a secure future.THANK YOU.

THANK YOUAND LETS KEEP IN TOUCHFor Partnership Inquiries:Benjamin Tincq benjamin@ouishare.net& Dominik Wind dominik@openstate.cc

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