Aim of the exercises These three short exercises investigate permitted behaviour in public space as specified in local laws. Every time we act according to the law, we are contributing to its confirmation, we become 'legal bodies'; trained and instructed by a law we might or might not support. Through these exercises and the issues they touch upon, we propose to reinterpret definitions of public space, to test and stretch moral and public social boundaries. Starting from a Free Software point of view, we feel that exchange should be built on the belief that everyone should have the freedom to use, customize, improve and redistribute resources. Could these 'resources' also include rules and regulations for public life? The relationship between citizens and law is mutual. We sometimes have the impression that the law is forced upon us, but social evolution implies that the current regulations have to be adapted to... Read more

Introduction What follows is an explanation of a particular set of methods developed since 2004 by The People Speak to help large groups of people with highly diverse ideas, opinions and points of view to make important decisions as a group, to come to creative compromises, and to have fun in the process. This explanation may serve as a guide for others wishing to facilitate decision making in related situations. It is likely that the methods will require adaptation in each instance. If you or your group choose to use these strategies and techniques and have observations or improvements to suggest, please contribute them to the project wiki. Spontaneity Who Wants to Be? is a spontaneous, democratic gameshow, where the audience makes up the questions, has all the answers and sets the rules. The basic premise is that every member of the audience has a vote, and that they can propose ideas... Read more

Centrándonos en el Programa de Capacitación, ¿has utilizado alguna vez un juego (como por ejemplo el juego LETSplay de Linton) para transmitir y potenciar una incorporación de conceptos principales como trueque, prosumidor, etc.? Si es así, ¿en qué consistía? ¿Se te ocurre alguna forma (analógica) de explicar a través de un juego lo que es una red social de intercambio? Como ejemplo que sigue siendo válido, que no se ha agotado desde 1997 y que ha sido naturalmente retocado por los mismos usuarios, hemos utilizado un juego llamado "Reinventando el Mercado" o "de las cinco columnas". Se trata de mostrar en la práctica esas tres ideas clave mencionadas, de la siguiente manera: A.... Read more

a) Concept, practise, tool in which it is inspired upon A lot of creative work nowadays are done collectively, spontaneously and synchronously. The growth of Wikipedia shows that wiki can be used to create and share useful knowledge through co-authoring. However, how to collaborate, compromise different epistemologies is a challenge. This game is designed to instruct participants to find their common interests and common ground in making a story. b) Goals • identifying common interests and common ground • learn to put different understandings down into one story: collective story-writing • learn how to choose which group to work with • learn how to keep participants interested in working with the group • promoting diversity and pluralism: This game will promote a greater understanding of why diversity is vital in the current organisational context by working together to create a good piece of story,... Read more