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Co-Producing

A spirit of common purpose lets us realize that abundance, not scarcity, prevails when we invite wider participation in our endeavors.

Ripple Lake
Water Commons. Water Citizenship. Water Security.

August 3, 2012 | by

Tales of commons management from around the world

Articles

Commons-Based Community Investment Strategies

June 30, 2011 | By On the Commons Team

Designing a framework for investing in local food systems

Three Tenets of the Commons

June 10, 2011 | By On the Commons

A new video with Jay Walljasper, author of All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons

What is Commoning, Anyway?

March 3, 2011 | By Julie Ristau

Activating the power of social cooperation to get things done-- and bring us together

The Commons is About 'Commoning'

April 28, 2009 | By David Bollier

Professor Louis Wolcher's impassioned video on the "meaning of the commons."

Resources

The Commons Exchange: An Alternative to "Next Steps"

November 27, 2012 | By Ana Micka

A new way to galvanize ideas into action

A Framework for the Commons

July 10, 2012 | By On the Commons Team

Nine Core Commons Principles

April 30, 2012 | By On the Commons Team

The importance of belonging, participating, creating, restoring, redefining

Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council: Developing a city-community co-owned council

December 12, 2011 | By Julie Ristau