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=Introduction=


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=Intro=
OSE teaches movement entrepreneurs to change the world for the better, relying on open collaboration to get there. (Note branding shift from [[OSAT]] to true Collab, as much of OSAT structurally lacks from Open collaboration as long as people are not financially independent. Financially independent, you have a chance to do the status quo or make change. Financially dependent, you have only the chance to work for the status quo, and make world change in your spare time only. Or, work at your regular job banging your head against the wall)


[[Open Source Ecology]]'s main facility at [[Factor e Farm]] is noteworthy in terms of the efficiency of allocating donations and its nonstandard operational principles.
=Operational Aspects of Transparency for World Transformation=


We have shown consistently that we spend just about 100% of donations directly on prototyping and product release work surrounding the 41 item-Global Village Construction Set. See the [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=453 October Progress Report] as an example.
==Principles==
*With respect to bureaucracy - if people are more informed, gummit does not have to bottleneck decisionmaking - such as 'you can't build this eco feature on your house without a bureaucrat's approval'. Decisionmaking becomes more distributed, leading to win-win for the customer and bureaucrat.
*Any plan for 'small gummit' must be matched by explicit measures to upskill the population to take over the task overseen by the gummit', so people manage themselves. This is challenging in a consumer society, in which 'big brother' must retain a large role.
*Thus, one must be careful about the Lord of the Flies whenever 'adult supervision' is removed


We have not been effective in delivering product on schedule, however. Because of the experimental, high-risk nature of our entire development plan, and the constant strategic development updates - our development path is more serpentine than straight. We are aiming at a clear goal - the 41 different technologies attaining product release status by Year End 2010.
=What Institutions of Transparency Exist Today?=
*[[Wikileaks]]. While [[GRAG]], it's controversial due to a record of Kremlin collaboration.
*Independent Journalists
*[[Transparency International]]
*[[Shkreli Award]]


This will not happen within a 2 year period until we reach a $10k/month funding level - sufficient for prototyping up to 4 technologies per month. Each technology costs about $2k to prototype on average - so 40 technologies at 3 prototype cycles each require a budget of $240k. This takes 2 years at teh $10k/month funding level.
=Transparency - 2009=


Our intent is to utilize 2009 as a year for building capacity. The steps to this are:
See [[Transparency - 2009]]


#Attaining a $10k/month funding level via the [[True Fans]] Campaign and product sales.
=Other  Links=
#Demonstrating a scalable prototype deployment technique for pooling resources towards parallel prototyping. Parallel refers to several prototypes being done at once.
*''Transparency helps in balancing the environment, society and economy: lessons from the world's largest public works program'' - Academia.edu - [https://www.academia.edu/39055152/Transparency_helps_in_balancing_the_environment_society_and_economy_lessons_from_the_worlds_largest_public_works_program?email_work_card=title]
#Building necessary infrastructure on-site at Factor e Farm to make both prototyping and testing possible
#The above infrastructure includes a core on-site team for performing necessary product development due diligence
 
This entire process is novel, and if successful, marks a breakthrough for Open Business Model development for productive enterprise.
 
==$10k/month Funding Level==
 
Our main strategy is to utilize a combination of the True Fans campaign, product release of the [[CEB press]], and resulting mainstream media publicity to capture a major increase in support, both financial and developer-wise.
 
==Scalable Product Development Method==
 
No one to date has yet come up with a scalable, open source product and Open Business Model development methodology. Achieving success in developing this process marks a major breakthrough in civilization's economic system evolution. Such a breakthrough would convert the present scarcity-based, paleoindustrial systems to one of post-scarcity, post-industrial, peer-to-peer production. This is major breakthrough way on its way in terms of global developments in open source economic theory and practice.
 
We are currently testing a process for the Open Source Product Development and Open Business Model development at Factor e Farm. Our process is as follows:
 
#Organize a local core team at Factor e Farm for leading development due diligence on the 41 GVCS projects
#Organize a large, supporting, global development pool for the above.
#Produce prototype designs
#Review designs, publish proposals, and submit them for crowd-based funding
#Outsource or insource prototype fabrication to qualified experts
#Test and integrate a product ecology at Factor e Farm
#Repeat cycle until all 41 technologies reach Product Release
 
To date, we have achieved minor success in scaling development from CEB press only to part-time parallel development of RepRap and Pyrolysis Oil. We have far to go in terms of achieving success on parallel development of a significant number of technologies.
 
The missing link to date has been the unavailability of expert and skilled investor/developers.
 
=Recruiting Investment and Skill=
 
==Core Team Members==
 
We have found to date that we tend to attract liberal arts college graduates to Factor e Farm. This poses a significant development challenge, since practical skills are not part of a liberal arts major.
 
However, it is not the training, but rather the mindset - of the prospective volunteer that really counts in terms of their adaptability to the Factor e Farm development program. A person has to:
#be a focused problem solver
#have an open mind
#have an ability to learn hands-on skills
#be in good physical and mental health
#have a desire to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_one's_own_dog_food eat their own dogfood] in the business sense
#have a deep commitment to changing the status quo
#look beyond vanity production to the betterment of humankind.
 
This is a strict set of requirements for which most people are not ready.
 
We are looking for people who have the above qualities.
 
==Core Team Duties==
 
1. To be considered for the Factor e Farm Core Team, an applicant must write a detailed one month proposal for their involvement as part of their application, and must write a more general program for the next 3 months.
 
=Core Mission of OSE and Organizational Form=
 
We are treading a pioneering path in terms of how Factor e Farm is supported. We are not a corporation, nonprofit organization, or charity in any standard, legal sense of the word. We have found that nonprofit, corporate, or governmental status does not fit the core mission of Open Source Ecology
 
=1000 True Fans=
 
=Accountability=
 
=Conclusion=
 
This exposition should provide a clear explanation of our financial accountability

Latest revision as of 16:56, 8 February 2023

Intro

OSE teaches movement entrepreneurs to change the world for the better, relying on open collaboration to get there. (Note branding shift from OSAT to true Collab, as much of OSAT structurally lacks from Open collaboration as long as people are not financially independent. Financially independent, you have a chance to do the status quo or make change. Financially dependent, you have only the chance to work for the status quo, and make world change in your spare time only. Or, work at your regular job banging your head against the wall)

Operational Aspects of Transparency for World Transformation

Principles

  • With respect to bureaucracy - if people are more informed, gummit does not have to bottleneck decisionmaking - such as 'you can't build this eco feature on your house without a bureaucrat's approval'. Decisionmaking becomes more distributed, leading to win-win for the customer and bureaucrat.
  • Any plan for 'small gummit' must be matched by explicit measures to upskill the population to take over the task overseen by the gummit', so people manage themselves. This is challenging in a consumer society, in which 'big brother' must retain a large role.
  • Thus, one must be careful about the Lord of the Flies whenever 'adult supervision' is removed

What Institutions of Transparency Exist Today?

Transparency - 2009

See Transparency - 2009

Other Links

  • Transparency helps in balancing the environment, society and economy: lessons from the world's largest public works program - Academia.edu - [1]
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