1.

people want “open

science”

open science = “wikipedia /

open source kind of stuff”

for science…

created 2004

inside CC

CC licenses in science

R&D on new commons

adaptability

ease of mastery

capacity for leverage

accessibility

- zittrain

“generativity”

brings new kinds of innovation.

amplifies old forms of innovation.

enables non-incremental innovation.

#2.

can we “translate”

infrastructure that facilitates

generativity?

source: w3.org

rdf + owl

open source software

open licensing

ontology of astronomical

object types

“raw metadata and standards processes,

and consensus processes, and document

submission standards, and archives”

“raw metadata and standards processes,

and consensus processes, and document

submission standards, and archives”

NOW!

gathered independently, for different reasons...

? adaptability

? ease of mastery

? capacity for leverage

? accessibility

#3.

the regulatory infrastructure

is both highly regulated and

highly fragmented.

what things regulate?

IP interference...

it‟s going to take time.

the appropriate metaphor is the internet.

no:

tracking

followup

accountability

transparency

what is privacy?

anonymity?

freedom from discrimination?

confidentiality?

…?

Quic k Tim e™ and aTIFF (Unc om pres s ed) dec om pres s or

are needed to s ee th is p ic ture.

pastiche of international regimes

2007

2010

public sector

information…

what if it‟s already open?

how does a commons resolve

these at scale?

#3.

generativity for non-digital?

adaptability

ease of mastery

capacity for leverage

accessibility

#4

generativity is important.

generativity is desirable.

generativity is hard.

gnu by Aurelio A. Heckert

internet + DNS + web

mailing lists

source repositories

copyleft

business investment

open communities

internet + DNS + web

digital cameras

blogging software

audio & video capture

open licensing

business investment

open communities

licensing works best inside

a democratized ecosystem.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CatalysisScheme.png (public domain)

cyberinfrastructure

business investment

academic support

open community

technical standardization

it wasn„t inevitable.

(and neither is generative innovation)

generativity is a matter of

good choices, good design,

and time.