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Making and the Commons, for Europeana's "European Cultural Commons" conference :: Michael Edson
Michael Edson's presentation at the European Cultural Commons workshop discusses the role of museums, libraries, and archives in supporting contemporary makers and innovators. Despite their vast resources and potential for collaboration, these institutions often fail to meet the practical needs of creators today. Edson advocates for establishing an accessible commons that allows for the free exchange and utilization of cultural and intellectual resources to foster creativity and innovation.
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Making and the Commons, for Europeana's "European Cultural Commons" conference :: Michael Edson
- 1. Making and the commons Michael Edson ForEuropeana’s European Cultural Commons workshop Warsaw, Poland October 12, 2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/23739734@N08/6197553025/sizes/l/in/photostream/
- 2. Making and the commons Michael Edson ForEuropeana’s European Cultural Commons workshop Warsaw, Poland October 12, 2011
- 3. Making and the commons Here today as a private citizen Michael Edson
- 4. Making and the commons Here today as a private citizen Not a spokesperson, Michael Edson policy maker, decision maker
- 5. Making and the commons MichaelEdson @mpedson
- 6. Making slideshare.net/edsonm and the commons Michael Edson @mpedson
- 7. Making slideshare.net/edsonm and the commons
- 8. Making slideshare.net/edsonm and the commons [the written-out version of this talk] http://www.slideshare.net/edsonm/museums-and-the- commons-helping-makers-get-stuff-done-6779050
- 9. Making slideshare.net/edsonm and the commons [This is also relevant] http://www.slideshare.net/edsonm/michael-edson- prototyping-the-smithsonian-commons
- 10. Making slideshare.net/edsonm and the commons [As is this] http://www.slideshare.net/edsonm/cil-2009-michael- edson-text-version
- 12. There’s a certainenergy around someone who is making something http://www.flickr.com/photos/23739734@N08/6197553025/sizes/l/in/photostream/
- 13.
- 14. Or solving aproblem http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/danmarksdesignskole/5534304473/sizes/l/in/photostream//
- 15.
- 16. There’s an intensityof focus, a sense of urgency, a twinkle in the eye http://www.flickr.com/photos/tortipede/6107303370/
- 17. We accord specialstatus to those whom President Barack Obama called “The risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things…” These makers are important—the future of our species might quite literally depend on their success, and with great pride we fill our museums with evidence of the things they've figured out and accomplished.
- 18. Museums, libraries, andarchives are celebrations of human doing—but here we have a disconnect: while these institutions excel at celebrating things that makers have thought and done in the past, they can be surprisingly indifferent to the needs of people who want to get stuff done in the present and in the future. http://www.flickr.com/photos/75905404@N00/669525192/sizes/l/in/photostream/
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- 20. 18,000 museums inUSA $20.7 billion
- 21. 18,000 museums inUSA $20.7 billion/year budget
- 22. 18,000 museums inUSA $20.7 billion/year budget
- 23. Museums have vastcollections of rare and notable physical and intellectual property, they have people with expertise and know-how. They nurture curiosity and knowledge creation through research, publication, exhibition, and public programming. They hold positions of trust and respect in their communities and they're heralded as places that, as Roy Slade, the Director of the Cranbrook Art Academy said, "reflect creativity, history, culture, ideas, innovation, exploration, discovery, diversity, freedom of expression and the ideals of democracy."
- 24. Museums have vastcollections of rare and notable physical and intellectual property, they have people with expertise and know-how. They nurture curiosity and knowledge creation through research, publication, exhibition, and public programming. They hold positions of trust and respect in their communities and they're heralded as places that as Roy Slade, the Director of the Cranbrook Art Academy said, "reflect creativity, history, culture, ideas, innovation, exploration, discovery, diversity, freedom of expression and the ideals of democracy."
- 25. Museums have vastcollections of rare and notable physical and intellectual property, they have people with expertise and know-how. They nurture curiosity and knowledge creation through research, publication, exhibition, and public programming. They hold positions of trust and respect in their communities and they're heralded as places that "reflect creativity, history, culture, ideas, innovation, exploration, discovery, diversity, freedom of expression and the ideals of democracy." Roy Slade Why Museums Matter
- 26. But walk intoany museum in the country and ask these 3 questions…
- 27. Can I getaccess to all your collections and resources? Are experts available to help me understand key ideas and concepts? Can I incorporate your collections and resources into new products, ideas, or creative works?
- 28. access Can I get access to all your collections and resources? Are experts available to help me understand key ideas and concepts? Can I incorporate your collections and resources into new products, ideas, or creative works? Can I get the raw materials of creation and innovation?
- 29. Can I getaccess to all your collections and resources? Expertise Are experts available to help me understand key ideas and concepts? Can I incorporate your collections and resources into new products, ideas, or creative works? Can I get the help of guides, connectors, and problem- solvers, whether they work for you directly or are part of your broader networks?
- 30. Can I getaccess to all your collections and resources? Are experts available to help me understand key ideas and concepts? Can I incorporate your collections and Re-use resources into new products, ideas, or creative works? Once I get raw materials and expertise, can I do new things with them?
- 31. Yes? Yes? Yes? http://www.flickr.com/photos/trepelu/225518847/sizes/l/in/photostream/
- 32. Yes? yes Yes? http://www.flickr.com/photos/trepelu/225518847/sizes/l/in/photostream/
- 33. We received 1,200public comments on Smithsonian Commons Prototype http://www.flickr.com/photos/trepelu/225518847/sizes/l/in/photostream/
- 34. “One of mybiggest gripes doing presentations for the public on archaeology, is the number of museums that do not have their collections online. Much is kept hidden away for researchers only. We can read journal articles on valuable exhibits and sometimes a few drawings are available, but anything else requires either a visit or an application to do scholarly research.
- 35. “One of mybiggest gripes doing presentations for the public on archaeology, is the number of museums that do not have their collections online. Much is kept hidden away for researchers only. We can read journal articles on valuable exhibits and sometimes a few drawings are available, but anything else requires either a visit or an application to do scholarly research.
- 36. “This is notfair to the public, since they pay either directly or indirectly for the valuable items kept for a limited number of people.
- 37. “This is notfair to the public, since they pay either directly or indirectly for the valuable items kept for a limited number of people.
- 38. " “Further, many peoplecannot travel or will never travel to see some more distant institutions. I am hoping for the day when all museums small and large put their collections online, for the benefit of schools, colleges and the general public.
- 39. “Further, many peoplecannot travel or will never travel to see some more distant institutions. I am hoping for the day when all museums small and large put their collections online, for the benefit of schools, colleges and the general public.
- 40. “Further, many peoplecannot travel or will never travel to see some more distant institutions. I am hoping for the day when all museums small and large put their collections online, for the benefit of schools, colleges and the general public.
- 41. “Further, many peoplecannot travel or will never travel to see some more distant institutions. I am hoping for the day when all museums small and large put their collections online, for the benefit of schools, colleges and the general public. Excerpt from comment #406 Smithsonian Commons Prototype http://smithsonian- webstrategy.wikispaces.com/Public+Com ments+on+Smithsonian+Commons+Prot otype+401-600
- 42. I am hopingfor the day when all museums small and large put their collections online, for the benefit of schools, colleges and the general public.
- 43. I am hopingfor the day when all museums small and large put their collections online, for the benefit of schools, colleges and the general public. http://www.flickr.com/photos/46758972@N00/2442068480/sizes/l/in/photostream/
- 44. Most museums, libraries, and archives aren’t focused on people like this… http://www.flickr.com/photos/46758972@N00/2442068480/sizes/l/in/photostream/
- 45. Most museums, libraries, and archives aren’t People like this, with focused on people practical digital like this… requirements, didn't exist on planet Earth 20 years ago! http://www.flickr.com/photos/46758972@N00/2442068480/sizes/l/in/photostream/
- 46. This is whatwe now know
- 47. Global audiences forming around niche interests
- 48. “No matter whatbusiness you’re in, most of the smart people work for someone else”
- 49. A Trillion hours/yearof time available for creation and collaboration. (via Clay Shirky)
- 50. In 12 yearsthis device will be 1,706 X more powerful than my desktop computer
- 51. Billions of connectedmobile users. Voice, data, cameras, GPS, sensors…
- 52. Your users areheroes in their own epic journeys. Your job is to help them be great. [via Kathy Sierra]
- 53. Put these togetherwith an audacious mission and something interesting is going to happen
- 54.
- 55. Smithsonian Strategic Plan Grand Challenges 1. Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe 2. Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet 3. Valuing World Cultures 4. Understanding the American Experience Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough
- 56. What is aCommons? 1. Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe 2. Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet 3. Valuing World Cultures 4. Understanding the American Experience
- 57. What is aCommons? 1. Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe It is, we think, a way of getting 2. Understanding and a lot of hard work done Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet 3. Valuing World Cultures 4. Understanding the American Experience
- 58. What is aCommons? A set of resources maintained in the public sphere for the use and benefit of everyone
- 59. What is aCommons?
- 60. What is aCommons? Unnecessarily restricted content is like a virus that spreads through the internet, making the intellectual property provenance of each generation of new ideas less and less clear. (from Imagining a Smithsonian Commons)
- 61. What is aCommons? Unnecessarily restricted content is like a virus that spreads through the internet, making the intellectual property provenance of each generation of new ideas less and less clear. (from Imagining a Smithsonian Commons)
- 62. What is aCommons?
- 63. What is aCommons? An organized workshop where the raw materials of knowledge can be found and assembled into new things.
- 64. 12 ingredients ofa commons
- 65. 12 ingredients ofa commons 1. Federated (brings things together) Smithsonian Collections Search Center http://collections.si.edu/search/
- 66. 12 ingredients ofa commons 2. Designed for YOU Every user is a hero in their own epic journey Via Kathy Sierra
- 67. 12 ingredients ofa commons 3. Findable iStockphoto
- 68. 12 ingredients ofa commons 4. Shareable Brooklyn Museum http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/157722/Morris_Kantor
- 69. 12 ingredients ofa commons 5. Reusable Example: Flickr
- 70. 12 ingredients ofa commons 6. Free “Free resources are crucial to innovation and creativity” Lawrence Lessig
- 71. 12 ingredients ofa commons 6. Free The Internet Archive “we provide free access” http://www.archive.org
- 72. 12 ingredients ofa commons 7. Bulk download Powerhouse Museum http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/download.php
- 73. 12 ingredients ofa commons 8. Machine readable data.gov
- 74. 12 ingredients ofa commons 9. High resolution NASA http://marsrover.nasa.gov/gallery/panoramas/spirit/
- 75. 12 ingredients ofa commons 10. Collaboration without control
- 76. 12 ingredients ofa commons 10. Collaboration without control
- 77. “we are livingin the middle of a remarkable increase in our ability to share, to cooperate with one another, and to take collective action, all outside the framework of traditional institutions and organization …Getting the free and ready participation of a large, distributed group with a variety of skills has gone from impossible to simple.” Clay Shirky
- 78. “we are livingin the middle of a remarkable increase in our ability to share, to cooperate with one another, and to take collective action, all outside the framework of traditional institutions and organization …Getting the free and ready participation of a large, distributed group with a variety of skills has gone from impossible to simple.” Clay Shirky
- 79. “we are livingin the middle of a remarkable increase in our ability to share, to cooperate with one another, and to take collective action, all outside the framework of traditional institutions and organization …Getting the free and ready participation of a large, distributed group with a variety of skills has gone from impossible to simple.” Clay Shirky
- 80. 12 ingredients ofa commons 10. Collaboration without control MIT Open Courseware http://ocw.mit.edu
- 81. 12 ingredients ofa commons 11. Network effects OpenStreetMap http://www.openstreetmap.org/
- 82. 12 ingredients ofa commons 12. The Public Domain
- 83. The Public Domainis not “some gummy residue left behind when all the good stuff has been covered by property law. The public domain is the place where we quarry the building blocks of our culture.” James Boyle
- 84. The Public Domainis not “some gummy residue left behind when all the good stuff has been covered by property law. The public domain is the place where we quarry the building blocks of our culture.” James Boyle
- 85. The Public Domainis not “some gummy residue left behind when all the good stuff has been covered by property law. The public domain is the place where we quarry the building blocks of our culture.” James Boyle
- 86. 12 ingredients ofa commons … and a 13th? http://www.weather.gov/disclaimer.php
- 87. 12 ingredients ofa commons … and a 13th? TRUST
- 88. 12 ingredients ofa commons … and a 13th? TRUST Why don’t we just let the private sector do this? We are in the forever business. By putting something online—be it a cultural treasure, a folk song, a fossil of a bug, a lecture, or a community—we are asking people to trust us. We're not going to scam you. We're not going to violate your privacy. We're going to be honest about what we do and don't know, we're going to be open to new ideas and points of view, we're going to help each other figure out the world, and these promises are good forever. Museums are among the few organizations in our culture that enter into those kinds of promises, and we take that responsibility very seriously.
- 89. 13 ingredients ofa commons • Federated • Bulk Download • Designed for users • Machine Readable • Findable • High Resolution • Shareable • Collaboration w/o • Reusable control • Free • Network effects • Public Domain • Trust
- 90. What is aCommons? http://www.si.edu/commons/prototype
- 91. What is aCommons? Text version of this talk: Museums and the Commons: Helping Makers Get Stuff Done http://www.slideshare.net/edsonm/museums-and-the-commons- helping-makers-get-stuff-done-677905 Imagining a Smithsonian Commons • http://www.slideshare.net/edsonm/cil-2009-michael-edson-text-version Prototyping the Smithsonian Commons http://www.slideshare.net/edsonm/michael-edson-prototyping-the- smithsonian-commons
- 92. What is aCommons? Text version of this talk: Museums and the Commons: Helping Makers Get Stuff Done http://www.slideshare.net/edsonm/museums-and-the-commons- helping-makers-get-stuff-done-677905 Also, a video Imagining a Smithsonian Commons • http://www.slideshare.net/edsonm/cil-2009-michael-edson-text-version Prototyping the Smithsonian Commons A 15-minute talk at the Walker Art Center http://www.slideshare.net/edsonm/michael-edson-prototyping-the- Video (starts at minute 12): smithsonian-commons http://channel.walkerart.org/play/opening-the-field/ Updated 6/21/2010
- 93. Thank You! Michael Edson @mpedson http://slideshare.net/edsonm
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