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Ouishare Foundation: promoting and supporting local social innovation
While themes such as “global warming”, “urban wasteland”, “digital divide” are becoming more and more critical in the public debate, why are social innovation projects not developing as fast as the startups from which they often take the inspiration?
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Blurring the lines between hospitality and residential
Zoku are at the Co-Liv summit in Paris on the 11th and 12th October 2018. We were lucky enough to find some time to chat about what they do and where they see the phenomenon of co-living leading to.
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Curating an immersive experience to explore the futures of work
Following a growing partnership, Nesta invited Ouishare to be a Content Partner for FutureFest 2018 to "occupy the future" and offer radical alternative visions. We were asked to bring our unique participatory and innovative approach to event design. The result was an immersive five session program exploring The Future.s of Work like never before.
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Why we need new narratives and strategies to save the environment
The fatalist-gloomy-future narrative around climate change hasn't been compelling to mobilise enough individuals and communities for change. In response, new organisations are emerging with positive narratives and more complex strategies to tackle 'the problem' of our generation.
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Coliving as a catalyser for communities in cities
The Collective are one of the exciting contributors at the Co-Liv summit in Paris on the 11th and 12th October 2018. We were fortunate to grab a precious few minutes for a chat about what The Collective is, their mission, focus and a brief glimpse into the future of Co-Living.
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An unusual journey to self-management: Matt Black Systems Four Key Insights
Self-management is a trendy concept that is increasingly adopted by companies. What advantages provide self-management structure? How to implement it? Is this model for everyone and for every organisation?
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Coliving on the rise: can house-sharing make cities great again?
On October 11th 2018 Co-Liv the first major event about coliving in Paris will welcome you. To get you up to speed about the promises and challenges that coliving offers, we interviewed Jonathan Imme.
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What we have learnt while building Ouishare
How do we define Ouishare? Sometimes as a collective of entrepreneurs or independent workers, sometimes as a bottom-up organization; sometimes like an open community, or at times like a “people incubator”.
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Happiness, failure and vulnerability: what are organisations missing?
Is happiness something that you find, or that you become? Should workplace happiness be the responsibility of the employee or a company’s duty? If we all value different things, how can companies create a suitable environment for all?
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What global cities are (not) telling us: the politics of immigration, identity and invisible frontiers. Interview with Saskia Sassen
"What I care about is how a well-rounded city like Paris can incorporate those individuals in/from the banlieues, who don't feel this is their city." Saskia Sassen on what would she do if she were Mayor of Paris.
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3 insights on the Future(s) of Work following our collaboration at FutureFest 2018
Last July 6th, Ouishare hosted the program of the Explore Stage at Nesta's FutureFest. Here are three key insights that we took home...
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Flexible institutions for a fast-changing world
The time has come to convert the public administrations into flexible, distributed spaces with a shared purpose and meaning.
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