Towards the Open Source Civilization
We wrote Towards the Open Source Civilization for the latest issue of the MIT Innovations journal – an issue on Making in America. We have introduced the concept of Distributive Enterprise for the first time in an academic publication. Read the...
Happy New Year 2013
The Christmas Gift to the World 2013 has been delivered. We are starting the year off on a good footing. I have succeeded in my re-application for the Shuttleworth Fellowship – a fellowship which supports early-stage, open enterprises. Here is my...
Christmas Gift to the World 2012
Open Source Ecology is proud to present the Christmas Gift to the World. Our gift this year is demonstrating a major milestone in production efficiency. We have streamlined the production of our open source, automated, compressed earth brick (CEB) press, The...
Smart Mob – Open Source Backhoe Design Review
Review the Design for the Open Source Backhoe Collaboration is the very core of our work. Join us in reviewing the new design for the open source backhoe by clicking the link below. People from all over the world are free to comment and make suggestions...
True Fans Microfunding Development
Greetings, My name is Jacob Dalton, and I’m about to hit the road for Missouri. Along with Brad Lewis and Aaron Makaruk, I’ve been developing a True Fans microfunding web application. This week I’m going to Factor e Farm for a Dedicated...
OSE is Semifinalist in Focus Forward Film Competition
My name is Tristan – Video Communications Director for OSE. I directed, produced, and edited a 3 minute film, Build Yourself – for submission to the Focus Forward Film Competition. We are glad to report that we have been selected as...
Towards the Open Source Economy – Presentation at the Bioneers East Conference
I have spoken recently at the Bioneers East Conference – Connecting for Change – in New Bedford, Massachusetts – evolving the messaging from the Global Village Construction Set to the creation of the open source economy. See for yourself:
Reviewing OSE Strategic Plan
My name is Aaron Makaruk, and I am the Director of Development for Open Source Ecology. I recently gave a speech representing OSE at a TEDx event, and I’d like to invite you to watch the video: Strategic Plan We are preparing a strategic plan, and...
First Installment – OSEmail
We have begun writing a biweekly newsletter. While the blog posts tend to cover specific topics in depth, our newsletter aims to paint a broader update about our projects, partnerships, and other news about happenings at Factor e Farm in collaboration...
Global Village Construction Set – 66 Prototypes Built to Date
Factor e Farm has been building Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) machines since 2008. That year, I announced the Global Village Construction Set concept for the first time in a presentation at the U. Missouri, Columbia. As of today, at least 62...
