On the role of Platform Based Peer Production and the Commons in the dynamics of Innovation

I recently wrote this article for Spanda Journal: it explores the hypothesis that cognitive capitalism and peer production can coexist in the perspective of an abundant economy, refusing the perspective that puts capitalism and private enterprise in direct confrontation with open, participative and cooperative ownership and governance models.

On Competition, Collaboration and Innovation design

It’s an encouraging and challenging moment: creative destruction wipes out bullshit job and changemakers have the opportunity to build new, local and fair markets: will they be interested?

How to Frame the Sharing Economy Narrative (and Move On)

Is the sharing economy the first attempt to instill community perspectives in the traditional process of venture capital backed innovation? Or, on the contrary, is that an attempt of Venture Capital to monetize peer to peer and cooperative trends emerging from a pervasive internet and a global cultural shift?

Why Trust is not a Currency

Since today, I’m starting to publish specific contents about alternative currencies on Dropis blog. Dropis is a project for the creation of a currency dedicated to the sharing economy. See dropis.com for details.