elearnspace

When success is discovered in one domain, it’s natural to expand whatever the “it” is into other domains. Open source software has changed how software is created, tested, and released. Open education finds its roots in this movement (and both find their roots in Richard Stallman’s early work, which in turn has it’s roots in ideas of John Locke, which in turn…ah, you get the idea). Business models of collaboration at least partly find their inspiration in openness as well. Enterprise 2.0. Government 2.0. Why not apply these principles to cities? Creating a city that thinks like the web presents practical examples of how cities can be structured to enable greater citizen involvement in simple things like fixing streets and drawing attention to non-emergency situations (seeclickfix.com).