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THE OPEN CIVILIZATIONThe opening of the human imagination
The Open Civilization
The open civilization is emerging from a long gestation
The past 500 years have changed the human condition
Our life patterns and expectations have changed dramatically
The Open Civilization
The shackles of tradition have been severed
Boundaries are disappearing
Limitless opportunities abound
And we are just waking up to our human potential!
Open Society
People are free to choose… Their governments Their religions Their marriage
partners An education and an
occupation To own property To visit almost any
country To move almost
anywhere
Open Society
Slavery is disappearing
Poverty, pestilence and starvation are being reduced
Democracy has grown around the globe
Literacy and education are spreading everywhere
Open Communication
Open access to the internet One to one
communication One to many Many to one Mass to mass Text Voice, sound Image, video
Open Concept Architecture
Minimizing restrictions in the design and use of space
Let the imagination prevail
Open Concept Architecture
Free style Irregular Non-linear Organic
Open SpaceUsing space creatively forCollaboration, Public Engagement, Consultation
Open Learning
Free course curricula from many universities and colleges
Without credit Download and take
your time
Open Credentialing
Acceptance of education and occupational credentials based on global standards
Standardized testing
Professional association membership standards
Open Access
For the mobility impaired
Open Skies
International agreement on liberalization of rules and regulations for air transportation
A free market for the international aviation industry
Open Source Software
Free and open access to computer program source code
Minimal restrictions on use
Pay if you want E.g. Linux
operating system…
Open Data
Free access to online data sets
Usually collected by government agencies Industry Finance Demographics Trends Opinion polls
Open Migration
People are migrating between nations with relative ease
National economies are specializing and drawing specialized talent from across the globe
Open Dialog
We use our freedom of speech Though leaders Critics Activists Political pundits Commentators The opposite-
editors page (op/ed)
Open Government
Open access to government information
Citizens access government officials Free elections Public participation Civil disobedience Petitions Referenda
Open Competition
Minimal regulation of market competition
Good corporate citizens are self-regulating Innovation Productivity Market share Investment capital Talent
Open Markets
Open access to enter or exit the marketplace
Global supply chains
Global and Transnational corporations
Global finance and foreign investment
Open Science
You are free to undertake any legal exploration you can finance Multiple dimensions ‘God’ particles Crypto zoology Astro (exo)biology Noetic science
Open Innovation
Create transformative, platform, game-changing technologies Bio-mimicry Nanotechnology Synthetic biology Quantum computing Complex adaptive
systems Alternative energy Asteroid mining
Open ‘Crowd’ Source Financing
Crowd sourcing for small business, artists, producers, writers…
Access the public for financing of private and public initiatives
To do anything you can imagine!
Open Imagination
Now the imagination has been opened
May it never close! There are
boundaries, but we don’t yet know where they are, how secure they are, how they can be changed…
Spirit of Openness
There is a spirit of openness… Discovery of unknown
potential Reinventing ourselves
and our humanity Emergence of new
layers of meaning Liberation of creative
energy Freedom of expression
Hope! Joy! Enthusiasm!
The Open Civilization Let’s keep it open. It’s ours to imagine. We can make anything
happen. Let’s find the edges.
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