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How can we enable people, organizations, and governments to build and maintain regenerative and healthy environments for everyone? In this podcast series, we explore the Societal Assets and initiatives by the Townmaking Institute and others that envision a shift towards a regenerative and thriving society.
Episodes will cover assets and initiatives developed by the Townmaking Institute and its community. Every other week, we will feature local stories, including narratives from the Netherlands, India, Kenya, and beyond.This podcast is published by the Townmaking Institute under the Next Commons principles.
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From Consumers to Citizens, how can we build representation in Digital Society?
The Internet today mostly treats us as consumers, not as citizens. To make things worse, we are often represented as users conforming to the same standards. As citizens we have rights to clean water, clean air, and healthy food. As digital citizens, we should have the right to represent ourselves accurately, and to know where and how our information is being used. However, we are often without agency, funneled into revenue-maximizing streams. But we are not the same, we come from different cu...
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What are the NextCommons Principles?
In the third episode of Townmaking, we discuss the NextCommons Principles. What are they and why does Indranil Bhattacharya think they are needed for societal equality and resilience?This podcast was produced and curated by Indranil Bhattacharya, Omar Zuberi, Fernanda Hunken Herrera, and Servaz van Berkum (host). Music by Mickey Smid.This podcast is published by the Townmaking Institute under the Next Commons principles (https://nextcommons.townmaking.com/). See https://www.townmaking.com/ fo...
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How is the Internet changing our local cultures (and why we should care)?
In the second episode of Townmaking, we discuss with Indranil Bhattacharya how global digital culture is supplanting local cultures and why we should care.This podcast was produced and curated by Indranil Bhattacharya, Omar Zuberi, Fernanda Hunken Herrera, and Servaz van Berkum (host). Music by Mickey Smid.See https://digitalsociety.townmaking.com/ for more about Digital Culture.This podcast is published by the Townmaking Institute under the Next Commons principles (https://nextcommons.townma...
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Why do we need Townmakers?
This is the first ever episode of the Townmaking Institute. How can we enable people, organizations, and governments to build and maintain regenerative and healthy environments for everyone? In this podcast series, we explore the Societal Assets and initiatives by the Townmaking Institute and others that envision a shift towards a regenerative and thriving society.In this episode we’ll discuss why Indranil Bhattacharya and Thieu Besselink started the Townmaking Institute. And why we...