Here Comes EverybodyThe power of organization

without organizationsBy Clay Shirky, 2008

• Five people

• 10 Connections

• Eight people

• 28 Connections

Connections &Transactional Costs

Sharing

Conversation

• “Thinspiration” Pro-anorexia blog

• Meet-ups of pet owners of Italian Greyhounds in South Bay

• Class in “How to Prepare for Your First Burning Man Experience”

Collaborative Production

Collective Action

Nothing says ‘police state’ like arresting people for eating ice cream.

Summary• Sharing, Conversation, Collaboration,

Collective Action• Conceptual foundation• Business & news, spontaneous events are

used to illustrate thesis• Transactional costs are high in ed

organizations & hierarchical• Participatory culture should be part of

curriculum & way we work• How might new models of education emerge?

“Revolution doesn’t happen when society adopts new technologies – it happens when

society adopts new behaviors.”

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