Category: Curated Links

From their site:

“OSE is currently developing a set of open source blueprints for the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) – a set of the 50 most important machines that it takes for modern life to exist – everything from a tractor, to an oven, to a circuit maker. In the process of creating the GVCS, OSE intends to develop a modular, scalable platform for documenting and developing open source, libre hardware – including blueprints for both physical artifacts and for related open enterprises.”

English link: http://opensourceecology.org/about-overview/

Leur page en français: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Main_Page/fr

Harvard Business Review co-opting consensus governance for the mainstream, and explaining it as a bridge for MBA students and other administrators.

En français : http://www.revuegestion.ca/agir/votre-entreprise-est-elle-horizontale-ou-verticale/

In English: https://hbr.org/2013/11/hierarchy-is-overrated&cm_sp=Article-_-Links-_-End%20of%20Page%20Recirculation

Here’s our take on it: Self-Management.

By C Perry & T Mackenzie

Following Toyota’s lead, Sweden is gradually switching to a 6 hour work day.  

En français : https://francais.rt.com/economie/7657-suede-passe-journee-travail-6-heures-efficace-bien-etre-employes

In English: http://globalnews.ca/news/2252448/6-hour-workday-catching-on-in-sweden-could-it-work-in-canada/

Update February 2017: There is some controversy, as their tests in the public health sector cost more than expected. It seems important to look at a variety of solutions for different industries.

En français : http://bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com/entreprise/temps-de-travail-la-suede-mesure-l-impact-de-la-journee-de-6-heures-1077649.html

In English: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/sweden-six-hour-working-day-too-expensive-scrapped-experiment-cothenburg-pilot-scheme-a7508581.html

By C Perry & T Mackenzie

Sustainable building means using materials that are healthy, affordable, local, and as little transformed as possible. It might sound daunting, but most of these solutions are the simpler ways, and the older ways. They are frequently healthier and local by nature.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artduchanvre/building-with-hemp-construire-en-chanvre

Please consider sharing this among your Francophone contacts: these architectural and passive solar design principles reduce the energy costs of a home enough to nearly eliminate heating and cooling costs, even here in Quebec.  People should know, and insist that their developers know, too.

Article en français: http://www.mamunicipaliteefficace.ca/76-efficacite-energetique-ges-l-architecture-bioclimatique.html

Here is an English link: http://www.ecohome.net/guide/passive-solar-home-design

A look at how non-profit models in Canada will shape the economy and provide stability in the 21st century:

English article: https://thetyee.ca/News/2016/08/26/Flourishing-in-a-Not-for-Profit-World/

Une initiative majeure du gouvernement du Québec vers la création d’une économie sociale et d’une stabilité pour le 21ème siècle :

PDF en français : https://www.economie.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/contenu/publications/administratives/plans_action/plan_action_economie_sociale_2015-2020.pdf