Octree news · winter 2023
Digital commons VS platform economies, Caroster evolves and Agir à Genève is launched!
Latest news on the digital commons, ecological transition and the social economy
Digital commons play a key role in ecological and social transitions. At Octree, they are changing the governance of our projects, their business models and even the way we work together:
On the self-management & agile team side, things are changing! The technical documentation role makes our team more robust by structuring skills sharing as a collective exercise.
Pasts
Octree took part in the democratic Smart City Day 2023 with Voca! → www.participons.ch.
Octree becomes a member of the Fustic association.
We were at Decidim Fest in Barcelona and NEC in Bordeaux (articles to come). Explore the highlights here and the excellent conferences in the meantime.
Welcome to Thomas Ruesch, who joins us as UX!
Futures
We're starting a new project: a joint venture to better organize short food circuits on a local scale ❤️
Let's change mobility together: Caroster opens its doors to supporters!
Octree replicates the Fourmillière in Montreux under the name Agir in Geneva with:
The city's agenda
All information available without an account
Integration of Geneva's new CO2 calculator
Rethinking our world
A new article on alternatives to platform economies and the digital commons on our blog.
Tired of Black Friday? This year's Fairweek, organized by Swiss towns and municipalities, is getting bigger and bigger.
Geneva launches its carbon footprint calculator. Try it out!
The whole team looks forward to seeing you in 2024!
The Octree team
Image: Donella Meadows, The Limits to Growth 1972. Source: Monoskop.