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January 28, 20252 p.m. Mountain TimeCristol Chemistry and Biochemistry Building 142Ìý Are we, as technologists, responsible for how our work impacts society?ÌýIn a 2022 paper, researcher David Widder published a study on

By Kike Arnaiz, via Stocksy United I’ve seen it again and again: A group gets started, gets working on something good an important, and then falls apart because some internal conflict arises. During the early days of

ÌýDownload for screen readingDownload for booklet printingDownload for standard printingWaves of uncertainty swell around you. They threaten to consume you with confusion as they crescendo. Where do you and your community turn

Download hereWhile supplies last, get the newest MEDLab zine, a tarot-infused exploration of governance transitions in open-source software communities. A free online copy will be available for all.Waves of uncertainty swell around you. They

A new blog post on the Pressbooks website recounts MEDLab's role in supporting the development of a governance strategy for the textbook Humans R Social Media, which I use in my Introduction to Social Media course: One of the pivotal moments in the

Creating an effective way for users to navigate and utilize an online platform with extensive content can be a challenge, particularly for new users unfamiliar with the site’s structure. This was the case with CommunityRule, our online tool that

CommunityRule is a tool that helps make communities better by providing a central place where people can create and share governance designs for their communities. It offers nine simple templates for setting up community structures. Communities can

Imagine a world in which the cooperative movement has won. The old dream of aÌýcooperative commonwealthÌýhas arrived. You go about your day from cooperative to cooperative—shopping, working, scrolling on apps, and utilizing infrastructure

Background Last year, Smart Contract Research Forum provided a grant to CommunityRule, an open-source Web app led by MEDLab at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder meant to serve as an interface for community governance design. The project was led by Deacon Rodda at SQGLZ,

In February, we announced an open call for Sacred Stacks, an invitation to "Bring Decentralized Tools to Your Community." We were astonished by the response. Around fifty communities applied for only three available slots. Clearly, there is a