L' “economie du partage” ne suscite plus le meme engouement qu'a ses debuts. Le voyage a ... more L' “economie du partage” ne suscite plus le meme engouement qu'a ses debuts. Le voyage a commence il y a environ cinq ans, et nombreux sont ceux qui sont restes sur le bord de la route. En revanche, rares…
Voici le second volet d'une serie d'articles racontant notre experience de decentralisati... more Voici le second volet d'une serie d'articles racontant notre experience de decentralisation du OuiShare Fest. Decentraliser un projet, voila quelque chose de plus facile a dire qu'a faire. Mais quoi…
Au mois de novembre dernier, nous nous lancions dans l'experimentation d'une coordination... more Au mois de novembre dernier, nous nous lancions dans l'experimentation d'une coordination decentralisee du programme du OuiShare Fest grâce a Backfeed. Apres quelques mois, en voici la conclusion : les…
Peer-to-peer networks and protocols have inspired new ideas and ideologies about governance, with... more Peer-to-peer networks and protocols have inspired new ideas and ideologies about governance, with the aim of using technology to enable horizontal and decentralized decision-making at scale. This article introduces the concept of “dissensus” from political theory to debates about peer governance in online communities. Dissensus describes the emergence of incompatible differences. Among peer-to-peer technologies, blockchain stands out as a set of ideas that explicitly seek to resolve dissensus through consensus protocols. In this article, we propose dissensus as a “protocol” for foregrounding the often sidelined yet productive aspects of incompatible differences. The concept highlights that there might not always be consensus about a consensus algorithm, and that indeed, dissensus is the precondition for new possibilities and perspectives to emerge. We discuss the concept in relation to the histories of governance ideas in blockchain, namely, a “materialist,” “design,” and “emergent”...
Pour qui travaillerons-nous demain ? Des plateformes, des robots, ou pour nous-memes ? Comment re... more Pour qui travaillerons-nous demain ? Des plateformes, des robots, ou pour nous-memes ? Comment reinventer nos organisations a l'ere du digital ? La democratie peut-elle etre sauvee ? Autant de…
Blockchain a probablement ete l'un des mots qui a suscite le plus de fantasmes dans la commun... more Blockchain a probablement ete l'un des mots qui a suscite le plus de fantasmes dans la communaute tech en 2015. Depuis sa creation, une multitude d'applications emergent peu a peu. Nous avons donc voulu…
Today’s most known representatives of the sharing economy discussed in global media are online pl... more Today’s most known representatives of the sharing economy discussed in global media are online platforms built on top of venture capital backed, hierarchically structured organizations. Francesca Pick and Julia Dreher argue that there is a fundamental misunderstanding today in the discussion of the subject: the sharing economy is built on rhizomatic network structures holding the potential for deeper societal transformation: http://kingsreview.co.uk/magazine/blog/2015/05/05/beyond-hierarchy-why-uber-isnt-part-of-the-sharing-economy/
Peer-to-peer networks and protocols have inspired new ideas and ideologies about governance, with... more Peer-to-peer networks and protocols have inspired new ideas and ideologies about governance, with the aim of using technology to enable horizontal and decentralized decision-making at scale. This article introduces the concept of "dissensus" from political theory to debates about peer governance in online communities. Dissensus describes the emergence of incompatible differences. Among peer-to-peer technologies, blockchain stands out as a set of ideas that explicitly seek to resolve dissensus through consensus protocols. In this article, we propose dissensus as a "protocol" for foregrounding the often sidelined yet productive aspects of incompatible differences. The concept highlights that there might not always be consensus about a consensus algorithm, and that indeed, dissensus is the precondition for new possibilities and perspectives to emerge. We discuss the concept in relation to the histories of governance ideas in blockchain, namely, a "materialist," "design," and "emergent" approach. We then describe moments of dissensus in practice through two cases of online communities, Genesis DAO and Ouishare, discussing their different ways of recognizing and navigating dissensus. Finally, we give a critical overview of consensus algorithms, voting, staking, and forking as the mechanisms that make out blockchain governance ideologies. In conclusion, we argue that dissensus can serve as a useful concept for pointing attention to governance as it is conducted in practice, as historically and culturally specific practices, rather than as a problem to be solved through supposedly universal mechanisms.
L' “economie du partage” ne suscite plus le meme engouement qu'a ses debuts. Le voyage a ... more L' “economie du partage” ne suscite plus le meme engouement qu'a ses debuts. Le voyage a commence il y a environ cinq ans, et nombreux sont ceux qui sont restes sur le bord de la route. En revanche, rares…
Voici le second volet d'une serie d'articles racontant notre experience de decentralisati... more Voici le second volet d'une serie d'articles racontant notre experience de decentralisation du OuiShare Fest. Decentraliser un projet, voila quelque chose de plus facile a dire qu'a faire. Mais quoi…
Au mois de novembre dernier, nous nous lancions dans l'experimentation d'une coordination... more Au mois de novembre dernier, nous nous lancions dans l'experimentation d'une coordination decentralisee du programme du OuiShare Fest grâce a Backfeed. Apres quelques mois, en voici la conclusion : les…
Peer-to-peer networks and protocols have inspired new ideas and ideologies about governance, with... more Peer-to-peer networks and protocols have inspired new ideas and ideologies about governance, with the aim of using technology to enable horizontal and decentralized decision-making at scale. This article introduces the concept of “dissensus” from political theory to debates about peer governance in online communities. Dissensus describes the emergence of incompatible differences. Among peer-to-peer technologies, blockchain stands out as a set of ideas that explicitly seek to resolve dissensus through consensus protocols. In this article, we propose dissensus as a “protocol” for foregrounding the often sidelined yet productive aspects of incompatible differences. The concept highlights that there might not always be consensus about a consensus algorithm, and that indeed, dissensus is the precondition for new possibilities and perspectives to emerge. We discuss the concept in relation to the histories of governance ideas in blockchain, namely, a “materialist,” “design,” and “emergent”...
Pour qui travaillerons-nous demain ? Des plateformes, des robots, ou pour nous-memes ? Comment re... more Pour qui travaillerons-nous demain ? Des plateformes, des robots, ou pour nous-memes ? Comment reinventer nos organisations a l'ere du digital ? La democratie peut-elle etre sauvee ? Autant de…
Blockchain a probablement ete l'un des mots qui a suscite le plus de fantasmes dans la commun... more Blockchain a probablement ete l'un des mots qui a suscite le plus de fantasmes dans la communaute tech en 2015. Depuis sa creation, une multitude d'applications emergent peu a peu. Nous avons donc voulu…
Today’s most known representatives of the sharing economy discussed in global media are online pl... more Today’s most known representatives of the sharing economy discussed in global media are online platforms built on top of venture capital backed, hierarchically structured organizations. Francesca Pick and Julia Dreher argue that there is a fundamental misunderstanding today in the discussion of the subject: the sharing economy is built on rhizomatic network structures holding the potential for deeper societal transformation: http://kingsreview.co.uk/magazine/blog/2015/05/05/beyond-hierarchy-why-uber-isnt-part-of-the-sharing-economy/
Peer-to-peer networks and protocols have inspired new ideas and ideologies about governance, with... more Peer-to-peer networks and protocols have inspired new ideas and ideologies about governance, with the aim of using technology to enable horizontal and decentralized decision-making at scale. This article introduces the concept of "dissensus" from political theory to debates about peer governance in online communities. Dissensus describes the emergence of incompatible differences. Among peer-to-peer technologies, blockchain stands out as a set of ideas that explicitly seek to resolve dissensus through consensus protocols. In this article, we propose dissensus as a "protocol" for foregrounding the often sidelined yet productive aspects of incompatible differences. The concept highlights that there might not always be consensus about a consensus algorithm, and that indeed, dissensus is the precondition for new possibilities and perspectives to emerge. We discuss the concept in relation to the histories of governance ideas in blockchain, namely, a "materialist," "design," and "emergent" approach. We then describe moments of dissensus in practice through two cases of online communities, Genesis DAO and Ouishare, discussing their different ways of recognizing and navigating dissensus. Finally, we give a critical overview of consensus algorithms, voting, staking, and forking as the mechanisms that make out blockchain governance ideologies. In conclusion, we argue that dissensus can serve as a useful concept for pointing attention to governance as it is conducted in practice, as historically and culturally specific practices, rather than as a problem to be solved through supposedly universal mechanisms.
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