OpenCivics Network
A network + framework empowering civic innovators, organizers, and patrons creating a vital, resilient, participatory civilization
/ ROOT DOWN & RISE UP
We believe that a participatory, resilient, and thriving civilization is within our reach.
Our civilization is in crisis, characterized by environmental degradation, social fragmentation, political corruption, and economic inequality. Many are realizing that these crises are deeply interconnected and systemic. If we accept that our current crises are the result of the systems we rely on, it becomes our civic responsibility to imagine and design better ones.
The word civics originates from acts of care and solidarity, reflecting a sense of mutuality and shared belonging. We aim to foster a civic renaissance — a culture of open civics — that revives these civic virtues through open civic innovation, empowering communities to participate in the collective practice of building better systems.
As civic innovators, we explore ways to improve the foundational systems that serve the well-being of our communities. We design and experiment with new civilizational systems that foster mutual care, responsibility, and collective well-being.
We believe a renewal of civic culture will lead to the creation of open civic systems rooted in consent, cooperation, and collective action. Collectively designing a modular, interoperable, composable, and inclusive protocol-based open innovation approach will enable communities to respond more effectively in times of crisis, share knowledge, and rebuild civilization from the ground up.
The Open Civic Innovation Framework is a philosophy and practice for open civic innovation that empowers the public to assemble systems.
A pluralistic and polycentric methodology rooted in participatory design and engagement that empowers civic innovators to coordinate collective action towards meeting global and localized needs.
The OpenCivics Network exists to support civic innovators, organizers and patrons in the practice of open civic innovation.
A community of practice and solidarity network working to renew civic culture and adapt civic systems to create the conditions for a vital, resilient, and participatory civilization to emerge.
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