4th Sector: Trust in institutions and distinguishing the 4th Sector from the public, private and solidarity sectors

 01 July 2022, Sensoricans hosted the 4th Sector event at the Just One Giant Summit.

Two complementary sessions where we swarm trust in traditional institutions, and the formalization of the 4th sector. Read more here and follow the steps below to participate.

 Presentation

Main co-creators

Javier Creus, Mayssam Daaboul, Marie-Soleil L'Allier and Tiberius Brastaviceanu

Event format

Two complementary sessions where we swarm trust in traditional institutions, and the formalization of the 4th sector.

Both sessions are not panel presentations. We will experiment with co-creation. Our event will feel like a jazz show, a stage where people with great experience think together (jam, dance). It is a different intellectual experience for participants and for those who attend the event as observers it's a show of collective intelligence at play.

This is moving from thinking alone and presenting our own ideas to thinking together and collectively improving our thoughts. That's in tune with the 4th Sector paradigm, swarming a topic rather than carving the event into 15min "real estate" for each presenter from which to project one-to-many.

Resources

Main coordination doc

Harvesting

We document on the OVN wiki!

 

 

 

 

Eco2FEST 2018

From November 5th to the 23rd, 2018, Sensorica and Ouishare organised eco2FEST 2018, an open space and unconference where we engaged the Montreal South-West population in discussions and workshops about the social and collaborative economy.

A significant number of local organisations that engage in socio, economic and cultural development contributed to the eco2FEST experience and manifested their interest in future collaboration. We also engaged governmental organisations in general discussions about the collaborative economy.

eco2FEST space, Verdun, Qc., November 5th to 23rd, 201

We plan to publish a comprehensive report about eco2FEST during the month of April 2019, in collaboration with Jeremy Diaz, a researcher at UQAM University. Our preliminary conclusions show that Verdun consists of a vibrant community with an informal network of coops and non-profit organizations that collaborate to improve the well-being of local citizens. Their activities span from awareness-building and education programs through to those that strengthen social cohesion and mutual support, to urban agriculture, fair commerce and cultural events. The civil society in Verdun is in development mode, and is still far from the stage of emancipation and refinement seen in Le Plateau, Montreal - the epicenter of the social economy in Quebec. Although the Verdun borough pays a lot of attention to these local social development initiatives, resources are very scarce. We maintain that local coops, nonprofits and independent individuals can do a lot more with the little they already have by mutualizing resources and collaborating better through formal relationships, prescribed by collaborative economy models. The three-week-long eco2FEST event gave local organisations opportunities to know each other and strengthen their bonds. A few months later, some of them are still meeting on a regular basis and planning for a better future in the Montreal South-West neighbourhood.

 

 

Fourth Sector

For enthusiasts of open collaboration, open networks and communities, open source development, open science and innovation

Wednesday October 9th, 5:30pm to 8pm, in Verdun (Caffe le 5eme).

An open forum, sharing experiences in open networks and communities, defining the Fourth Sector together, identifying achievements and roadblocks. Canada's Justice Minister helped us identify a path towards recognition and legitimization of the Fourth Sector.

Many of us have had some experience with open networks and communities. Some of these experiences have probably been frustrating. Ask yourself if some of the frustration came from the fact that these new types of organisations aren't well understood, recognized and legitimized. Ask yourself what would be the situation if your work in open networks and communities can give you access to social benefits, if there were budgets allocated to open networks and communities.

The event's Facebook page

Open working folder

Movin'On by Michelin - meeting innovation managers

Guided by Shamengo, a group of innovation managers from some of the largest companies in France, who came to Montreal for the Monin'On conference (organized by Michelin), were also interested in exotic innovation and business models. They asked Sensoricans to present their work. Tibi answered the call and gathered everyone at a local restaurant. The discussion started by observing the new trends of shifting towards a network state of organization, as traditional vertical organizations are breaking down into a complex ecosystem of subsidiaries and supply networks on one side, and the crowd, individuals, get organized into global networks like Bitcoin, on the other side. Then, Sensorica and its innovation and production model were presented, followed by a long question and answers period.

As expected, Sensorica's innovation model was found fascinating, those in the room seemed perplexed, as everyone of us did when we first learned about Wikipedia and its open, crowdsourcing-based content production model. Open network organizations, open innovation and peer production still have this magic aura around them. People don't understand how they are even possible, so they're mesmerized but at the same time paralyzed, not knowing how to play with it. 

 

 Presentation used during the event