Openeverything Berlin
on December 11, 200806.12.2008 Berlin at the newthinking store
“Open Everything is a global conversation about the art, science and spirit of ‘open’. It gathers people using openness to create and improve software, education, media, philanthropy, architecture, neighbourhoods, workplaces and the society we live in: everything. It’s about thinking, doing and being open.”
So that’s the definition, and what did I expect? Well, besides sympathy for the whole idea and being curious I had no idea what might happen. It started off with Open Basics (Overview, conceptual thoughts + established initiatives, as Free Software, Creative Commons, freifunk …). Nothing extremely new, but it was good to have them put all the bits and pieces of knowledge together so you are prepared for the speed geeking.
This was really cool:
Cecilia Palmer, Open Fashion, Pamoyo Here you can download the patterns, make your own clothes, modify and share the pattern again. If you don’t feel like sewing: Their prices are totally reasonable.
Ronen Kadushin, Open Design same thing here: Designs for lamps, chairs, bowls and stuff shared. On top of that he had a very entertaining way to present. Check out the rest of the presentations and sessions. It was pretty interesting and motivating.
Unfortunately I had to leave earlier to catch the bus from Berlin to Hamburg but sometimes I also have a private life. And in this case it meant to show up and take photos on a friends birthday party.
