Enjoying the ramping up of #governance discussion that’s been happening in #socialcoop lately.
Reminded of some ideas I really liked from Alison Powell’s book [[Undoing Optimization: Civic Action in Smart Cities]]:
"In contrast to the smooth optimization that constrains citizenship, friction slows down the process and requires negotiation, balance, and acceptance of similarity within difference."
#Friction is not always bad. #Optimization is not always good.
Tom Williams
@neil https://anagora.org/Undoing+Optimization%3A+Civic+Action+in+Smart+Cities
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[[friction]] – anagora.org
@neil AP! She’s the best.
@neil Quite right. Some sand in the wheels is often beneficial and the right amount of grit in the oyster is crucial to the production of a pearl – too much kills the oyster and too little will not result in a pearl.
thank you @neil for introducing me to [[alison powell]] [[alison b powell]]:- #twitter https://twitter.com/a_b_powell– #go https://alisonpowell.ca
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[[alison b powell]] – anagora.org
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@neil I’ve been enjoying it too! Thanks for the Powell link I picked up a copy on ligen.is
Aside: I do like the idea of getting the @SocialCoop reading group going again.
@edsu @neil @SocialCoop +1!