<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Hello,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’m not sure how many of you have heard of POC21, but it is a pretty neat initiative that took place outside of Paris just before COP21. In their own words, "<a href="http://www.poc21.cc" target="_blank" class="">POC21</a>, an innovation camp that united 300 geeks for 5 weeks to prototype the collaborative, circular economy."</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">They have a great video about the experience here <a href="http://www.openstate.cc" class="">http://www.openstate.cc</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">They are a great showcase of some of the Maker Movement’s tools. The videos highlight some of the practical applications of this great set of idea.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In anycase, the POC21 initiative blended open source, environmental sustainability, community resilience and design thinking into their process. Lots of opportunity to emulate & extend. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Mike</div><div class="">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">-- </div><div class="">Mike Gifford, President, OpenConcept Consulting Inc. <br class="">Drupal 8 Core Accessibility Maintainer - <a href="https://drupal.org/user/27930" class="">https://drupal.org/user/27930</a><br class="">Twitter: @mgifford @openconcept_ca | <a href="https://plus.google.com/+OpenconceptCaDrupal" class="">https://plus.google.com/+OpenconceptCaDrupal</a><br class=""><br class="">Open source web development for social change - <a href="http://openconcept.ca" class="">http://openconcept.ca</a><br class="">Drupal Association Member | Acquia Partner | Certified B Corporation<br class=""></div></div>
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