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May 16, 2019
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Why I joined Fairbnb.coop

Why I joined Fairbnb.coop https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Fbook-Post_BeTheChange_5.jpg?fit=940%2C788 940 788 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Fbook-Post_BeTheChange_5.jpg?fit=940%2C788 May 16, 2019 May 16, 2019

Today I want to talk to you in more detail about Fairbnb.coop. I will focus on two things. The first is to explain to you why I have been involved…

July 28, 2018
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15 days of CivicMarathon

15 days of CivicMarathon https://i0.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CivicMarathon.jpg?fit=1206%2C668 1206 668 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i0.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CivicMarathon.jpg?fit=1206%2C668 July 28, 2018 July 28, 2018

Lately, I’ve been spending most of my time activating the Civic Innovation School. We are launching the second Civic Marathon, it will be a marathon of 15 days to discover…

June 28, 2017
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Fab, resilient, circular or sharing cities: beyond buzzwords, what can networks of cities achieve?

Fab, resilient, circular or sharing cities: beyond buzzwords, what can networks of cities achieve? https://i0.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/arton1780.jpg?fit=1257%2C699 1257 699 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i0.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/arton1780.jpg?fit=1257%2C699 June 28, 2017 June 28, 2017

Next week I will moderate an interesting panel during the Ouishare Fest: Fab, resilient, circular or sharing cities: beyond buzzwords, what can networks of cities achieve? The speakers of the panel…

April 29, 2017
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Civic Factory Fest Valencia

Civic Factory Fest Valencia https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/BANNER-WEB.jpg?fit=3308%2C1834 3308 1834 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/BANNER-WEB.jpg?fit=3308%2C1834 April 29, 2017 April 29, 2017

At the beginning of 2016 I started an interesting conversation with my friend Jonathan Reyes about the opportunity to start a new ambitious project that we called Civic Factory. After…

June 1, 2016
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#CIVICMARATHON to promote the CIVIC PRACTICES book

#CIVICMARATHON to promote the CIVIC PRACTICES book https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mapa.png?fit=1000%2C562 1000 562 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mapa.png?fit=1000%2C562 June 1, 2016 June 2, 2016

As you may already know at the beginning of 2015 I worked with other friends in London to start the CivicWise community in order to promote projects of collective intelligence,…

January 3, 2016
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Plazaletras – public space for emerging models of citizenship

Plazaletras – public space for emerging models of citizenship https://i0.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/plazaletras_low.png?fit=819%2C471 819 471 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i0.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/plazaletras_low.png?fit=819%2C471 January 3, 2016 January 3, 2016

The last February for 15 days Medialab Prado has become my office to develop the project [common]: loclafeed under the Open Up workshop. The aim of the project is to…

January 3, 2016
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LocalFeed

LocalFeed https://i2.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/local-feed-120457207398303-4.png?fit=1159%2C772 1159 772 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i2.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/local-feed-120457207398303-4.png?fit=1159%2C772 January 3, 2016 January 3, 2016

LocalFeed offers a collaborative platform with editable and hyperlocal flows and geo-referenced information; associated maps (geo) RSS (syndication of Web content) and wiki technology (collaboration) with the aim of creating…

January 3, 2016
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Todo Sobre Mi Barrio (All About My Neighborhood)

Todo Sobre Mi Barrio (All About My Neighborhood) https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/mosaico.jpg?fit=1024%2C777 1024 777 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/mosaico.jpg?fit=1024%2C777 January 3, 2016 January 3, 2016

On March 31st of 2007 has been released the project Todo Sobre Mi Barrio, proposed by the Laboratorio Urbano and Algomas art collective (I am a member of both) for…

January 2, 2016
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Meipi | Geoblogs Platform

Meipi | Geoblogs Platform https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/meipi_OPENS_low.png?fit=1152%2C832 1152 832 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/meipi_OPENS_low.png?fit=1152%2C832 January 2, 2016 January 3, 2016

In 2007 after the project Todo Sobre Mi Madre, I throw myself into a new adventure with Alfonso Sanchez Uzábal, Francesco Cingolani, Pablo Rey, Jorge Alvaro y Guillermo Alvaro. The result…

January 2, 2016
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URBAN APERTURE(S) >< POROSITY AS A NEW MODEL FOR HYBRID PUBLIC SPACE

URBAN APERTURE(S) >< POROSITY AS A NEW MODEL FOR HYBRID PUBLIC SPACE https://i2.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/100415_thinkark_APERTURES.png?fit=1000%2C750 1000 750 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i2.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/100415_thinkark_APERTURES.png?fit=1000%2C750 January 2, 2016 June 17, 2017

This paper was included into the book “URBAN HYBRIDIZATION in Contemporary Territories”. Here you can read the english version and you can find the spanish version here. Submmited by: Francesco Cingolani, Domenico…

January 1, 2016
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Macro Meso Micro: Systemic Territory Framework from the Perspective of Social Innovation

Macro Meso Micro: Systemic Territory Framework from the Perspective of Social Innovation https://i2.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/macromesomicro.jpg?fit=1024%2C724 1024 724 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i2.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/macromesomicro.jpg?fit=1024%2C724 January 1, 2016 June 17, 2017

This publication suggests taking a step back to achieve some impulse and present a Territory Systemic Framework from Social Innovation. We mixed elements from Action Research as a suggestion for…

August 20, 2015
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Cities for Life | Global Meeting 2015 | Medellín

Cities for Life | Global Meeting 2015 | Medellín https://i2.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/citiesforlife_domenicodisiena.png?fit=560%2C315 560 315 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i2.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/citiesforlife_domenicodisiena.png?fit=560%2C315 August 20, 2015 January 1, 2016

I’m glad to announce that next week I will travel to Colombia to take part on the Cities for Life Global Meeting in Medellin. I’ve recently travelled to Medellin and…

April 7, 2015
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CivicWise: Civic Engagement and Collaborative Urbanism

CivicWise: Civic Engagement and Collaborative Urbanism https://i0.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/civicwise_street.jpg?fit=1594%2C1061 1594 1061 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i0.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/civicwise_street.jpg?fit=1594%2C1061 April 7, 2015 January 3, 2016

Since the past month of December I’m working on a new ambitious project called CivicWise. CivicWise is a distributed and open community. It’s mission is to empower citizens by fostering…

January 5, 2015
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VOLUMES : Coworking and Glocal Community of Interdisciplinary Designers

VOLUMES : Coworking and Glocal Community of Interdisciplinary Designers https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/volumes1.jpg?fit=958%2C539 958 539 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/volumes1.jpg?fit=958%2C539 January 5, 2015 January 2, 2016

VOLUMES: are you working or coworking? This a great slogan from a new project taking place in Paris. Actually is another project I’m developing with my friend Francesco Cingolani and other…

December 10, 2014
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Learning the City & The City as School

Learning the City & The City as School https://i0.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ciudad_escuela_logo.jpg?fit=703%2C433 703 433 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i0.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ciudad_escuela_logo.jpg?fit=703%2C433 December 10, 2014 December 11, 2017

During the last two years I had the opportunity to work in two different projects that promote a new way to connect learning processes (pedagogy) with urban life. One is…

August 13, 2014
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Tactical Urbanism, Citizenship, and the Digital Sphere

Tactical Urbanism, Citizenship, and the Digital Sphere https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Collectif_etc_St_Etienne_Place_au_changement_x-55.jpg?fit=800%2C533 800 533 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Collectif_etc_St_Etienne_Place_au_changement_x-55.jpg?fit=800%2C533 August 13, 2014 January 3, 2016

New tools for citizen empowerment This text is the result of my intervention in the ‘Hacking the City’ workshop organised by radarq that took place in Seville, Spain, on September…

August 8, 2014
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SentientID: The definitive connection between physical Identity, environment and digital Identity

SentientID: The definitive connection between physical Identity, environment and digital Identity https://i2.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sentientID.png?fit=678%2C538 678 538 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i2.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sentientID.png?fit=678%2C538 August 8, 2014 January 2, 2016

A few days ago, Ecosistema Urbano posted a new update with the description of some projects developed during de Networked Urbanism studio at GSD. Most of the projects promote a positive hybridization…

July 1, 2014
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Meipi needs your help

Meipi needs your help https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/meipi_logo.jpg?fit=1000%2C583 1000 583 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i1.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/meipi_logo.jpg?fit=1000%2C583 July 1, 2014 January 2, 2016

Hi everybody, many of you may not know that I am one of the creators and promoters of a geoblogging platform called Meipi. In the past I have written about…

April 18, 2014
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The meteoric rise of a global Collaborative Commons

The meteoric rise of a global Collaborative Commons https://i0.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/maxresdefault1-840x550.jpg?fit=840%2C550 840 550 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i0.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/maxresdefault1-840x550.jpg?fit=840%2C550 April 18, 2014 August 13, 2015

I would like to share with you this fantastic video where Jeremy Rifkin explains that we are entering a world beyond markets where we are learning how to live together in…

February 17, 2014
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Citizenship, Connected Multitudes and Networked Territories

Citizenship, Connected Multitudes and Networked Territories https://i2.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/urbanohumano-streaming-2.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333 2000 1333 URBANOHUMANO URBANOHUMANO https://i2.wp.com/urbanohumano.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/urbanohumano-streaming-2.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333 February 17, 2014 June 17, 2017

Last month Reyes Gallegos (@rellitas) from La Ciudad Viva (@laciudadviva) have sent me some questions about Citizenship, Participation and Technology. I would like share with you my answers translated to english. You…