Open Source Ecology

All Aboard! The 6 in 60 Campaign Continues

Let’s kick off this Tuesday update with a quick word from Marcin, OSE’s Executive Director: As our Operations Manager Katie Whitman joins us officially this week, we are excited to say that OSE 2.0’s core staff is now all on board, even as the 6...

Open Source Hardware Documentation Jam: A Report

Open Source Hardware documentation isn’t just about creating a set of assembly instructions that anyone can follow, so that they can build, for example, a LifeTrac tractor. It’s about accelerating innovation to solve problems more effectively and...

6 in 60 Update

This is my first blog post as OSE’s new Product Lead – and I’d like to report that we are busy making progress. Our five Dedicated Project Visitors (DPVs) have just arrived a little over a week ago and have been put into the deep end...

White House Honors Crowdfunding Champs

Yesterday, June 4, 2013 – in Washington, DC, the White House honored twelve Crowdfunding “Champions of Change.” We are excited to share with you that one of those recognized was Open Source Ecology’s founder, Marcin Jakubowski. See a video...

Declare Your OSE Wish

Hello Open Source Ecology Fans and Friends. I will be presenting this week at the Glimpses Conference on human potential. Here is my Glimpses Presentation in Prezi plus script. In my presentation, I will give a few examples of what people hope to do...

6 Years’ Spring Cleaning at Factor e Farm

Open Source Ecology is entering a new era – scaling up and laying foundations for major growth in the coming years. After 6 years of starting from raw land – and hosting countless visitors, builds, and prototyping sessions – Factor e...

OSE Design Sprints Spur Innovation

6 in 60! How can Open Source Ecology design and build 6 new machines from the Global Village Construction Set— a microtractor, bulldozer, truck, car, backhoe, and ironworker machine—in just 60 days? Our new video shows you how! OSE’s Design...

Help Ignite The Spark on July 13!

Hi, my name is Lisa, and I am OSE’s blogging assistant. Marcin recruited me to help with the blog, and my goal is to fill in the gaps to bring to you more of the many developments that are happening at Open Source Ecology. Ian Midgley, OSE veteran...

Rev Up Change Win Powers Documentation Initiative

The Feast and NBCUniversal have announced the results of the Rev Up Change Challenge, and the grand prize winner is … Open Source Ecology! Thanks to all who voted. Literally, we couldn’t have done it without you! Jerri Chou, Co-Founder of The Feast,...

Introducing the OSE Core Team 2013

We have batches of good news to share about what’s going on with Open Source Ecology. The most important news of all, as a foundation for everything else, has to be our bringing on board a full-time core team, including our Operations Manager, Katie...