Making Sense of Open-Source: Ideals, Reality, and What's on the Horizon
Have you been wondering about the future of open-source? Do you find yourself caught between idealistic visions of collaborative commons and the messy reality of maintenance, licensing, and value extraction? Curious how AI and web3 are reshaping what "open" even means?
Join the Sensemaking Scenius for a 90-minute exploration of open-source. Its promises, its tensions, and its evolving frontiers. This isn't a lecture from on high; it's a collaborative inquiry into what open-source actually means, how it's working (or not), and where it might be headed.
We'll bring together three practitioners navigating open-source:
Rajesh Kasturirangan - Common Source Theorist and Practitioner
Erlend Sogge Heggen - Open Product Strategist
Regis Chapman - Yogi, Coach, Athlete, Geek, Cryptoculture Nerd, Autist, Polymath
Facilitated by Gabriel Chartier and Kristen Pavle, the conversation will unfold as a genuine dialogue, with panelists building on each other's perspectives rather than delivering prepared statements.
What to expect
An interactive, exploratory dialogue with thoughtful, pro-social open-source technologists. We'll:
Get into what open-source is, where it came from, and how it extends beyond code
Wade into the tensions: the gap between ideals and reality, extractive versus regenerative models, and the practical trade-offs of building in the open
Push toward the edges and explore how AI and web3 are reshaping the landscape
Talk about what a thriving open-source commons might actually look like
Throughout, we'll use a collaborative whiteboard for real-time sense-making. You'll have plenty of opportunity to ask questions and join the dialogue directly.
Who is this for?
This event is open to anyone curious about open-source, community governance, and the future of collaborative knowledge-making.
About the Sensemaking Scenius
Founded in October 2023, the Sensemaking Scenius is a global community of sensemakers co-creating a wiser internet. We're builders, designers, researchers, artists, and practitioners working toward an internet that deepens understanding, strengthens connection, and serves collective flourishing.