In our age of predatory markets and make-believe democracy, our troubled political institutions have lost sight of real people and practical realities. But if you look to the edges, ordinary people are reinventing governance and provisioning on their own terms. The beauty of commons is that we can build them ourselves, right now. But the bigger challenge is, Can we learn to.

Butch, Ringo, and the Sheep. Four Squares and a Knot. The Siamese Goose Egg Bag. The Complete Don Alan Chop Cup.

Advice for everyone who works for someone else. Social media properties want to increase the time you spend with them. A social media analysis site called Shareaholic compiles a Social Referrals That Matter. Report that measures user engagement.

A little inspiration never hurt anybody.

The Fox knows many things, the Hedgehog knows one big thing.