Oscar,Sr Sarmiento·Sep 29What Holds a Shared Economy Together?Economics explains value, game theory explains behavior, and Ostrom explains durable cooperation.
Awaisha Inayat·May 9Elinor Ostrom Was Right. The Caspian Proves It.Standing at the edge of the Caspian Sea, I expected to feel something vast and ancient. What I felt instead was complicated; sort of…
Oscar,Sr Sarmiento·May 1Why the “Tragedy of the Commons” Is Not InevitableHow Elinor Ostrom Showed That Cooperation Can Be Designed
Oscar,Sr Sarmiento·Apr 28Governing the Commons: A Summary of Elinor Ostrom’s WorkThis infographic outlines the economic theories of Elinor Ostrom regarding Common Pool Resources (CPRs)-shared resources like forests…
Oscar,Sr Sarmiento·Apr 24Governing the Digital CommonsWhat Elinor Ostrom can teach social media about freedom, trust, and fair rules
Oscar,Sr Sarmiento·Apr 22Elinor Ostrom — Why the Economy Grows the Wrong ThingWhat the commons can teach us about growth, ownership, and the kind of wealth that actually makes life betterA response icon1A response icon1
The EcoCommercist·Apr 20GADGET: Pressure-testing Reveals Wicked Issue CausesMeta-Governor and GADGET Creator
Oscar,Sr Sarmiento·Apr 16When Shared Wealth Breaks DownWhy shared resources fail only when nobody is truly responsible for them
The EcoCommercist·Feb 25Misaligned Governance, not complexity, creates Wicked ProblemsConventional Wisdom