The introductory text for our newly formed collective, Oktana. Read about why we came together, our critique and vision for work and technology and our desires for the present and future of our initiative.
About - Open Collective
Open Collective was founded by idealists to make online communities more sustainable. What began as a tool for open source and grassroots groups has grown into a global infrastructure for transparency, collaboration, and shared financial stewardship.
OKA – Disseminating free content on Wikipedia and open platforms through targeted funding
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to improving Wikipedia and other open platforms. We do so by providing monthly stipends to full-time contributors and translators. We leverage AI (Large Language Models) to automate most of the work.
AI Suggestions Homogenize Writing Toward Western Styles and Diminish Cultural Nuances
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Category:Articles translated by an OKA editor
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 5,177 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The InterBrain - How Collective DreamWeaving Can Heal the World
OKA - Wiki pages tracker (oka.wiki/tracker)
Sharing Notes about Collective Intelligence — Pop Junctions
Last week, my travels took me to San Antonio where I delivered one of the keynote addresses at the Educause Learning Initiative conference -- a gathering focused on the application of technology for learning at the college and university level. My presentation, "What Wikipedia Can Teach Us Ab
Clouded skies for open networks
Last week, I finished an essay about platform design affordances and content moderation expectations and community-level context collapse on Bluesky for Tech Policy Press and set it aside to cool before a last read-through. An hour later, the Trump administration brought to Bluesky a propaganda-zombie army made
More notes on Organizing, Mutual Aid, and Activism on decentralized social networks
Part 3 of a series. See If not now, when? Mutual aid and organizing in the fediverses, the ATmosphere, and whatever comes next and Notes (and thoughts) on organizing in the fediverses and the ATmosphere for previous installments and a reading list. "Mutual aid. Organizing. Sharing, contextualizing, and making meaning
Landing — Open Journals Collective
We're a collective of libraries, university presses, and non-profit publishers reshaping academic research.
rude1 '25 reading list
Daemon
Anathem
Starship Troopers
Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
Gnomon
Stranger in a Strange Land