topic: knowledge commons

One of the terms used on this wiki.

I have a whole section, originally written in 2020, on Requirements for a wiki to support a living knowledge commons

• In 2023-09-09 I set out what a knowledge commons is, in my view.
• In 2025-07-27 I put together my insights around the several steps towards knowledge commoning;
• In 2025-07-30 I revisit the tragedy of the knowledge commons.
• In 2025-09-11 I'm starting a new series on knowledge commons related to other commons. See there for onward links as they emerge.

Other related pages are given in the backlinks, below.

In my writings before I had a wiki, in 2021, several pieces were indexed with knowledge commons:
https://www.simongrant.org/c/knowledgecommons.html

My experiences related to knowledge commons extend to being a low-contribution Wikipedian, where I helped to create the Art of Hosting page; years of experience (since 2012) with the P2P Foundation wiki; and several other places.

• broader term: commons
• theme: connecting useful knowledge
• theme: knowledge serving commons
• related term: ontological commoning

• Nicole Reese's A Knowledge Commons for Village Building