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--- t:ontological_commoning [2026-02-15 16:25] – asimong
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 //One of the [[t:terms]] used on this wiki.//
-I coined this term early in 2023, after searching and finding at the time that apparently no one had put these two words together before.
+I coined this term early in 2023, after searching and finding at the time that apparently no one had put these exact two words together before.
+The initial expression of this idea was at the entry: [[d:2023-02-22]]. As time went on, I found it becoming increasingly relevant and vital, and the term has since been used by many other people.
-I have made two recent attempts to spell out some of the methodology. A more general one is at [[d:2025-03-17]]; I am now maintaining a concise draft [[o:90-minute exercise]] along with a separate page on the [[o:rationale]].
+//What I mean is:// the process and practice of finding common ground between different perspectives on a complex situation; finding ways to make sense of each other's conceptual models, without erasing differences, but generating a wider perspective within which individual perspectives can be inter-related. In my experience, this enriches the understanding and the models on all sides.
-I mean: the process and practice of finding common ground between different perspectives on a complex situation; finding ways to make sense of each other's conceptual models, without erasing differences, but generating a wider perspective within which individual perspectives can be inter-related. In my experience, this enriches the understanding and the models on all sides.
+For a very rich sense of several connected issues, listen to the excellent podcast created in December 2023 by [[https://generativeworlding.substack.com/p/ontological-commoning|Anna-Marie Swan]], in dialogue with me around ontological commoning.
-It's good to feel some resonance in [[https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20250518-inizio-pontificato.html|what Leo XIV said]] (2025-05-18). We are aiming “to achieve that unity which does not cancel out differences but values the personal history of each person and the social and religious culture of every people.”
+“Ontological commoning” is just my name for the idea, as it's not completely new or original. I see many similarities in other approaches. I choose to use the name to point out that disagreement and conflict often have their roots at an ontological level, and can be addressed there, too.
-From December 2023, I must highlight the excellent podcast created by [[
+I have made two attempts so far to spell out some of the methodology. A more general one is at [[d:2025-03-17]]; There is also a concise draft [[o:90-minute exercise]] along with a separate page on the [[o:rationale]], but that may not have been recently updated.
-https://generativeworlding.substack.com/p/ontological-commoning|Anna-Marie Swan in dialogue with me around ontological commoning]]. Listening to this will give you a very rich sense of many connected issues.
-I chose this term because it had not been used as that precise phrase before I did in early 2023.
+It's good to feel some resonance in [[https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20250518-inizio-pontificato.html|what Leo XIV said]] (2025-05-18). We are aiming “to achieve that unity which does not cancel out differences but values the personal history of each person and the social and religious culture of every people.”
-The initial expression of this idea was at the entry: [[d:2023-02-22]]. Later in 2023 I found it becoming increasingly relevant and vital.
-“Ontological commoning” just my name for the idea, as it's not completely new or original. I see many similarities in other approaches. I choose to use the name to point out that disagreement and conflict often have their roots at an ontological level, and can be addressed there, too.
 : I have started a separate [[O:]] namespace with its own [[o:index]].
-I set out some ideas on the broader topic of knowledge commoning at [[d:2025-07-27]].
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 === related terms, topics, themes ===
   * the topic [[t:regenerating relationship]]
-  * the topic [[t:knowledge commons]]
+  * the topic [[t:knowledge commons]]. I set out some ideas on the broader topic of knowledge commoning at [[d:2025-07-27]].
   * the term [[t:ontology]], where I briefly explain the two sides to ontology and how I relate them together.
+  * the term [[t:commons]], where I point to a few more things relating to commoning.
 === see also ===