Comments on: Open Technology http://www.opennasa.com/2010/03/05/open-technology/ Your NASA, My NASA, OUR NASA Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:14:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: ssteiner http://www.opennasa.com/2010/03/05/open-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-44585 ssteiner Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:17:54 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/?p=1663#comment-44585 Hi Tim--your question is a good one. We've been wrestling with this on Aerogel.org for some time. I've got some ideas that I'll write up in a new post and maybe we can start a more in-depth conversation. Hi Tim–your question is a good one. We’ve been wrestling with this on Aerogel.org for some time. I’ve got some ideas that I’ll write up in a new post and maybe we can start a more in-depth conversation.

]]> By: Tim846 http://www.opennasa.com/2010/03/05/open-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-44583 Tim846 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:48:46 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/?p=1663#comment-44583 Hi Stevie! Awesome to see you posting here. Great topic! And now, some detailed questions (now that you have my mind working): I'd love to hear ideas on moving from the "open = transparency" model to an "open = participatory" model. [Transparency being where processes and technologies are sufficiently explained so that others can understand what is happening and, potentially, replicate those processes and recreate the technologies independently. Participatory being where someone who is actively using the technology/process has the opportunity to collaborate with other users and make improvements to a process or technology in such a way that they can be incorporated into future iterations by the community.] Basically, how do you stop talking TO people and start talking WITH them about what's going on? When does someone stop being a student of the process experts and become their colleague? How do you foster innovation in a community where there are vastly different levels of knowledge and experience? With computer software, it is easy for anyone to download a software development kit and tinker: all it takes is a computer, bandwidth, and time. If they don't get their Linux kernel to compile, no big deal! When working with rocket engines (or cryogenics), the barrier to entry is much higher and the risks of failure can be much greater. Do you think that barriers to entry will affect the type of people able to participate in technology development? If so, is it really "open" at all? [Also, I think I ate too much sugar today!] Hi Stevie!

Awesome to see you posting here. Great topic! And now, some detailed questions (now that you have my mind working):

I’d love to hear ideas on moving from the “open = transparency” model to an “open = participatory” model.

[Transparency being where processes and technologies are sufficiently explained so that others can understand what is happening and, potentially, replicate those processes and recreate the technologies independently.

Participatory being where someone who is actively using the technology/process has the opportunity to collaborate with other users and make improvements to a process or technology in such a way that they can be incorporated into future iterations by the community.]

Basically, how do you stop talking TO people and start talking WITH them about what’s going on? When does someone stop being a student of the process experts and become their colleague? How do you foster innovation in a community where there are vastly different levels of knowledge and experience?

With computer software, it is easy for anyone to download a software development kit and tinker: all it takes is a computer, bandwidth, and time. If they don’t get their Linux kernel to compile, no big deal! When working with rocket engines (or cryogenics), the barrier to entry is much higher and the risks of failure can be much greater.

Do you think that barriers to entry will affect the type of people able to participate in technology development? If so, is it really “open” at all?

[Also, I think I ate too much sugar today!]

]]> By: one http://www.opennasa.com/2010/03/05/open-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-44568 one Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:31:07 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/?p=1663#comment-44568 -- my "Houston, You Have A Problem" article explains the right way to solve the NASA problems -- http://www.newspaceagency.com/articles/04youhaveaproblem.html -- –
my “Houston, You Have A Problem” article explains the right way to solve the NASA problems
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http://www.newspaceagency.com/.....oblem.html
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]]> By: ssteiner http://www.opennasa.com/2010/03/05/open-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-44566 ssteiner Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:43:34 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/?p=1663#comment-44566 Thanks, Jessy! I posted this http://opennasa.ideascale.com/a/dtd/33313-7044 to expand the conversation more towards open technology. John--definitely. Default open before default closed. Thanks, Jessy! I posted this http://opennasa.ideascale.com/a/dtd/33313-7044 to expand the conversation more towards open technology.

John–definitely. Default open before default closed.

]]> By: Jessy http://www.opennasa.com/2010/03/05/open-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-44561 Jessy Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:30:48 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/?p=1663#comment-44561 there are some comments along these lines on the ideascale discussion currently happening. i would definitely encourage you to make sure this idea is represented there! http://opennasa.ideascale.com there are some comments along these lines on the ideascale discussion currently happening. i would definitely encourage you to make sure this idea is represented there!

http://opennasa.ideascale.com

]]> By: mrdoornbos http://www.opennasa.com/2010/03/05/open-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-44560 mrdoornbos Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:17:58 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/?p=1663#comment-44560 Excellent idea. No reason Open has to be just in the digital world. Excellent idea. No reason Open has to be just in the digital world.

]]> By: John Pritchard http://www.opennasa.com/2010/03/05/open-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-44559 John Pritchard Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:15:49 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/?p=1663#comment-44559 Stephen, great to see you here at Open NASA! Default open rather than default closed. There's a lot of ideas' exchanging going on as this is happening. And of course some of my faves, like LH2/LOX production and propulsion systems, have ITAR / public security headaches. John Stephen, great to see you here at Open NASA!
Default open rather than default closed. There’s a lot of ideas’ exchanging going on as this is happening. And of course some of my faves, like LH2/LOX production and propulsion systems, have ITAR / public security headaches.

John

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