The document proposes POC21, an accelerator camp for open source sustainable projects. It will bring together projects, experts, and participants for 5 weeks to rapidly prototype and scale solutions. The goal is to develop and spread replicable models for sustainable living globally through open sharing. The camp aims to catalyze impact ahead of the COP21 climate conference and beyond by facilitating collaboration, mentoring, and widespread adoption of the outputs. It will include research, community building, project selection, the 5 week camp, and post-camp diffusion phases to maximize the potential of open source to address sustainability challenges.

1. POC21 | Proof Of Concept 21
accelerating open source sustainability

2. Global warming, resource depletion, species extinction. Growing inequality, social stratification,
political dead-end. Isolation, burnout and despair. We sign petitions, eat organic, recycle and
drive hybrids – and yet the overall negative trends keep accelerating. Scientists say our
civilization is nearing collapse, advancing into a perfect storm of combined crises.
Since the COP15 climate conference in 2009, little has changed: political leaders seem to be going
in circles, and protest culture lacks a clear blueprint for the future.
In 2015, it is time to move from protests to prototypes.
Instead of a Conference Of Parties, we propose a Proof Of Concept.
We call it POC21

3. “Open Source means that anyone can freely access, use, modify and share
the knowledge, code, designs or data of a project, for any purpose.”
(adapted from the Open Definition)

4. THE POWER OF OPEN SOURCE
a networked production and distribution model for solutions to the challenges of the 21st century
THE OPEN SOURCE MODEL MAXIMIZES
Shared Innovation (building on each other’s efforts)
Diffusion and Replicability (free, global knowledge)
Adaptability and Flexibility (local context, needs and budgets)
Sustainability (needs-driven, repairability, economies of scope)
Cost Efficiency (no rents, no need to reinvent the wheel)

5. “If the Internet teaches us anything,
it is that great value comes from
leaving core resources in a commons,
where they're free for people to build
upon as they see fit.”
Lawrence Lessig, founder of Creative Commons

6. OPEN SOURCING SUSTAINABILITY FOR MAXIMUM DIFFUSION
Imagine people and communities producing their own energy, food, goods and housing.
Using local resources, accessible tools and open source blueprints.
Connected with each other across the globe, sharing their discoveries in a global commons
of knowledge for the transition.

7. MANY PIONEERS HAVE
ALREADY STARTED
TO BUILD THIS FUTURE.
Here are a few of them. They truly inspire us.

8. Piggott Wind Turbine : wind turbine for personal or small
community use. Created by Hugh Piggott. image by Hugh Piggott

9. Bio-photovoltaic solar panel using bacteria to
produce electricity. Created by the Valldaura
Green Fab Lab in Barcelona.
image by Quentin Chevrier - MAKERY

10. P2P Food Lab : greenhouses outfitted with low-cost sensors that monitor
and share environmental data within a community of users
image by P2P Food Lab

11. LifeTrac Tractor by Open Source Ecology. One of the prototypes of the
Global Village Construction Set. The GVCS is a set of 50 open source,
low-cost and self-replicable machines for community resilience.
image by Open Source Ecology CC BY SA

12. Wikihouse open source construction system : print
your own high-performance, low-energy house.
image by WikiHouse Foundation CC BY ND

13. Micro-bio-architecture - mushrooms
take the shape of structures modeled
in reclaimed cardboard and harden
into resilient building. Created by the
Valldaura Green Fab Lab in Barcelona
image by Quentin Chevrier - MAKERY

14. THE VISION
Building the most functional and replicable cell
of a truly sustainable society.
Open Source everything.
Spread. Adapt.
Multiply.

15. ENTER POC21

16. POC21 IS AN ACCELERATOR FOR
OPEN SOURCE SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES
5 weeks of co-making and co-living camp in the countryside (45 min from Paris)
12 projects. 50 participants. 25 mentors. hundreds of supporters.
1 goal: open sourcing sustainability.
POC21 will bring high-potential open source projects together with world-class mentors and
experts in the fields of energy, housing, food, water, waste, digital fabrication and much more.
Every physical prototype developed during the POC21 process can be used autonomously, or
integrated with the others into one coherent vision of a sustainable lifestyle.
POC21 will catalyze the scale, impact,
and widespread adoption of these projects.

17. POC21 will unfold in three phases between December 2014 and December 2015,
when the 21st U.N. Conference Of Parties (COP21) on climate change takes place in Paris.
PHASE ONE
RESEARCH &
PREPARATION
dec 2014
→ jul 2015
PHASE TWO
CAMP
aug → sept 2015
(5 weeks)
PHASE THREE
MASSIVE
DIFFUSION
sept → dec 2015
and beyond!
→ Research and outreach on
open source sustainability
→ Selection of projects who
will participate to the Camp
→ Camp preparation
→ Community building and
awareness raising for POC21
→ 50 participants, 12 projects, co-making
and co-living during 5
weeks of intense prototyping
→ mentoring from world-class
experts on tech, sustainability,
business, communication
→ closing celebration event,
open to the public
→ massive diffusion of the
Camp outputs (prototypes,
catalog of solutions, …) ahead
of and beyond COP21
→ outreach to media, funders,
policymakers, academia and
mainstream users

18. PHASE ONE | december 2014 to july 2015
RESEARCH & PREPARATION
PRODUCING
KNOWLEDGE
→ working with academic partners to research the
potential of open source projects to address
sustainability and climate issues
→ publishing content before the Camp
BUILDING THE
COMMUNITY
→ online community building and management
→ awareness-raising events across the globe
→ establishing media partnerships
→ speaking at global conferences
SELECTING THE
PROJECTS
→ leveraging our networks to connect with the best
open source projects for sustainability
→ call for projects (jan/feb 2015) to select the POC21
Camp participants
FINE-TUNING THE
CAMP PROGRAM
→ pre-Camp workshops to prototype and test parts of
the POC21 Camp experience
→ reaching out to experts who will mentor projects
→ logistics and organization of the Camp and the
closing public conference/festival

19. PHASE TWO | aug - sept 2015
5-WEEK CAMP
WEEK 2-4: DEEP DIVE
4 main session formats :
prototyping, mentoring, peer-to-peer
learning,
and checkouts
Our goal is to help projects reach their maximum potential through:
● mentoring from world-class experts in technology, sustainability and business models
● continuous cross-fertilization with other participants throughout the Camp
● integration of each autonomous module (project) into a coherent lifestyle vision
● communication campaigns and stories for the media, to reach out to the mainstream
● connections with potential partners and funders
WEEK 1: OPENING
team building , inspiration
and concept/envisioning
WEEK 5: WRAP-UP
prototypes finalization,
storytelling, celebration

20. PHASE THREE | sept to dec 2015 and beyond
MASSIVE DIFFUSION
MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Stories of the creators, their projects, the Camp, and our
comprehensive vision for the future on TV, film, video, radio, print and online
PARTNERS & FUNDERS: scaling the POC21 projects through financing and
strategic or logistical support from companies, investors, foundations ...
POLICYMAKERS: facilitating public policies and government programs that support
open source solutions (key message: maximum impact with low capital)
ACADEMIA: conducting further research on open source sustainability, and
integration in business, design and engineering schools
OUTPUTS
OF THE CAMP
→ The world’s best prototypes for open
source sustainable lifestyles
→ A web and print catalog showcasing
the best products and solutions
4 OUTREACH CHANNELS

21. A CATALOG FOR OPEN SOURCE SUSTAINABILITY
Imagine an appealing, mainstream catalogue as ubiquitous as IKEA's,
showcasing an open source sustainable lifestyle. That is our plan.

22. THE VENUE
Château de Millemont
This stunning French castle
from the XVIth century is
located only 45 min from
Paris in the Yvelines area.
Easily accessible by train
from Gare Montparnasse or
by car through the N12
motorway.
Surrounded by undisturbed
nature it is a dream location
for project incubation and
prototyping.

23. CO-PRODUCERS
ACADEMIC PARTNERS
University of Potsdam
Chair for Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship
Academic supervision and research on sustainable innovation
Fraunhofer Institute
Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI – Department Foresight
Envisioning future technologies & assessing the impacts of POC21
University of Bozen
Sustainable Design Institute
Design research & product development
University of Potsdam
OuiShare is a think-tank, do-tank and global community of pioneers building a
collaborative and open source society. Founded in 2012 in Paris as a non-profit, we now
have 20+ local chapters in Europe, Latin America and North Africa.
Open State is a laboratory for contemporary, sustainable living, founded 2012 in Berlin. At
Open State designers and activists join forces to build fully operating, replicable cells of a
future-proof society.

24. Benjamin Tincq
Coordination
Partnerships
Justyna Swat
Strategic Design
Research
Dominik Wind
Strategic Design
Partnerships
Simon Kiepe
Creative Director
Communications
Daniel Kruse
Communication
Partnerships
MEET THE TEAM
As a strategic designer and
consultant, Dominik aims to
develop futures worth
living. Since 2009 he has
facilitated more than 100
workshops lasting between
5 hours and 7 weeks,
including Palomar5 which
explored the future of work
in Berlin during 6 weeks.
Centuries ago he studied
media education and
finished a professional
training as systemic coach.
Architect and engineer
with a work experience in
renowned architectural
practices, Justyna is now
involved in open source
and the collaborative
economy, focusing on its
impact on sustainable
design, architecture and
urban planning.
Justyna’s expertise also
include strategic design,
new economies, and
digital fabrication.
Benjamin Tincq is a p2p
strategist, and co-founded
OuiShare in 2011. He is
currently doing research on
distributed fabrication and
open source hardware, to
understand and promote
their potential for a better,
sustainable and just future.
Benjamin was trained as
computer scientist, and
worked as an innovation
strategy consultant in a
previous life.
Bauhaus University made,
Simon is a radical thinker
and designer. Co-founder of
10hoch16 - a studio for
conscious design projects,
he invented the sustainable
cardboard architecture for
re:publica 13 in Berlin.
Motivated by his insights
about responsibility and the
long-term effects of
communication and design,
he secretly loves to realize
political art and activism.
Daniel is co-founder of
Wigwam, developing online
campaigns for NGOs such
as Caritas International,
Terre Des Hommes or the
german green party.
He co-organized the Table
of Free Voices, uniting 112
international personalities
to collect their answers to
the most urgent questions
of our time.
His experiences will bring
us innovative campaigns.

25. POC21 IS A COLLABORATION FROM THE PRODUCERS OF
OuiShare Fest is a leading international festival
about the collaborative society, and the flagship
project from the OuiShare community. 3rd edition
is planned for May 2015. http://ouisharefest.com/
Palomar5 was the first innovation camp in Europe,
organized in 2009 by the team behind OpenState.
30 young people under 30 lived and worked
together for 7 weeks creating prototype solutions
for "the future of work". http://palomar5.org/

26. 35%
15% PARTICIPANT CARE
35%
15%
travel, hosting, food, drinks
COMMUNICATION
web, print and video production,
community management
CAMP LOGISTICS
materials, supplies, machines,
tools, logistics management, etc
COORDINATION & RESEARCH
materials, supplies, machines,
tools, logistics management, etc

27. WHY BECOME A PARTNER? AS A PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION
You understand the urgent need for effective solutions to the interconnected global issues of climate, sustainability and human
development. You embrace the potential of open source social innovations to scale and spread to people who need them the most.
AS A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OR A REGION
You are concerned about the local impacts of climate change and resource depletion. You are enthusiastic, or curious, about the
power of open source solutions to bring a new wave of prosperity to your citizens.
AS A COMPANY, LARGE OR SMALL
You feel that your organization can be part of the solution, or you want to understand how it can be. You are enthusiastic about
working with visionaries of the open source and maker movements. You understand that being part of this, will be a fantastic
accelerator for your company’s transformation, thanks to the knowledge, experience and contacts it will bring you.
Because you believe in our vision for a secure future.
THANK YOU.

28. THANK YOU
AND LET’S KEEP IN TOUCH
For Partnership Inquiries:
Benjamin Tincq benjamin@ouishare.net
& Dominik Wind dominik@openstate.cc
Follow us: http://poc21.cc @poc21cc