Abstract

The Zeitgeist Movement (TZM) is a global grassroots initiative dedicated to societal transformation. Throughout its history, numerous platforms have been explored to facilitate worldwide online collaboration and communication. Effective tools should connect global participants to exchange ideas and catalyze collective change through educational activism. While past solutions have achieved varying degrees of success, significant gaps remain in meeting the movement's comprehensive communication needs. This report and accompanying video presentation aim to identify essential requirements for an optimal online collaboration platform, evaluate previous approaches, and compare these needs with emerging open-source solutions to either discover suitable alternatives or enhance existing systems. This initiative seeks to transform TZM's principles into concrete action by efficiently managing global human resources with appropriate tools and establishing communication protocols based on scientific methodology and nonviolent communication rather than opinion or prejudice.

Video presentation

For those who prefer audiovisual content, I've created a comprehensive 40-minute presentation. Direct links to the referenced footnotes include:

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_Communication
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_for_Comments
  3. https://xkcd.com/927

Discourse pilot (forum)

Here you can sign-up for the active forum. This is no longer a pilot! We invite your participation. Please watch the presentation below for a concise overview of the forum's features and capabilities.

Pre-discussion about the co-initiative proposal

On January 16th, several international core activists of the movement convened to address initial concerns and questions. The comprehensive report from this meeting is available here.

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