This is an Open Artifacts project.

What is an Open Artifact?

Think of Open Artifacts as open source for everything humans create, from toys to governments. They give life to our ideas by inviting the community to join us in their development.

Like open-source software, these projects are free to use, adapt, and improve. Cultural Creators, like us, engage with open artifacts as part of our Creative Practice to improve ourselves and to help build a better world.

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Open Artifacts Initiative

Open Artifacts Initiative

Making the ongoing design of our world a collaborative effort.

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Welcome to the Open Artifacts Initiative

The Open Artifacts Initiative is an informal organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the creation of Open Artifact projects.

Open Artifact projects are similar to open source software projects except they're not limited to software.

Why a different organization?

The open artifacts initiative is intended to promote and encourage open projects that are specifically designed to make the world a better place. The name comes from Buckminster Fuller, who referred to his inventions, books, and other physical "special case" manifestations of his ideas as "artifacts."

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