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Version française. Ever since I was young, I have sought to find how to contribute meaningfully to the community, while being fully myself. Called to different interests than my peers, I began to explore the mysteries of group dynamics. Many cycles of study and practice led me to an awareness: suffering, misery (physical and spiritual), violence, are often generated by stories we learn as children, and pass on through generations. I became convinced that, within months, we could ensure that all people could live decently and in harmony, if we dared to listen – literally and symbolically – to our Heart, to the Other’s. We would commit ourselves to a path that celebrates our Humanity, connects us to Nature within and beyond, and nourishes our Souls. Indeed, tackling complex, wicked challenges requires abandoning the logic of a machine-body, the illusion of technical solutions built without personal commitment, so that we can raise our collective, human consciousness. This means providing ways for the whole population to listen to their different realities, and to quickly reach a popular consensus on how to overcome these challenges in ways that strengthen solidarity. According to the creator of Captcha tests [1], a million people could translate Wikipedia into a new language in 80 hours. Let us imagine what such a group could achieve if they had the capacity to sincerely agree on essential common projects, and implement them in a matter of days – free/libre and open source knowledge and infrastructures that could easily be adopted, reproduced and enriched across territories? * * * This five-part thesis documents six years of intense creation and research that enabled me to design how such a process could unfold. First, I present my journey to the PhD, and how my research took shape through cycles of prototyping. I introduce the idea of the commons, which is to understand that people – not corporations or the state – have all the resources needed to overcome the challenges we face. This builds on the oeuvre of Elinor Ostrom [2], who showed that ordinary people can self-organise efficiently to preserve resources, and Stefano Rodotà [3], who pledged that any resource that meets basic needs must be managed in a participatory way, regardless of who owns it. ./. Secondly, I talk about Breathing Games [4], a commons I co-founded to make respiratory health fun. I show how this initiative, which initially objectified the children concerned – by thinking their health in their place –, then opened up a space for young people to share their subjective experience in a playful way that was beneficial to their peers. I share how an ethic and aesthetic of commoning enabled us to engage over 450 volunteers, and mutualise resources from Canada, Switzerland, France, Italy, and South Korea. Thirdly, I propose four levers to build solidarity-driven ecosystems. We need to: bring diverse people together for ludic events to overcome loneliness. For example, the online hackathons that mobilised 150,000 people at the start of the crown-crisis [5]. generate collective value to overcome material limitations. For example, the autonomous networks of makers, who shared designs and manufactured over 48 million medical supplies while industry was at a standstill [6]. facilitate agreements across teams of teams to overcome power games. For example, the Emerging Change, developed in Quebec schools and Swiss multinationals, which enables teams to thrive and excel by establishing a ritual dialogue between the whole team and its leader, thus avoiding competition between individuals [7]. revisit collective narratives to break free from self-servitude. For example, challenging the belief that an authority – parent, teacher, employer, politician, caregiver – can take care of our needs better than we can [8]. Fourthly, I present the Geneva festival 'taking care together' [9], a nine-day event created in 122 days thanks to 115 co-hosts. I quantify the collective value created by the Breathing Games and the festival at 2.2 million Swiss francs, 4/5 of which was generated by volunteer contributions. Next, I provide a step-by-step facilitation method that could help thousands of people coordinate their efforts around a limited number of modular projects. I then outline how this model could re-create education, outdate systemic corruption, resurrect democracy, and heal our dis-ease when we over-invest in the mind. Finally, I summarise what I have learnt, and list about 600 references that inspired me. This creation-as-research [10] can be freely reproduced and enriched (CC BY-SA licence, editable LaTeX format). Concordia Salus [11]. _____ Von Ahn L. Massive-scale online collaboration. TEDx CMU 2011. https://www.ted.com/talks/luis_von_ahn_massive_scale_online_collaboration Ostrom E. Beyond Markets and States: Polycentric Governance of Complex Economic Systems. Nobel Prize lecture 2009. https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/ostrom_lecture.pdf Mattei U, Reviglio E, Rodotà S (eds). I beni pubblici : dal governo democratico dell’economia alla riforma del codice civile [Public goods: from democratic economic governance to civil code reform]. Accademia nazionale dei Lincei 2010. http://www.scienzeelettere.it/book/35940.html Balli F, Jeanmaire G, Ibbotson R, Gervais Y, Kellner E, Gingras S, Gaudy T, Tse SM, Bransi M, Chelabi K, Silva-Lavigne N, Pelaez S, Montalbano L, Cilluffo G, la Grutta S, Sermet-Gaudelus I, Mohammad Y. Open-source games for health, multiplayer and gamepads. Co-creating fun care with children with asthma, young adults with cystic fibrosis, elders with COPD. General meeting of the Global Alliance against chronic Respiratory Diseases 2020-2021. Zenodo 2021. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5515638 Balli F. Team-building and information flow for large groups such as online hackathons. Zenodo 2020. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3743244 Open Source Medical Supplies and Nation of Makers. Design, make, protect. A report on the open source maker and manufacturer response to the Covid-19 PPE crisis. 2021. https://opensourcemedicalsupplies.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Design-Make-Protect_21.01.27.pdf Laugeri M. Les clés du dialogue hiérarchique. InterEditions 2015. https://www.dunod.com/sciences-humaines-et-sociales/cles-du-dialogue-hierarchique de la Boétie E. Discours de la servitude volontaire ou Contr’un [Discourse on Voluntary Servitude]. 1530. http://classiques.uqac.ca/classiques/la_boetie_etienne_de/discours_de_la_servitude/discours_servitude.html Balli F. Preserving our health: a common heritage. Festival 'prenons soin ensemble' (festival 'Taking care together'). Zenodo 2023. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7833388 Chapman OB, Sawchuk K. Research-Creation: Intervention, Analysis and "Family Resemblances". Canadian Journal of Communication 2012; 37(1). https://doi.org/10.22230/cjc.2012v37n1a2489 Concordia Salus, which means Salvation through a state of peaceful agreement, is the motto of Concordia University, and of the city of Tio'tia:ke / Montreal., Thesis submitted. Defence soon. The link to the thesis will be updated in the Fall 2023.

Play is a natural way to experiment, socialize, learn.Our community invitespeopleto collectively createlibre and open-sourcegames and game controllers to foster mutual and self-care inrespiratory and mental health. We present the evolution ofBreathing Games since its inception in 2014: the commons (principles, UN global goals, organization, contributors, collaboration, funding), events (2014 to now), outcomes (games, hardware, GHF Open Village, research, publications). This is also our communication on progress as signatories of the United Nations Global Compact.

Play is a natural way to experiment, socialize, learn.Our community invitespeopleto collectively createlibre and open-sourcegames and game controllers to foster mutual and self-care inrespiratory and mental health. We present the evolution ofBreathing Games since its inception in 2014 : the commons (principles, UN global goals, organization, contributors, collaboration, funding), events (2014 to now), outcomes (games, hardware, GHF Open Village, research, publications). This is also our communication on progress as signatories of the United Nations Global Compact.

In a national emergency, the population is capable to respond with adequate solutions within hours, provided they have a platform to prioritize needs (popular consensus), and create common projects. Such participatory process avoids the pitfalls of top-down, centralized decision-making: power stakes, misconception of field realities, limited workload, popular resistance, unintended consequences. We present how the Swiss culture of direct democracy can be boosted with open-source technology. NEW TEXT – Version française – Versione italiana, To support or contribute to this proposal, register at https://www.houseofcommons.ch.

Humans better cope with crises when they contribute to collective decisions and solutions. In this poster, we present a way to help large groups: 1) agree on common goals (popular consensus) and prioritize contributions needed; 2) join efforts to co-create a minimal number of freely reproducible initiatives that benefit all (open-source software, hardware, law proposals). Version française

Between March and June 2020, 154’000 people took part in 136 hackathons against COVID. This equals 957’000 days of volunteering, for 17’700 projects released. 957’000 days of contributions equals 3’800 people working full time during a year. 3800 people developing 17’000 projects means each project must be realized by a person in < 3 month. Imagine these 154’000 people transform into one living organism. What could we dream this ‘super-body’ could achieve? The model presented replicates how the body works: as little information as needed (vs information overload): each person closely interacts with 14 people. coordinated work across teams (vs waste of resources): every individual contributes to one congruent whole. Leaders can rely on autonomous teams to support them. Individuals support each other to be part of a meaningful whole. There is a feeling of belonging, and projects sustain. Building on Laugeri's Three Contracts model, Leonardo 3.4.5 team profile, and matchmaking process, New slides added on February 2021.

6 من 10 لا يزالون غير قادرين على الحصول على الرعاية أو لا يلتزمون بها على الرغم من زيادة الإستثمارات. يوضح المحلول الكحولي لأيدي و ويكي ماد (WikiMed) كيف يسمح خلق معدات وبرامج قابلة للتكرار بحرية مع المجتمعات بـ: انقاذ حياة % الملايين وزيادة النزاهة وخفض التكاليف بـ90 الرعاية القائمة على التعاون هي الطريقة الوحيدة لتحقيق برنامج 2030 في الوقت المناسب: الصحة للجميع6 نقدم تسعة بدائل للملكية السائدة باستثناء نموذج الإبتكار، لدفع التنمية نحو مجتمع مسؤول ومتضامن نناقش أيضا قضايا الشيخوخة والسياسات العمومية وأنظمة الجودة والعملات الرقمية المشفرة English — Français — Español — Português — русский — 中文— हिंदी — বাঙালি

6 in 10 humans still have no access to care, or do not adhere to it, despite rising investments. Alcohol-based hand rub and WikiMed illustrate how creating freely reproducible equipment and software with communities can: save millions of lives, increase integrity, cut costs by 90%. Cooperation-driven care is the only way to realize the 2030 agenda in time: health for everyone. We present nine alternatives to the dominant proprietary excluding innovation model, to drive development towards a responsible, solidar society. We also discuss ageing, public policies, quality systems, and cryptocurrencies. Français — Español — Português — русский — 中文— हिंदी — বাংলা — العربية Editable file .odp included.

This synthesis provides the reader with an overview of Breathing Games since its inception in 2014. Aim is to document how this initiative evolves, recognizing the contributors and partners involved, listing the activities and outcomes achieved, presenting the way we collaborate, and redistribute resources, in an open science, inclusive mindset. This is also our communication on progress as signatories of the United Nations Global Compact. Since the 2018 report, we added general information (global goals, organization, collaborations), event pages (2019, 2020), and outcomes (research). We also reviewed the introduction (in a nutshell), general information (principles, contributors, funding), event pages (2018), and outcomes (games, hardware, publications).

April 24-26, 60’000 people will join the European Union challenge. Total time invested: 164 years, plus the wisdom of the crowd. Imagine these 60’000 people transform into one living organism. What could we dream this ‘super-body’ could achieve? The model presented replicates how the body works: as little information as needed (vs information overload): each person closely interacts with 14 people. coordinated work across teams (vs waste of resources): every individual contributes to one congruent whole. Leaders can rely on autonomous teams to support them. Individuals support each other to be part of a meaningful whole. There is a feeling of belonging, and projects sustain. Building on Laugeri's Three Contracts model, Leonardo 3.4.5 team profile, and matchmaking process

Poster presented at the General Meeting of the Global Alliance against Respiratory Diseases in Beijing. Background: Worldwide, 6 people out of 10 have no access to treatment, or are not encouraged to follow it. Air pollution alone kills 7 million people yearly, reduces our life expectancy by 20 months, and costs 6% the gross world product. Devices to assess lung capacity remain often unavailable in low / middle income countries. Actions: We co-create inclusive, open science knowledge: open source breath and air quality controllers, and libre / gratis education to reduce risks and make care fun. Learnings: Awareness: breath as a way to feel life, from childhood. Universal health: mutualizing resources to end poverty. Partnership: reducing barriers with remote participation. Also watch our 2018 and 2017 posters: Next-gen advocacy for respiratory health: fun, empowering, participatory, freely adaptable When populations care about their respiratory health: a scalable bottom-up model to foster self-care for all