Respuesta a la Carta Abierta de FLOK Society enviada por el proyecto Ingenesist.

1. PROPOSAL FOR DEVELOPING A KNOWLEDGE ASSET
INVENTORY IN ECUADOR
Prepared by
Daniel R. Robles, PE, MBA
Seattle, WA 98026
T H E I N G E N E S I S T P R O J E C T
15732 70th Ave West, Edmonds, Washington • t e l e p h o n e: 123.456.7890 • www.ingenesist.com

2. Introduction
This proposal outlines a new process for organizing communities which maintains the produc-
tive capacity of Capitalism, but without forcing people to compete, which drives communities
apart. This proposal is ideally suited for communities who seek to live, work, and trade col-
laboratively among themselves and other communities throughout the country, region, and
world.
The primary objective is to create a knowledge market. The essential components of any mar-
ket include 1. Supply and demand, 2. factors of production, 3. accounting system, 4. institu-
tions to keep the market fair, and 5. a medium of exchange.
This proposal make the Supply and Demand for knowledge assets more visible to a community.
This improves the ability of teams to form and to produce the things that people need. This
proposal also provide an accounting system so that knowledge assets can be deployed effi-
ciently. The P2P (person to person) community residing and meeting in close proximity pro-
vide the social capital required secure a fair market. Finally, a community may choose any me-
dium of exchange (currency) which suits them in conducting knowledge backed transactions.
It is our hope that the people of Ecuador will consider this new form of social and economic
organization to pursue their own destiny in the next economic era.
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3. Not All Communities Are The Same
Modern economies often forces people to compete with each other in order to keep prices low
and keep quality high. A competitive economy requires a strong legal framework, strong en-
forcement mechanisms, and increased social programs to care for the vanquished as people
compete for increasingly scarce resources. In some ways, Competition is useful to arrive at a
solution to a problem, however, it should be recognized that competing is very expensive and
may be inefficient for many other types of economic activity. We propose that there may be
better way to achieve the same benefits of low prices and high quality for the products that
communities need most. Our proposal will help to empower people to collaborate to form their
own economic identity solving problems that they prioritize together.
The Knowledge Inventory
In most countries today, trade is conducted in the “tangible” accounting system. For example;
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a measurement of the number of cars that are produced, or
kilograms of beef harvested, or number os housing units that are built. GDP does not count
the things that are preserved, re-used, maintained, authored, shared, given away, or taught. It
is our objective to measure this value into existence so that it may be accounted for and in-
cluded in the GDP of the community.
A true knowledge economy measures the true and total value of knowledge exchanged in a
community. Knowledge is abundant rather than scarce; if one person gives their knowledge to
another, it does not result in the subtraction of that knowledge from the ‘vendor’s’ inventory
accounting ledger. For example; the true value of a bridge across a mighty river is not only the
replacement cost of the bridge but also includes the value of the scarce time restored to each
member of a community who would otherwise need to find a lengthier or less dangerous
means across the river to interact with each other.
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4. The P2P Revolution
Modern technology such as the Internet, GPS, and mobile application provide an enormous
opportunity to exchange value in ways that were simply not perceivable back when either the
theories of the competitive economy or state governed economies were first imagined. What
we speak of today as the P2P economy is absolutely new and understandably may bear little
resemblance to what we have seen in the past. We extend our congratulations to the people of
Ecuador for the willingness to embark on a path that is as unique and diverse as the country
itself.
Curiosumé
The word Curiosumé is derived from the latin noun to “care” and has further meaning in the
modern words “curate”, “procure”, and “secure”, etc. And, the French word “résumé” which
means a summary of account. Together, Curiosumé refers to a summary of account for a col-
lection of assets.
In Practice, Curiosumé is intended to replace the Curriculum Vitae as a summary account for
knowledge assets in a community. Second, the Curiosumé application will match the supply
with the demand for knowledge in a community. Third, Curiosumé will identify likely collabo-
rators relative to the things that people care about. Finally, Curiosumé will articulate
knowledge assets across the Internet, GPS, and mobile technology allowing people to interact
in a productive economy by sustainable collaborative means instead of destructive competitive
segregation.
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5. How It Works
Curiosumé is a very simple web/mobil application that will perform a very simple function.
✦ The user opens a web page and creates a secure account for themselves.
✦ Curiosumé then addresses Wikipedia (or any wiki)
✦ The user selects articles from the wiki that are relevant to them
✦ At each selection, they are asked to select from 6 categories from learner to teacher
✦ Curiosumé then creates a digital representation of knowledge assets
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6. The user repeats this process for subjects that would usually appear on their Curriculum Vitae,
school transcripts, or hobbies, interests, or community activities. The user can organize their
interests and capabilities in different “personas” or combine them in any way that they choose.
For each arrangement that the user creates, the Curiosumé application produces an electronic
digital “code” that represents their supply and demand for knowledge assets. This electronic
code can then be visualized on a map, combined with other community members., and analyzed
algorithmically to predict and promote collaborative economic activity.
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7. For example:
1. Learners represent the demand of a knowledge asset while teachers represent the supply for
that knowledge assets producing a proto-economy. Curiosumé can provide this match within
a geographic area or within a specific time period, or during an specific event.
2. People who are in the middle of the learner / teacher scale would be collaborators in a spe-
cific activity, location, or event. The collaboration of 2 or more people is a representative
factor of production for a new P2P economy. The new P2P corporations may arise from this
foundation.
3. The natural organization of random events over a sufficiently large sample will form a nor-
mal distribution often characterized by a bell curve. Statistical tools now allow the commu-
nity to review combined data and for statistical models for what, when, where, and how
knowledge assets are deployed, distributed, and combined.
4. Algorithms can then optimize the allocation of knowledge assets to reflect the priorities of
the community rather than the priorities of multi-national influences.
5. The results may be then portrayed graphically in any number of ways creating useful visu-
alization of what people want to learn, what they want to teach and what they want to make.
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8. Examples of Database Visualization
(simulations - not actual Curiosumé data)
(simulations - not actual Curiosumé data)
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9. Discussion
Curiosumé is an analog to digital converter for knowledge asset objects. By moving away from
a semantic CV/résumé and moving toward a personal digital API, the trade and exchange of
knowledge assets may be machine enabled for matches, proximity, relevance, weight, and prob-
abilities of achieving various outcomes. In doing so, the economics of “intangibles” will be-
come more efficient. By making knowledge assets visible in an economic system, social entre-
preneurs may readily trade and exchange intangible assets much as they do with tangible as-
sets.
Key Features
There are several very specific features that must be integrated in the application in order for
Curiosumé to perform its relatively small but important task. These include:
Transportability and “Ownership” of the personal API
Anonymity until point of transaction - P2P control
Multiple personas
Combining multiple personae
Measuring proxies for economic output, matching, assessing, scenario testing, etc.
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10. Proposal
Our proposal for Ecuador begins with the organization of the engineering and the technical
trades. The work of this group of individuals will support the infrastructure for communities
to self-organize around p2p commerce. Where the buildings are safe, energy is sustainable, wa-
ter is clean, agriculture is diverse, and transportation is efficient, a community can prosper ar-
tistically, socially, and economically.
Our objective would be to identify the senior engineers in a community and match them with
the junior engineers or others seeking to enter the engineering profession. Social and profes-
sional events will bring the groups together
Next, we would identify the engineers in a community with similar knowledge and experience,
and match them with projects that meet their interest and abilities. Social and professional
events will bring these groups together.
We would do the same for the trades such as carpenters, pipe fitters, machinery operators, and
farmers; first matching senior to junior, then matching similar skills with the communities that
need them. Likewise, social and professional events will bring these groups together.
Conclusion
The primary objective is to create a knowledge market. By making a simple improving on the
Curriculum Vitae, Curiosumé provides a community with all of the elements that they would
need to create a P2P knowledge market. Application of Curiosumé in Ecuador would serve the
specific needs of the Ecuadorian people, their intentions, skills, and priorities for a new
economy. All is done without the traditional “corporation” model that is typical in North
America.
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11. Team
The implementation of this proposal will be performed by Community Engineering Services,
PLLC. More information about CES may be found at http://coengineers.com
Dan Robles, PE, MBA: Mr Robles is a Principal of Community Engineering Services and
Director of The Ingenesist Project. Dan Robles was instrumental in the North American Free
Trade Agreement Mutual Recognition of Professional engineers between the US, Canada, and
Mexico. He holds a professional mechanical engineering License in Washington and California
as well as an Masters Degree International Business from Seattle University. Additional de-
tains about Dan’s career may be found at: http://www.coengineers.com/dan-robles-pe/
Oscar Chacón PE; Mr Chacón is a professional Industrial Engineer licensed in the US Juris-
diction of California and the national jurisdiction of México. He attended Centro de En-
señanza Técnica y Supérior (CETyS Universidad) in Mexicali México. Oscar has designed and
managed production systems for some of the most well-known companies in the world. As a
Six Sigma black belt, Oscar would apply his knowledge and experience to help identify and set
up community productivity means and methods. More information about Oscar’s career may be
found at: http://www.coengineers.com/oscar-chacon-pe/
Juan Gabriel Noé, PE; Juan is a Professional Civil Engineer licensed in the US jurisdictions of
California and Oregon. He has provided civil engineering, structural engineering and project
management to complex projects ranging from roads and bridges, to hospitals, schools, residen-
tial and commercial structures. Juan attended the Universidad La Salle in Guanajuato, México
as well as University of Guanajuato. Juan Gabriel Noé provided a deep insight into infrastruc-
ture design, preservation, construction and maintenance for developed and developing coun-
tries. http://www.coengineers.com/juan-gabriel-noe-pe/
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