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WIkipedia is by far the most successful example of collaborative creation of knowledge, but there are several important issues it cannot address:
How can we make our knowledge and ideas more accessible to others? How can experts from different fields better understand one another?


1) A lot of articles are difficult to understand by a non-experts.
2) Many things cannot be shared on wikipedia: Ideas, learning resources, and open questions and challenges in research and society.
During this workshop we will approach these problems using a novel technology and approach called Knownodes:
3) Different perspectives on reality are not displayed, we are constrained to monolithic encyclopaedic definitions.


[http://www.knownodes.com/ Knownodes] is an alternative method for sharing and exploring knowledge and ideas. It focuses on the creation of rich and interactive connections between knowledge, allowing for different perspectives to be displayed simultaneously, and allows people to share relationships between knowledge, ideas and culture.
   
   
This workshop will guide you in creating your own open network depicting a project or concept of your choice.  
[http://www.knownodes.com/ Knownodes] is an alternative method for sharing and exploring knowledge and ideas on the web.
The network you create will be available online, easy to share and evolve.
It focuses on the creation of rich and interactive connections between knowledge, allowing for different perspectives to be displayed simultaneously, and enable ordinary people to annotate relationships between knowledge, ideas and culture.


The work shop will be guided by Dor Garbash(dor.garbash@gmail.com), a Phd student from the [http://www.cri-paris.org/en/cri/ CRI] in Paris and the creator of the platform.


We will work together to create an open knowledge network depicting a project or concept of your choice.
The end result will be available online, easy to share and modify.
 
Everyone is welcome! No technical background needed.
The building network part takes around 45 minutes. We will have time for discussion, ideation and technical talk before and after.
 
The workshop will be run by Dor Garbash, a Phd student at the [http://www.cri-paris.org/en/cri/ CRI] and creator of the platform.
Saturday, September 7, 18:30
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How can we make our knowledge and ideas more accessible to others? How can experts from different fields better understand one another?


During this workshop we will approach these problems using a novel technology and approach called Knownodes:


Knownodes is an alternative method for sharing and exploring knowledge and ideas on the web. It focuses on the creation of rich and interactive connections between knowledge, allowing for different perspectives to be displayed simultaneously, and enable ordinary people to annotate relationships between knowledge, ideas and culture.


We will work together to create an open knowledge network depicting a project or concept of your choice. The end result will be available online, easy to share and modify.


Everyone is welcome! No technical background needed. The building network part takes around 45 minutes. We will have time for discussion, ideation and technical talk before and after.


The workshop will be run by Dor Garbash, a Phd student at the CRI and creator of the platform.

Saturday, September 7, 18:30