We are calling on the work practice and lived experience of decades that bridge the worlds of public policy, digital innovation, media and comms, entertainment and pop culture, design and creative expression. What makes us run?
At a glance
A new commons for public*purpose practitioners
X360 is a virtual commons for the new globally connected society, for the new public*purpose economy.
Launching formally in 2020 it will support community level and large-scale initiatives and projects by providing a new kind of globally networked collaborative resource in several ways.
Join us in shaping X360.co – the “New Public*Purpose” commons. Make it part of your network, your community of social knowledge.
How do we work?
The X360 commons is a not-for-profit public*purpose enterprise. We are building a community of ‘public*purpose practitioners’ in key world regions together with leading local partners. It is comprised of 3 nested communities:
- CollectiveX – the open general community of subscribers and participants in dialogues and projects
- CollaborativeX – the pop-up working teams collaborating in lab mode on shared projects
- CooperativeX – the ‘invested leadership’; the working circle of custodian co-owners of the cooperative-structured core social enterprise
In the spirit and ethos of the community, the networked commons will be coordinated by a specially formed enterprise unit, Concierge[x360] – a service company established to pilot and provide an ongoing logistics bureau and creative hub.
Operating in the founding public*purpose ethos of the X360 commons, Concierge[x360] will produce key projects combining the efficiency and creativity of private business with the public outcomes focus and social values of public purpose organisations: government, civil society and social enterprises.
As part of our own public*purpose innovation journey, the X360.co commons leadership – CooperativeX supported by Concierge [x360] – also aims to develop new operating models that deliver heightened value for investment of resources and commitment.
Who is behind the X360 practitioner community?
The inaugurating co-founders have a long history and a diverse experience in public, social initiatives – from mass awareness media events such as Live Aid, Sport Aid and Net Aid to multi-lateral initiatives such as the UN World Summit on the Information Society, the World Government Summit and the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Councils.
In between they have been part of major societal and community programs across Europe, UK, North America, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and Asia. Their experience encompasses a broad base from corporate and small business; government at national, regional and local levels; civil society peak bodies, traditional charities and new social innovation enterprises.
Following the beta LaunchPad phase in 2020, we will be seeking to expand our governance team in an open and transparent form. This will commence at the inaugural X360 Forum in December 2020.
