Executive Summary After ten years of domination by big social media—which might finally be in decline—we are tired of giant Silicon Valley corporations using us contemptuously. We still remember an Internet in which we charted our own destiny. The encyclosphere will be the universal network of encyclopedias—an ownerless, leaderless, centerless knowledge commons. Like the blogosphere,… Continue reading Introducing the encyclosphere project
Welcome to the website of the Knowledge Standards Foundation.
Imagine the
Encyclosphere
The Universal Network of All the Encyclopedias
The Universal Network of All the Encyclopedias
What is the Encyclosphere?
Imagine all the encyclopedias in the world, connected into one decentralized network, the way all the blogs are loosely connected. You've heard of the blogosphere; now, we’re building an encyclosphere.
Learn More Watch Short Video Watch Longer Video, Progress Report (50min)"No small group of elites deserves the power to declare what is known for all of us."
What is the Knowledge Standards Foundation?
A global group of volunteers creating the standards and tools for the future encyclosphere. We’re making a network, not an app.
About the KSFHow Can You Help?
We need developers, designers, writers, editors, thinkers, marketers, promoters and fundraisers—if you can imagine a role being useful to kick-starting a network, we need that. Join us by coding, blogging, and more.