About

Graph Commons is a collaborative platform for mapping, analyzing and publishing data-networks. It empowers people and organizations to transform their data into interactive maps and untangle complex relations that impact them and their communities.

Vision ✨

The control of massive data coupled with network effects has given rise to an exponential accumulation of power in the hands of the very few. This has powered the emergence of platform monopolies, surveillance capitalism, and social media echo chambers that are able to manipulate individual choices and collective decisions, effectively shaping public opinion, manufacturing consent, or quelling criticism. We believe that this concentration of network effects and data analytics has inhibited innovation and the smart use of technology for good, blocking the emergence of new solutions to the problems and concerns of the commons.

We envision societies where everyone can benefit from the intelligence of their networks, where the power of network data is easily harnessed and equitably shared to strengthen solidarity and collectively solve complex problems for positive systems change. In this world, networks will be used creatively and critically, governments and corporations will be systematically held accountable, echo chambers will crack, individual choices and collective decisions will be freed from manipulation, platform monopolies will break and innovation will flourish across all spheres of life.

Mission 🕸

Graph Commons currently enables individuals, organizations, and communities to harness the intelligence of their networks and unlock the hidden value of their data by transforming them into interactive network maps. These help users to gain a holistic view, discover surprising new opportunities, make better strategic decisions, and tell compelling stories that make sense of seemingly disconnected facts and circumstances. Moving forward, we will also continue in our efforts to create pools of interoperable data shared equitably by different organizations and communities to help build resilient partnerships and systematic solidarity over time.

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