Traditional approaches to Social, Economic and Environmental Development (SEED) have historically employed a closed, top-down model in which problems are viewed narrowly and the input of local stakeholders is rarely sought. More recent efforts to address development from a holistic, multidisciplinary perspective-while a major step in the right direction-have been hindered by a lack of appropriate tools and well-defined processes to enable disparate resources to work effectively together towards common goals.The SEED Framework, developed by iFOSSF (International Free and Open Source Solutions Foundation), is specifically designed to support locally-led innovation with self-organizing, multidisciplinary collaborations and, most importantly, to translate concepts and ideas into actions. Combining the strength of both structured and unstructured workforces, the framework employs an open, "coopetition" strategy that integrates existing standards and practices across multiple sectors, enabling a high-level, results-oriented collaboration with a deep awareness of the local culture.
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The search for more actionable knowledge lies at the core of Sustainability Science and its implicit desire to improve the lives of various stakeholders without disrupting the balance of Nature and efficient use of all available resources. In this chapter, the authors have examined current shortfalls in knowledge-centric research and proposed the creation of an Ontology-based open-source tool to create a more practical approach for researchers to facilitate both thought and decision-making process in order to solve pressing issues with place-based actions. The effectiveness of the Hozo Tool is then examined and validated using four case studies in an attempt to both refine the current models and propose the necessary steps to create a more holistic knowledge ecosystem – one that might ultimately facilitate broader collaboration worldwide.
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