Hylo - Helping groups and networks build community and a better world, together.
An important and little-known gem in the Holoverse!
For those newer to Holochain and the Holoverse, you’ll definitely want to know about Hylo.com! Developed originally in 2017 (ish) by Edward West and Julia Pope, Hylo was then acquired by Holo in 2020 to use the Hylo code base and user interface design as a foundation for core app libraries and sample apps.
Additionally, Holo chose the Terran Collective to assume stewardship of Hylo, which is “a completely free, open-source collaborative platform designed to help communities thrive.” Here’s how they describe themselves:
“The Terran Collective shares a common vision of creating a world in balance with all people and nature. We aim to design and practice a way of life that aligns with this vision, that emphasizes learning from nature and embracing interdependence with the web of life. We believe that current economic systems based on extraction and commodification are leading humanity toward an existential crisis and advocate for a shift toward trust-based relationships and community care.
The core stewardship team of the Terran Collective consists of individuals with diverse backgrounds and expertise, such as technology, environmental stewardship, innovation, regenerative agriculture, and systems design. They are actively involved in various projects and initiatives aligned with the collective's vision.The core stewards of Hylo are Tibet Sprague, Clare Politano, Aaron Brodeur, Tom Watson, and Krisha Subramanian (bios here: https://www.hylo.com/team/)”
The Terran Collective has been busy building Hylo’s wonderful collaborative space for groups with the help of partnerships with organizations using the platform. Here are just a few of the many great features/tools that have been created:
A geographic map - Funded by Bionutrient Food Association & Mycelia.Earth
Public posts and groups - Mycelia & OpenTEAM
Group Explore Page - Pacific Integral (with the backing of Scott Nelson) & Planetary Health Alliance
Open APIs - OpenTEAM & Regen Network & Salmon Nation & Zebras Unite & COBI
My Home View - Prosocial
Real-time topic-based chat rooms - Tribal Resource Center & People-Centered Internet
Additionally, once you are a member of Hylo, you have access to explore the “Public Stream” of group posts. There’s a way to explore which groups are open for new members, both by sorted keywords and via an amazing map! If you want to begin to connect with projects that are making a difference, this is one powerful way to do it! To understand the scale, currently, there are over 2100 monthly active users and 180 active groups on Hylo.
Remember, everything built on Hylo is open source and it will be ever-growing in functionality. Their front end (UI) is also graphically beautiful (thanks to Aaron Brodeur)! The Terran Collective’s Tom Watson has taken the Holochain Developer course and is currently building modules that will be on Holochain! Should you be a Developer, you might want to check all of their coding resources on Github!
Here are the projects and types of partnerships Hylo is looking forward to in the coming months:
Values-aligned organizations who want to design Stewardship Tools for self-governance, including:
Group roles and responsibilities
Collective moderation (to distribute accountability among all group members)
Proposals, polls, and decision-making
Participatory budgeting
Place-based organizing (mapping and bioregional tools)
Here are ways you can support Hylo:
Partnerships:
Contact Krisha at krisha@terran.io if your group/organization would be interested in the above partnerships, or exploring other potential partnerships.
Donations:
Hylo matching funds - double your contribution!
“We (Hylo) have a generous offer on the table from one of our core partners Holo. They have offered us $5,000 / month of support for the next year to fund general Hylo development, alongside more concrete steps towards Hylo running on Holochain, if we can get other supporters to match them!”
Here’s the link to donate: https://opencollective.com/hylo.
Here are the goals:
Polish off the Hylo platform:
A security audit
Finishing full GDPR support
Membership subscription fee options for groups (a core revenue model for us)
Polishing the mobile app and getting it to full feature parity (it’s almost there)
A focused sprint on bug fixes & performance improvements
Notification improvements
Funding for governance and collective decision-making features
Explore Hylo:
Start a group! Here are the Basics of New Groups onboarding - how to start a group on Hylo. If you’d like to talk to Hylo’s Stakeholder Advocate, contact Krisha at krisha@terran.io.
Join the community-led group, the Holochain Advocates Community Circle, to get started and support the ecosystem!
Note: If you create a group on Hylo, you can also participate in special groups like “Building Hylo” and the “Hylo Community Organizers.” We all have the ability to add input into the growth of Hylo, and the Terran Team does a beautiful job of sequencing their projects for the good of all concerned.
Please consider supporting Hylo, and the Terran Collective in some manner, if you can. We are all in this together, and it’s a wonderful journey!
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🌟 Latest Official News from Holochain and Holo
Holochain’s hApps Spotlight: Flux - Reinventing Collaboration. Flux is a fully distributed, human-centered platform that facilitates social coordination with greater privacy, agency, and flexibility. With a Discord style design for communities to grow on, Flux is customizable open-source software made for Web3 integrations. (Click the title to read the entire article.)
Ecosystem (Video) Session - AD4M & Flux. Flux is a fully decentralized social toolkit that enables communities to coordinate with greater privacy, agency, and collaboration. As the inaugural application built on the AD4M infrastructure (which utilizes and extends Holochain), Flux is a testament to the unique advantages of this new paradigm. Try Flux for yourself and join the current testing community: https://app.fluxsocial.io/#/signup. Released on June 1, 2023.
Holochain hAppy Hour - Matthew Schutte led a great session to test the hApp KanDo, on Holochain Launcher! Matt led very fun experiences, and organized breakouts to help build community connections! These will be held in an ongoing manner, and we’ll update you as we get new information!
AMA No.54 - News about Holo Alpha reopening for 300 additional Holo hosts, Holochain roadmap progression, discussions of HoloFuel and how Holochain can contribute to the AI landscape.
Game Incubator - 32 people joined the first online Holochain Game Incubator event where 3 games were presented; Ludos by Eric Harris-Braun, Our World The Game by David Ellams and Max Garfield and Shiraz by Hedayat Abedijoo. More events are planned, we’ll let you know when!
The HoloPort Alpha Program recently reopened for new hosts to support the continued testing of the network. All 300 spots were filled in 2 days! During AMA No.54 the Holo team suggested more hosts are likely to be needed as Holo Beta nears so keeps your ears open! If you have a Holoport and haven’t joined the Holo.Host forum we’d recommend you do. We’ll also share details here when we have them!
🌟Latest News from the Holoverse:
Blockchain and Holochain in Medical Education from Planetary Health and Climate Change Perspectives - A recently published academic paper from the Universidad De Murcia by community member RaiTurk. It also has versions in Spanish and in Portuguese! Congratulations to RaiTurk on this important paper!
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🌟 Upcoming Events:
Block 3000 Blockchain Battle! - June 7, 2023 Lisbon, Portugal. “One of Europe’s largest international conferences about Blockchain, Web 3.0 and Cryptocurrency, presented in an innovative format.” Mary Camacho, Holochain Executive Director, will be a featured guest speaker!
Web3 Berlin - Will you be in Berlin 10–11 June? Connect with us and other Web3 explorers. Holochain have several free tickets for our community members! To apply for a ticket follow "@berlinweb3com" Twitter account and comment on the tweet "I will be in Berlin and would like a free ticket to Web3Berlin"!
Our World/HoloNET/OASIS LIVE AMA - Monday June 12th 6pm GMT, Zoom - The NextGen Software team are hosting an AMA about about their exciting projects: Our World The Game, Oasis API and the HoloNet . Submit your questions for them here!
DWeb Camp: Discovering Flows - June 21-25, 2023, California, USA. “The Holochain Foundation is one of the sponsors of this year’s DWeb Camp. A five day woodland conference that brings together visionaries from across the distributed web, DWeb Camp is an opportunity to build the in-person networks that help our independent and collaborative efforts thrive.” ‘Experience’ DWeb Camp video. Neighbourhoods and Hylo will be there too!
Check out our Calendar of Events on the hAppenings.community website!
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Centre for Humane Technology AI Town Hall - Wednesday June 7 from 9-10 am Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7) on YouTube Live. The AI dilemma continues to accelerate. We would like to invite you to join an updated talk and discussion covering: Latest developments, Trends and risks, Common myths and nuances, Interactions with economic systems, inequality, and jobs, Potential next steps. Stay around for optional small-group conversations afterwards from 10-10:30 am. Check out their last presentation on Navigating AI.
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