This is the first episode of the series Charging the Commons and it will center around the process of becoming a commons. What does establishing such a community entail? What steps does a group of people need to go through in order to become a commons? This early setup stage can profoundly shape the development process of such communities, for instance: its (economic) viability, the management of the shared resources, everyday practices, members’ relationship with each other or the community affiliation with the broader environment. Exploring the process of becoming a commons (becommoning) can reveal useful insights around challenges and external factors.

Lukas Held from CollectieveKracht participates in this conversation with Zsuzsanna Tomor (researcher at AUAS), Darinka Czischke (professor at TU Delft) and Joachim Meerkerk (PhD at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences).