*Paul and Sarah *
-# Part 1
# The Big Picture
Being accountable does not mean operating on consensus. According to
James Surowiecki, consensus-driven groups tend to resort to
lowest-common-denominator solutions and
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avoid the sort of candid exchange of ideas that cultivates healthy
collaboration.47 Instead, it can be as simple as asking for input and
then giving context and explanation about decisions you make, even if
asynchronously, and particularly for larger groups with loose ties, when
contributors can make simple improvements without a particularly heavy
time
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commitment.68
As the success of Wikipedia demonstrates, editing an online encyclopedia
from thinking of consumers as passive recipients of your content and
transition them into active participants.75
-#### Notes
+### Notes
1. Alex Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur, Business Model Generation
(Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, 2010), 14. A preview of the book
creativecommons.org/share-your-work/.
-# Part 2
# The Case Studies
Jonathan Mann is a singer and songwriter who is most well known as the
“Song A Day” guy. Based in the U.S.
-jonathanmann.net and
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-jonathanmann.bandcamp.com
+jonathanmann.net and jonathanmann.bandcamp.com
Revenue model: charging for custom services, pay-what-you-want,
crowdfunding (subscription-based), charging for in-person version
Revenue model: grants and government funding, charging for in-person
version
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(museum admission), selling merchandise
Interview date: December 11, 2015