![]() ![]() The granularity of the modules therefore sets the smallest possible individual investment necessary to participate in a project. The number of people who can, in principle, participate in a project is therefore inversely related to the size of the smallest scale contribution necessary to produce a usable module. Granularity: “Granularity” refers to the size of the modules, in terms of the time and effort that an individual must invest in producing them. This maximizes their autonomy and flexibility to define the nature, extent, and timing of their participation in the project. If modules are independent, individual contributors can choose what and when to contribute independently of each other. Modularity: “Modularity” is a property of a project that describes the extent to which it can be broken down into smaller components, or modules, that can be independently produced before they are assembled into a whole. The core characteristics underlying the success of these enterprises are their modularity and their capacity to integrate many fine-grained contributions. ![]() ![]() Peer Production Organization/Peer Production Prerequisites/Benkler: The great success of the Internet generally, and peer-production processes in particular, has been the adoption of technical and organizational architectures that have allowed them to pool (…) diverse efforts effectively. Yochai Benkler on Peer Production - Dictionary of Arguments Benkler I 100 ![]()
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