tl;dr Starting a knowledge base on collective action and cooperation: https://collective-action-rufuspollock.flowershow.me
Part of the prep for a course I’m planning to run on the subject later this year 
(you can pre-register interest here: Collective Action Course (Moloch): Register Interest · Luma)
Sharing here in case it’s useful or sparks conversation.
The topic: the gap between what groups could achieve by coordinating, and what they actually manage to achieve — and how central this seems to so many of the big challenges and opportunities we face right now. Very early days — right now it’s little more than a README and a note on the Stag Hunt — but the intention is to build it up over time into a useful resource on the key concepts, frameworks, and real-world applications.
The framing I’m working with is less “collective action problems” (the classic economic framing) and more “collective action and cooperation opportunities” — starting from the recognition that the potential gains from coordination are often enormous, and asking: what makes cooperation possible, and what gets in the way?
Applications I’m particularly interested in: governing powerful technologies (AI, nuclear), climate and environmental commons, information ecosystems.
You can see what I’ve got so far here:
- https://collective-action-rufuspollock.flowershow.me
- GitHub - life-itself/collective-action: Knowledgebase on Collective Action and Coordination Problems & Opportunities · GitHub
Very much a work in progress — contributions welcome, whether that’s adding notes, suggesting key concepts, or pointing to good resources. Would also love to hear if others here are thinking about related things.