“It’s easy to write off Burning Man as a hippie love fest in the desert. It has its own problems like any city, but that’s selling it short, especially in one regard - its remarkable ability to foster participation. The event — which for 26 years has expected participants to practice sharing, gifting, and radical self-reliance — is an effective proving ground for experiments in community self-organization. In fact, participants build most of the city without any direct oversight from organizers.”

How to Reinvent Your City, Burning Man Style

Image: The Temple of Joy aflame at Burning Man in Black Rock City, Nevada, by Keith Pomakis on 2002-09-01.