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In this TEDTalk from 2005, Smart Mobs author Howard Rheingold puts forth a very convincing defense of the value of collaborating. After probing deeply into the alternative theories and puzzles about how we interact, he suggests that we’re now entering a new phase of economic and social cooperation. Certainly, we are living in a new technological, academic and entrepreneurial environment that lets us work together like never before. OSCAR is committed to keeping this collaboration at the forefront of all our work, from the Green the Knowledge District Initiative onwards to making Providence a Smarter City for the decades beyond our reach.