Prototyping Better Digital Futures

The Kancil Project is a space to showcase prototype digital futures that focuses on empowering people and communities to take better control of their data, devices, and how we collaborate outside the exclusive sphere of Big Tech companies.

The Kancil Project's aim is to support the growing  interrelated, related-movements around people who are interested in Data Sovereignty, Internet Resiliency, Technology Decentralization, Homemade Tech, and Self-Hosting. 

At Project Kancil, my main purpose is to try to bring greater awareness about the ideas and work of these communities to the public at large, and better communicate why they matter.

Roots in Open Source Knowledge Management Research

The Kancil Project began in 2024 as a work-related project on creating open-source knowledge management software and processes. I work in the futures studies and strategic foresight space on areas like food systems and emerging technology. With so much happening, I needed  better tools to manage both the knowledge I consume and also the ones I create. I'm talking reports, academic journals, inforgraphics, videos and more

You can see a bit about the original vision below (more here) and the latest iteration with Lumaine.

What is a Kancil?

Kancil is a common Indonesian and Malaysian children's story about a mouse-deer (kancil) that is known for its cunning, outsmarting dangerous animals despite its small size. 

Questions? 

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