Oliver Sylvester-Bradley

Murmurations has always focussed on ways to map and share public data. We made the choice to focus on public data at the outset to keep things simple, because selectively sharing private data is much harder since it requires handling complex permissions. During 2025 we began researching ways to handle sharing private data. This led us into the world of Decentralised Identitifiers (DIDs) and User Controlled Access Networks (UCANs) which… Read More »2025 Update – Decentralised data sharing via DIDs and UCANs

Murmurations makes it possible to share data across platforms and networks. In the short 7-minute video below we demo how Group profiles hosted on Hylo, Catalist, Murmurations, or your own web server are used to create an ecosystem map of the Collaborative Technology Alliance, using bi-directional relationships to confirm membership status. This is a major milestone in the journey towards dynamic, interoperable ecosystem maps. No more stale Google Sheets, outdated… Read More »Dynamic Ecosystem Mapping Demo: A giant leap for interoperable data sharing

The Murmurations project is excited to announce some new additions to the open data commons, thanks to the work of the team at Community Exchange System (CES). CES has been instrumental in supporting the establishment of more than 370 new groups providing mutual credit in South America this year, alongside a few additional groups in other regions. The new groups highlight the growing momentum of the regenerative economy across South… Read More »Supporting the Growth of Mutual Credit in South America

Dear Database Stewards, We’re excited to invite you to participate in the Murmurations Protocol Data Sharing Pilot, an initiative designed to accelerate the development of the open data commons for the regenerative economy and transition movement. This pilot offers a unique opportunity for networks and platforms to port their data from closed silos into a more accessible and decentralised format. By participating, you’ll help shape the future of how data… Read More »Join the Murmurations protocol data sharing pilot and help develop the open data commons

Murmurations is a simple protocol for sharing data across platforms and networks to increase inter-group collaboration. In the same way that http enables us to use different devices and browsers to access the web, the Murmurations protocol enables anyone, anywhere, on any platform to post offers and wants on their preferred platform and anyone else, using any other platform, to find their offers and get in touch. Check out the… Read More »Sharing data across platforms and networks

The Murmurations protocol’s flexibility and emphasis on decentralised data sharing make it suitable for multiple use cases. The most obvious examples of how it can be used are maps and directories but these are only the beginning. In this blog post we explore some of the other scenarios where the protocol would be beneficial by enabling large networks of users to collaborate via shared, decentralised data sets: Local maps and… Read More »What can you build on the Murmurations protocol?

Murmurations is a distributed data sharing protocol. It describes a method for coordinating the storage, indexing and retrieval of data over a distributed network, as explained in the updated version of the Murmurations white paper. The original white paper was written and published in September 2019 and had hence become out of date. The updated white paper introduces Murmurations as a distributed data sharing protocol and explains the advantages of… Read More »A distributed data sharing protocol

We recently launched two WordPress plugins for collaborative mapping which make it simple for anyone using WordPress to create collaborative maps and directories. The WordPress Profile Generator Plugin enables people to create profiles for People, Organisations, Projects, Groups and Offers and Wants, and the Collaborative Map Builder Plugin enables people to create maps and directories for People, Organisations, Projects, Groups and Offers and Wants. There are full details about how… Read More »WordPress plugins for collaborative mapping

Before you build a local community map, or map of projects in your area, there are a few essential factors to consider to make sure your map is easy for people to use and to minimise the effort of keeping your map up to date. Follow the checklist below to ensure your mapping efforts don’t go to waste! Talk to us about your mapping questions and requirements. We have been… Read More »A checklist for map builders

The advantages of collaborative mapping Collaborative mapping provides a way to crowdsource Profile data to produce sophisticated maps and directories. Instead of relying on centralised datasets which quickly go out of date, Murmurations leverages the collective effort of multiple mappers to help you produce customisable maps and directories from decentralised, interoperable Profiles. Murmurations solves the problems of centralised maps and directories, managed by a single entity or person by: Below… Read More »Collaborative mapping