Jessy Kate
Schingler is a space geek turned computer scientist designing human settlements
on a planet called Earth.
She is
interested in the design of systems that manifest our environment and social
structures as iterative learning platforms for experimentation and innovation,
with citizens as creators and participatory scientists.
She is a
founding partner at Open Door Development Group, a real estate
and property development company. Open Door works to prototype new approaches
to usage, ownership, permission and interaction in our built environment, with
an emphasis on models rooted in openness, collaboration, sharing and
connectivity.
Open Door is
activating properties which operate as part of an open network called The Embassy Network, a global platform of
co-living communities and 3rd spaces where members retain the same level of
access and community in locations around the world. The Embassy Network is a
collaboratively managed commons designed to support and amplify a generation of
cultural and social entrepreneurs.
Jessy has her
BScH in Physics and Mathematics, and a Masters degree in Computer Science.
She worked for many
years in the space security policy arena, and then as a software developer for
NASA and Sunlight Labs before focusing her attention on the future of
placemaking. She is an avid open source software developer, Crossfitter, and
cook.
