ProAms - Professional Amateurs - changing the face of disciplines

An interesting article in Fast Company about how communities of commited, networked amateurs are changing professions, including computer games, pop music, and information technology.

Pro-Ams could fuel mass participation in formal politics and in social entrepreneurship. They will play important economic roles as coproducers of services and sources of ideas. Democracy will be livelier, innovation more vibrant, social capital stronger, and individual well-being more securely grounded. After a century in decline, amateurs will rise again. And they will change the world.

Thanks to Dan Krimm for pointing this out on the Pho list.