The mission of Pasadero, Inc. is reflected in its name, variously translated as "path maker," "ladder," and "stepping stone." Its central aims are to develop "facilitator software" and "authoring-type interfaces," and to provide a software and support materials "resource directory." In these roles, Pasadero develops technologies and software support for people who are marginalized and poorly served by today's top-down software engineering industries and academic disciplines. More ...

ProtoGenie

The Researchers Online Software Toolkit:
Pasadero's most recent program involves the development and implementation of a generic online research design software development toolkit (developed by researchers) called ProtoGenie to serve a highly diverse and decentralized "small science" ... More.

Tools and Resources on Research Methodology

Resource Directory for Research Design and Data Collection: Online and Offline Software, Instructional Materials, Tutorials, and Demos. There is a veritable cornucopia of statistical resources and lists of statistical resources and links to statistical resources on the Web, but one really has to look high and low to find any lists ... More.

Emergent Democracy Project

Pasadero is conducting intensive research on the biophysical roots of conservatism and liberalism with the aim of understanding the deep divide between them. This research studies "deep democracy" as a nonequilibrium thermodynamic system through which energy flows and is transformed and exchanged with the environment. More ...