Trying to explain what complementary currencies “really” are, leads to different answers depending on who askes and who answers. Even getting the basics laid out, like “what is money?” and “what is a currency?” seems to produce conflicting answers by different prominent actors in this young discipline. Without drilling into other troublesome discourses of terminology that […]
The Swiss city of St. Gallen has aproved the designs for a time saving currency, geard to tackel the growing (financial) problem of elder care. The proposals comes from the neighbouring Talente Currencies in Vorarlberg, Austria (see earlier article here), where time savings could not be implemenented by governmental bodies because of legal and regulatory […]
Founded in 1996 as a timebank for the whole of the westernmost austrian province/state of Vorarlberg, the Talente System (www.talentiert.at) is now one of the most successful and innovative grass-root currency systems in operation. (Update 2014: The efforts are now carried forward by the social enterprise Allmenda: http://allmenda.com) Always rooted in practice rather then theory, […]
This short explanation was requested manifold by those who heard me use this hairy little neologisms of mine: “WEaseling”*. The term proved helpful in pointing to a phenomenon in groups and group-processes, that quickly creates a feeling of joint direction but, on the flip side, leads to disappointment and disengagement afterwards. Especially in groups that […]
Sporting a plethora of brilliant attributes and a track record of several world firsts in the sphere of new currencies, the Ven has been an issue of inspiration and discussion far afield. As with most currencies, user stories often illuminate as much of the currency design and mechanisms as driving a car illuminates about engineering. […]
July 2012 – ongoing: Collaboration partner in the CCIA EU project.
(Eröffnungsbeitrag fairventure Kongress 2012) Man kann die Welt nicht nicht verändern! Jedes mal wenn ich darüber nachdachte, was es hier und jetzt an dieser Stelle zu sagen gäbe, kam ich auf diesen einen Satz zurück. Natürlich kann man ihn sofort kritisieren und Abwägungen anstellen welche Handlungen und welche Anschauungen denn nun wirklich etwas verändern würde. […]
July 2012 – ongoing: Collaboration partner in the CCIA EU project.