Currency Workshop in Brazil
(abaixo versão em português) Vila Flores is an independent cultural center plus creative space in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and they are developing their own currency, the “Tigrão”. It is named after the neighbor’s dog...
Author: Lenara Verle
Can experiments from the art world bring insights for complementary currencies?
This is the topic of my presentation at the Conference on Social and Complementary Currencies in Salvador. I’m presenting an experience report on three art projects in which the creation of a currency is...
Inspiration Feed 10.08
cashless economy and high-tech barter, coop upgrade for the sharing economy, global aid and poverty, snuggle for survival & more. links selection – 08.oct.15
Solikon Workshop
We played the CurrencyLab game at the Congress on Solidarity Economy and Transformation in Berlin this week. The discussions were great, we had many critical thinkers and we didn’t reach consensus in any of...
Warhols presentation & brainstorm at ISEA Vancouver
How can a currency be connected to obscurity & fame? This was one of the questions we discussed during the currency design workshop at ISEA 2015 in Vancouver, Canada. A small but very dedicated...
Inspiration Feed 07.26
Vodka and potatoes as currency, basic income experiment, dotcommunism & more … links selection – 26.july.15
Transition Day & “Währungslabor”
For the meeting of Transition Town Berlin & Brandenburg last May, we tried for the first time playing the CurrencyLab game entirely in German language. An official translation is in the plans, but for...
Spreeblüte – a currency for Berlin
Could money be freely available like wild flowers blossoming along the river? How can a community create their own independent medium of exchange? Sexy but poor Despite its vibrant art scene and famous tourist...
Warhols experimental art currency
The “Warhols” are inspired by the iconic statement that in an ever-faster-paced world, anyone will have 15 minutes of fleeting fame. At the same time, in a society with increased surveillance and growing levels...
Video of Talk&Play presentation and Q&A
Thanks to the great folks from BerlinGameScene.com, the video of my presentation of the CurrencyLab board game is online. The Q&A afterwards was fun. Some keywords: #Wörgl and #chickens. Also #kisses and #bitcoin. Luckily...
Inspiration Feed 05.14
Inventing currencies, concentration of wealth in Brazil, transformational sharing, behavioural economics & more… links selection – 14.may.15
3D Printed Game Pieces & BerlinGameScene
Besides the PDF for the board game and pieces, we are planning to provide also a 3D file for CurrencyLab players to be able to print their own game pieces. The first prototypes for...
Inspiration Feed 04.15
Attentional commons, community currencies, quantitative easing for the people & more… links selection – 15.apr.15
New Education for a New Economy Conference
The dclass conference offered their tickets for purchase with either Euros or a special currency of “Karma”. All but 20 of the tickets were bought with Karma, which could take many forms – from...
Inspiration Feed 03.11
Basic income experiments, divesting from fossil fuel, wealth of the commons & more… links selection – 11.mar.15
Playing Currency Lab at Transmediale 2015
After the presentation of mcd magazine‘s special “Change Money!” issue, we gathered some people to play test the board game. It was really nice to see everybody engaged, and we got some ideas already...
mcd magazine launch at the Transmediale
The English version of the “We Grow Money, We Eat Money, We Shit Money” special issue will be launched this January 31st, 1:30 PM at the HKW cafe stage in Berlin. The event is free and open...
Artists as Bankers, Currency as Art
Alternative currencies can be developed as emergency responses to an economic crisis and lack of enough “official” currency, or as proactive initiatives to foster local and underserved economies, but can also be created as...
Currency Lab game is out
The first version of our board game is now available for download at Gumroad! It’s a print-yourself file that includes the board, the rules, the challenge and strategy cards, plus a special Fact Book with examples...
Inspiration Feed 01.15
local currencies, bullshit jobs, collaborative funding, debating the sharing economy, revolution paradigms & more… links selection – 15.jan.15
