Inspiration Feed 01.01

computer simulated currencies, participatory budgeting, statement cryptocurrencies & more…
links selection  – 01.jan.15

Can a Complementary Currency Help End Poverty?
Q&A with John Boik (shareable.net)

The LEDDA alternative currency in a computer simulation: “Take-home family income more than double, income inequality nearly eliminated, and the unemployment rate drop to 1 percent over the 28-year simulation period.”

When Citizen Engagement Saves Lives
by Tiago Peixoto (democracyspot.net)

“throughout the years participatory budgeting has produced evidence of its effectiveness on a number of fronts (e.g. pro-poor spending)”

Dogecoin, Coinye West and the rise of statement cryptocurrencies
by Carl Miller (wired.co.uk)

“We are moving towards a complex profusion of different financial regimes – As doge himself would say: “such innovashun”, “much mystery”.

Collaborative Economy Companies Need To Start Sharing More Value With The People Who Make Them Valuable
by Lisa Gansky (fastcoexist.com)

“It’s time for the drivers, hosts, and community members to get a piece of the companies that couldn’t exist without them.”

Connecting for Change: Insights from an Emerging Global Transformation Movement
By Rhonda Fabian (kosmosjournal.org)

“A growing community of noted authors, local and global activists, world spiritual figures, economists and ecologists are speaking urgently of a world in crisis and of a simultaneous awakening across many fields of endeavor to a new story, no longer based on greed, competition, and scarcity, but one informed by fresh expressions of cooperation, indigenous wisdom, community-building, sharing, and innovation at all scales from local to global.”

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