Coliving Takes Coworking to the Next Level in Rural Italy
But what if coworking was a slower, more spacious affair that offered a respite from the everyday grind and included meals, walks and intentional collaboration?
Cat Johnson
The Sharing Economy Just Got Real
The legal problems of the sharing economy just got real.
Brazil Blossoms as Solidarity Economy Beacon
Brazil has one of the most advanced solidarity economies in the world…So what does that mean in practice?
Basic Principles of Enlivenment: Working with Paradoxes
In the center of this stands the certainty that all lived reality, be it physiological, ecological, emotional, sociological, political, economical or artistic, is paradox.
How Lending Circles & Mutual Aid Groups Create Community Resilience
Recently, the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC) gathered community members for a conversation on “Mutual Aid, Lending Circles, Giving Circles, and Gift Circles.”
Gifting Circles and the Monetization of Everything
One aspect of the monetization of life that is proceeding nearly to totality in our time is that someone finds a way to commoditize nearly any movement or concept…
Share Exchange: Incubating the Local Economy
The Share Exchange in Santa Rosa, CA is a unique nexus of projects under one roof, created to jumpstart the new economy in the North Bay region.
First-Person-Science: Towards a Culture of Poetic Objectivity
For the last 400 years or so science has relied on an “objectivity” provided by rational thinking and measurements.
The Promise of the Commons
Bollier attributes the lack of awareness of the commons in the U.S. in part to our commercial media and political culture.
Long Live The Pollinators!
While I am not typically a doomer, and try to stay rooted in reality, the honey bees are in a bad place right now.
Creating Cities: Interview with Marcus Westbury of Renew Australia
Renew Australia is a social enterprise designed to catalyse community revitalisation across Australia. In this interview founder Marcus Westbury shares Renew’s vision for creative space activation.
From Enlivenment to Shared Livelihoods: The Emergence of a Commons-Based Economy
The enlivenment approach is not just an abstract philosophical re-imagining of the world. It is an emerging reality in countless corners of the earth.
