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<div>== Tom Brown ==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library]<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library Reviews] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
[http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Book_Club_%28Austin%29 Bootstrap Book Club]<br />
<br />
[http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Bootstrap_Karma Bootstrap Karma]<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com Stuffopolis]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Book_Club_(Austin)&diff=4196Book Club (Austin)2007-02-15T02:08:31Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Next Book */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Resources]]<br />
[[Category:Subgroups]]<br />
[[Category:Austin]]<br />
[http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bootstrap-bookclub Book Club Yahoo Group]<br />
<br />
==CoLeads==<br />
<br />
*[http://flowproject.org/Home/about-us.html Phyllis Blees] phyllis AT austin.rr.com<br />
*[http://www.stuffopolis.com Tom Brown] tbbrown AT stuffopolis.com<br />
<br />
==Charter/Mission==<br />
<br />
To discuss bootstrap-related books amongst ourselves and with the authors and share the learning with Bootstrappers everywhere. <br />
<br />
==Next Book==<br />
http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1586481983.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
March 22 at 7:00 p.m [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1586481983 Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty ] Muhammad Yunus<br />
<br />
==Library==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library on Stuffopolis]<br />
(join the bookclub with the code "bootstrap")<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library RSS Review Feed] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
==Logistics==<br />
<br />
Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so and invitations are sent to the all bootstrap members via eVite. We precede the events with discussions and review of a book on the private [http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library] group on Stuffopolis. All BookClub discussions are podcasted on the [http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/v3/podcast/bootrap Boot Rap].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1587990598.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Saturday, January 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0060731141.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, March 30 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060731141 Go It Alone] ([http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/features/bruce_judson_author_of_go_it_alone/ podcast])<br />
<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0976057409.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, May 11 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976057409 The Human Fabric]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0812932293.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Wednesday, July 19 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812932293 Losing My Virginity]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1401302378.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, September 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401302378 The Long Tail]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0691017840.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1115281946_.jpg<br />
Thursday, November 30 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0691017840 The Hero With A Thousand Faces]<br />
<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1591841437.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V39358835_.jpg<br />
Thursday, Jan 11 [http://www.amazon.com/Starfish-Spider-Unstoppable-Leaderless-Organizations/dp/1591841437 The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Book_Club_(Austin)&diff=4195Book Club (Austin)2007-02-15T02:04:40Z<p>Tbbrown: /* History */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Resources]]<br />
[[Category:Subgroups]]<br />
[[Category:Austin]]<br />
[http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bootstrap-bookclub Book Club Yahoo Group]<br />
<br />
==CoLeads==<br />
<br />
*[http://flowproject.org/Home/about-us.html Phyllis Blees] phyllis AT austin.rr.com<br />
*[http://www.stuffopolis.com Tom Brown] tbbrown AT stuffopolis.com<br />
<br />
==Charter/Mission==<br />
<br />
To discuss bootstrap-related books amongst ourselves and with the authors and share the learning with Bootstrappers everywhere. <br />
<br />
==Next Book==<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1591841437.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V39358835_.jpg<br />
Jan 11 at 7:00 p.m [http://www.amazon.com/Starfish-Spider-Unstoppable-Leaderless-Organizations/dp/1591841437 The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations] Ori Brafman, Rod Beckstrom. Rod will be calling in for the first part of the discussion.<br />
<br />
==Library==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library on Stuffopolis]<br />
(join the bookclub with the code "bootstrap")<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library RSS Review Feed] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
==Logistics==<br />
<br />
Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so and invitations are sent to the all bootstrap members via eVite. We precede the events with discussions and review of a book on the private [http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library] group on Stuffopolis. All BookClub discussions are podcasted on the [http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/v3/podcast/bootrap Boot Rap].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1587990598.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Saturday, January 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0060731141.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, March 30 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060731141 Go It Alone] ([http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/features/bruce_judson_author_of_go_it_alone/ podcast])<br />
<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0976057409.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, May 11 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976057409 The Human Fabric]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0812932293.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Wednesday, July 19 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812932293 Losing My Virginity]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1401302378.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, September 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401302378 The Long Tail]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0691017840.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1115281946_.jpg<br />
Thursday, November 30 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0691017840 The Hero With A Thousand Faces]<br />
<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1591841437.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V39358835_.jpg<br />
Thursday, Jan 11 [http://www.amazon.com/Starfish-Spider-Unstoppable-Leaderless-Organizations/dp/1591841437 The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Bootstrap_Community_Unification_System&diff=4191Bootstrap Community Unification System2007-02-09T00:21:39Z<p>Tbbrown: </p>
<hr />
<div>You may have heard about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openid OpenID] . If you want to get started, you're at the right place. What is OpenID? Here is a [http://simonwillison.net/2006/openid-screencast/ screencast].<br />
<br />
==5 Steps for Early Adopters==<br />
1. Go to [http://myopenid.com MyOpenID] and register an OpenID. For instance, [http://bijoy.myopenid.com/ Bijoy] is an early adopter.<br />
<br />
2. (''optional'') All the cool kids are making their blogs their OpenID. To do this, link from your blog to the URL you just registered. This is called delegation and you usually do this by editing your blog template so that you can add two lines within the <HEAD> tags of your HTML. For instance, Bijoy might add the following to [http://bijoygoswami.com bijoygoswami.com]:<br />
<br />
<link rel="openid.server" href="http://www.myopenid.com/server" /><br />
<br />
<link rel="openid.delegate" href="http://bijoy.myopenid.com/" /> <br />
<br />
3. If you're not already logged in, log in to the wiki with your legacy credentials<br />
<br />
4. Associate your new OpenID with your legacy account [http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Special:OpenIDConvert here]<br />
<br />
5. Forget your old credentials.<br />
<br />
==What now?==<br />
Check out [http://www.myopenid.com/directory other sites] that have adopted OpenID. For instance, if you already have an account at Stuffopolis, you can do steps 3-5 for Stuffopolis [http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/profile.php?config=personal here]. If you don't already have an account, registration with your new OpenID takes about 5 seconds. The [http://www.stuffopolis.com/wordpress Stuffopolis Wordpress blog] also uses OpenID.<br />
<br />
If you have any questions, feel free to drop [http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/User:Tbbrown Tom Brown] an email: tbbrown [at] stuffopolis [dot] com<br />
<br />
==Developers. Developers. Developers.==<br />
[http://www.enomaly.net/Enomaly-Blog.987+M585e0b5fb3b.0.html How OpenID works]<br />
<br />
[http://mashpit.pbwiki.com/MashPitOpenidAustin Austin OpenID Mashpit 1/17/2007]<br />
<br />
==Benefits for your Business==<br />
Get cred/karma for supporting OpenID:<br />
[http://openiddirectory.com/ OpenID Directory]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Bootstrap_Community_Unification_System&diff=4079Bootstrap Community Unification System2006-12-24T22:29:37Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Developers. Developers. Developers. */</p>
<hr />
<div>You may have heard about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openid OpenID] . If you want to get started, you're at the right place. What is OpenID? Here is a [http://simonwillison.net/2006/openid-screencast/ screencast].<br />
<br />
==5 Steps for Early Adopters==<br />
1. Go to [http://myopenid.com MyOpenID] and register an OpenID. For instance, [http://bijoy.myopenid.com/ Bijoy] is an early adopter.<br />
<br />
2. (''optional'') All the cool kids are making their blogs their OpenID. To do this, link from your blog to the URL you just registered. This is called delegation and you usually do this by editing your blog template so that you can add two lines within the <HEAD> tags of your HTML. For instance, Bijoy might add the following to [http://bijoygoswami.com bijoygoswami.com]:<br />
<br />
<link rel="openid.server" href="http://www.myopenid.com/server" /><br />
<br />
<link rel="openid.delegate" href="http://bijoy.myopenid.com/" /> <br />
<br />
3. If you're not already logged in, log in to the wiki with your legacy credentials<br />
<br />
4. Associate your new OpenID with your legacy account [http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Special:OpenIDConvert here]<br />
<br />
5. Forget your old credentials.<br />
<br />
==What now?==<br />
Check out [http://www.myopenid.com/directory other sites] that have adopted OpenID. For instance, if you already have an account at Stuffopolis, you can do steps 3-5 for Stuffopolis [http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/profile.php?config=personal here]. If you don't already have an account, registration with your new OpenID takes about 5 seconds. The [http://www.stuffopolis.com/wordpress Stuffopolis Wordpress blog] also uses OpenID.<br />
<br />
If you have any questions, feel free to drop [http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/User:Tbbrown Tom Brown] an email: tbbrown [at] stuffopolis [dot] com<br />
<br />
==Developers. Developers. Developers.==<br />
[http://www.enomaly.net/Enomaly-Blog.987+M585e0b5fb3b.0.html How OpenID works]<br />
<br />
[http://mashpit.pbwiki.com/MashPitOpenidAustin Austin OpenID Mashpit 1/17/2007]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Bootstrap_Community_Unification_System&diff=4078Bootstrap Community Unification System2006-12-24T22:29:19Z<p>Tbbrown: added link to mashpit</p>
<hr />
<div>You may have heard about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openid OpenID] . If you want to get started, you're at the right place. What is OpenID? Here is a [http://simonwillison.net/2006/openid-screencast/ screencast].<br />
<br />
==5 Steps for Early Adopters==<br />
1. Go to [http://myopenid.com MyOpenID] and register an OpenID. For instance, [http://bijoy.myopenid.com/ Bijoy] is an early adopter.<br />
<br />
2. (''optional'') All the cool kids are making their blogs their OpenID. To do this, link from your blog to the URL you just registered. This is called delegation and you usually do this by editing your blog template so that you can add two lines within the <HEAD> tags of your HTML. For instance, Bijoy might add the following to [http://bijoygoswami.com bijoygoswami.com]:<br />
<br />
<link rel="openid.server" href="http://www.myopenid.com/server" /><br />
<br />
<link rel="openid.delegate" href="http://bijoy.myopenid.com/" /> <br />
<br />
3. If you're not already logged in, log in to the wiki with your legacy credentials<br />
<br />
4. Associate your new OpenID with your legacy account [http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Special:OpenIDConvert here]<br />
<br />
5. Forget your old credentials.<br />
<br />
==What now?==<br />
Check out [http://www.myopenid.com/directory other sites] that have adopted OpenID. For instance, if you already have an account at Stuffopolis, you can do steps 3-5 for Stuffopolis [http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/profile.php?config=personal here]. If you don't already have an account, registration with your new OpenID takes about 5 seconds. The [http://www.stuffopolis.com/wordpress Stuffopolis Wordpress blog] also uses OpenID.<br />
<br />
If you have any questions, feel free to drop [http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/User:Tbbrown Tom Brown] an email: tbbrown [at] stuffopolis [dot] com<br />
<br />
==Developers. Developers. Developers.==<br />
[http://www.enomaly.net/Enomaly-Blog.987+M585e0b5fb3b.0.html How OpenID works]<br />
[http://mashpit.pbwiki.com/MashPitOpenidAustin Austin OpenID Mashpit 1/17/2007]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Bootstrap_Community_Unification_System&diff=4077Bootstrap Community Unification System2006-12-24T22:25:10Z<p>Tbbrown: added link to screencast</p>
<hr />
<div>You may have heard about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openid OpenID] . If you want to get started, you're at the right place. What is OpenID? Here is a [http://simonwillison.net/2006/openid-screencast/ screencast].<br />
<br />
==5 Steps for Early Adopters==<br />
1. Go to [http://myopenid.com MyOpenID] and register an OpenID. For instance, [http://bijoy.myopenid.com/ Bijoy] is an early adopter.<br />
<br />
2. (''optional'') All the cool kids are making their blogs their OpenID. To do this, link from your blog to the URL you just registered. This is called delegation and you usually do this by editing your blog template so that you can add two lines within the <HEAD> tags of your HTML. For instance, Bijoy might add the following to [http://bijoygoswami.com bijoygoswami.com]:<br />
<br />
<link rel="openid.server" href="http://www.myopenid.com/server" /><br />
<br />
<link rel="openid.delegate" href="http://bijoy.myopenid.com/" /> <br />
<br />
3. If you're not already logged in, log in to the wiki with your legacy credentials<br />
<br />
4. Associate your new OpenID with your legacy account [http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Special:OpenIDConvert here]<br />
<br />
5. Forget your old credentials.<br />
<br />
==What now?==<br />
Check out [http://www.myopenid.com/directory other sites] that have adopted OpenID. For instance, if you already have an account at Stuffopolis, you can do steps 3-5 for Stuffopolis [http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/profile.php?config=personal here]. If you don't already have an account, registration with your new OpenID takes about 5 seconds. The [http://www.stuffopolis.com/wordpress Stuffopolis Wordpress blog] also uses OpenID.<br />
<br />
If you have any questions, feel free to drop [http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/User:Tbbrown Tom Brown] an email: tbbrown [at] stuffopolis [dot] com<br />
<br />
[http://www.enomaly.net/Enomaly-Blog.987+M585e0b5fb3b.0.html How OpenID works]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Bootstrap_Community_Unification_System&diff=4049Bootstrap Community Unification System2006-12-15T07:54:37Z<p>Tbbrown: /* What now? */</p>
<hr />
<div>You may have heard about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openid OpenID] . If you want to get started, you're at the right place.<br />
<br />
==5 Steps for Early Adopters==<br />
1. Go to [http://myopenid.com MyOpenID] and register an OpenID. For instance, [http://bijoy.myopenid.com/ Bijoy] is an early adopter.<br />
<br />
2. (''optional'') All the cool kids are making their blogs their OpenID. To do this, link from your blog to the URL you just registered. This is called delegation and you usually do this by editing your blog template so that you can add two lines within the <HEAD> tags of your HTML. For instance, Bijoy might add the following to [http://bijoygoswami.com bijoygoswami.com]:<br />
<br />
<link rel="openid.server" href="http://www.myopenid.com/server" /><br />
<br />
<link rel="openid.delegate" href="http://bijoy.myopenid.com/" /> <br />
<br />
3. If you're not already logged in, log in to the wiki with your legacy credentials<br />
<br />
4. Associate your new OpenID with your legacy account [http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Special:OpenIDConvert here]<br />
<br />
5. Forget your old credentials.<br />
<br />
==What now?==<br />
Check out [http://www.myopenid.com/directory other sites] that have adopted OpenID. For instance, if you already have an account at Stuffopolis, you can do steps 3-5 for Stuffopolis [http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/profile.php?config=personal here]. If you don't already have an account, registration with your new OpenID takes about 5 seconds. The [http://www.stuffopolis.com/wordpress Stuffopolis Wordpress blog] also uses OpenID.<br />
<br />
If you have any questions, feel free to drop [http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/User:Tbbrown Tom Brown] an email: tbbrown [at] stuffopolis [dot] com<br />
<br />
[http://www.enomaly.net/Enomaly-Blog.987+M585e0b5fb3b.0.html How OpenID works]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Bootstrap_Community_Unification_System&diff=4048Bootstrap Community Unification System2006-12-14T12:04:26Z<p>Tbbrown: instructions</p>
<hr />
<div>You may have heard about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openid OpenID] . If you want to get started, you're at the right place.<br />
<br />
==5 Steps for Early Adopters==<br />
1. Go to [http://myopenid.com MyOpenID] and register an OpenID. For instance, [http://bijoy.myopenid.com/ Bijoy] is an early adopter.<br />
<br />
2. (''optional'') All the cool kids are making their blogs their OpenID. To do this, link from your blog to the URL you just registered. This is called delegation and you usually do this by editing your blog template so that you can add two lines within the <HEAD> tags of your HTML. For instance, Bijoy might add the following to [http://bijoygoswami.com bijoygoswami.com]:<br />
<br />
<link rel="openid.server" href="http://www.myopenid.com/server" /><br />
<br />
<link rel="openid.delegate" href="http://bijoy.myopenid.com/" /> <br />
<br />
3. If you're not already logged in, log in to the wiki with your legacy credentials<br />
<br />
4. Associate your new OpenID with your legacy account [http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Special:OpenIDConvert here]<br />
<br />
5. Forget your old credentials.<br />
<br />
==What now?==<br />
Check out [http://www.myopenid.com/directory other sites] that have adopted OpenID. For instance, if you already have an account at Stuffopolis, you can do steps 3-5 for Stuffopolis [http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/profile.php?config=personal here]. If you don't already have an account, registration with your new OpenID takes about 5 seconds. The [http://www.stuffopolis.com/wordpress Stuffopolis Wordpress blog] also uses OpenID.<br />
<br />
If you have any questions, feel free to drop [http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/User:Tbbrown Tom Brown] an email: tbbrown [at] stuffopolis [dot] com</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=User:Tbbrown&diff=4047User:Tbbrown2006-12-14T10:54:02Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Tom Brown */ removing link to blog since it is redundant with my openid</p>
<hr />
<div>== Tom Brown ==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library]<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library Reviews] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
[http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Book_Club_%28Austin%29 Bootstrap Book Club]<br />
<br />
[http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Bootstrap_Bucks Bootstrap Bucks]<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com Stuffopolis]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Book_Club_(Austin)&diff=3769Book Club (Austin)2006-12-03T23:44:41Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Next Book */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Resources]]<br />
[[Category:Subgroups]]<br />
[[Category:Austin]]<br />
[http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bootstrap-bookclub Book Club Yahoo Group]<br />
<br />
==CoLeads==<br />
<br />
*[http://flowproject.org/Home/about-us.html Phyllis Blees] phyllis AT austin.rr.com<br />
*[http://www.stuffopolis.com Tom Brown] tbbrown AT stuffopolis.com<br />
<br />
==Charter/Mission==<br />
<br />
To discuss bootstrap-related books amongst ourselves and with the authors and share the learning with Bootstrappers everywhere. <br />
<br />
==Next Book==<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1591841437.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V39358835_.jpg<br />
'''TBA''' at 7:00 p.m [http://www.amazon.com/Starfish-Spider-Unstoppable-Leaderless-Organizations/dp/1591841437 The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations] Ori Brafman, Rod Beckstrom<br />
<br />
==Library==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library on Stuffopolis]<br />
(join the bookclub with the code "bootstrap")<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library RSS Review Feed] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
==Logistics==<br />
<br />
Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so and invitations are sent to the all bootstrap members via eVite. We precede the events with discussions and review of a book on the private [http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library] group on Stuffopolis. All BookClub discussions are podcasted on the [http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/v3/podcast/bootrap Boot Rap].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1587990598.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Saturday, January 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0060731141.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, March 30 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060731141 Go It Alone] ([http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/features/bruce_judson_author_of_go_it_alone/ podcast])<br />
<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0976057409.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, May 11 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976057409 The Human Fabric]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0812932293.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Wednesday, July 19 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812932293 Losing My Virginity]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1401302378.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, September 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401302378 The Long Tail]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0691017840.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1115281946_.jpg<br />
Thursday, November 30 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0691017840 The Hero With A Thousand Faces]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Book_Club_(Austin)&diff=3768Book Club (Austin)2006-12-03T23:44:22Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Next Book */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Resources]]<br />
[[Category:Subgroups]]<br />
[[Category:Austin]]<br />
[http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bootstrap-bookclub Book Club Yahoo Group]<br />
<br />
==CoLeads==<br />
<br />
*[http://flowproject.org/Home/about-us.html Phyllis Blees] phyllis AT austin.rr.com<br />
*[http://www.stuffopolis.com Tom Brown] tbbrown AT stuffopolis.com<br />
<br />
==Charter/Mission==<br />
<br />
To discuss bootstrap-related books amongst ourselves and with the authors and share the learning with Bootstrappers everywhere. <br />
<br />
==Next Book==<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1591841437.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V39358835_.jpg<br />
'''TBA''' at 7:00 p.m [http://www.amazon.com/Starfish-Spider-Unstoppable-Leaderless-Organizations/dp/1591841437 The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations ] Ori Brafman, Rod Beckstrom<br />
<br />
==Library==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library on Stuffopolis]<br />
(join the bookclub with the code "bootstrap")<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library RSS Review Feed] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
==Logistics==<br />
<br />
Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so and invitations are sent to the all bootstrap members via eVite. We precede the events with discussions and review of a book on the private [http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library] group on Stuffopolis. All BookClub discussions are podcasted on the [http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/v3/podcast/bootrap Boot Rap].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1587990598.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Saturday, January 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0060731141.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, March 30 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060731141 Go It Alone] ([http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/features/bruce_judson_author_of_go_it_alone/ podcast])<br />
<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0976057409.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, May 11 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976057409 The Human Fabric]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0812932293.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Wednesday, July 19 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812932293 Losing My Virginity]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1401302378.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, September 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401302378 The Long Tail]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0691017840.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1115281946_.jpg<br />
Thursday, November 30 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0691017840 The Hero With A Thousand Faces]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Book_Club_(Austin)&diff=3767Book Club (Austin)2006-12-03T23:43:45Z<p>Tbbrown: next book</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Resources]]<br />
[[Category:Subgroups]]<br />
[[Category:Austin]]<br />
[http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bootstrap-bookclub Book Club Yahoo Group]<br />
<br />
==CoLeads==<br />
<br />
*[http://flowproject.org/Home/about-us.html Phyllis Blees] phyllis AT austin.rr.com<br />
*[http://www.stuffopolis.com Tom Brown] tbbrown AT stuffopolis.com<br />
<br />
==Charter/Mission==<br />
<br />
To discuss bootstrap-related books amongst ourselves and with the authors and share the learning with Bootstrappers everywhere. <br />
<br />
==Next Book==<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1591841437.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V39358835_.jpg<br />
'''Date TBA''' at 7:00 p.m [http://www.amazon.com/Starfish-Spider-Unstoppable-Leaderless-Organizations/dp/1591841437 The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations ] Ori Brafman, Rod Beckstrom<br />
<br />
==Library==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library on Stuffopolis]<br />
(join the bookclub with the code "bootstrap")<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library RSS Review Feed] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
==Logistics==<br />
<br />
Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so and invitations are sent to the all bootstrap members via eVite. We precede the events with discussions and review of a book on the private [http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library] group on Stuffopolis. All BookClub discussions are podcasted on the [http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/v3/podcast/bootrap Boot Rap].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1587990598.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Saturday, January 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0060731141.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, March 30 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060731141 Go It Alone] ([http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/features/bruce_judson_author_of_go_it_alone/ podcast])<br />
<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0976057409.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, May 11 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976057409 The Human Fabric]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0812932293.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Wednesday, July 19 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812932293 Losing My Virginity]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1401302378.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, September 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401302378 The Long Tail]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0691017840.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1115281946_.jpg<br />
Thursday, November 30 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0691017840 The Hero With A Thousand Faces]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Book_Club_(Austin)&diff=3658Book Club (Austin)2006-11-09T05:50:01Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Next Book */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Resources]]<br />
[[Category:Subgroups]]<br />
[[Category:Austin]]<br />
[http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bootstrap-bookclub Book Club Yahoo Group]<br />
<br />
==CoLeads==<br />
<br />
*[http://flowproject.org/Home/about-us.html Phyllis Blees] phyllis AT austin.rr.com<br />
*[http://www.stuffopolis.com Tom Brown] tbbrown AT stuffopolis.com<br />
<br />
==Charter/Mission==<br />
<br />
To discuss bootstrap-related books amongst ourselves and with the authors and share the learning with Bootstrappers everywhere. <br />
<br />
==Next Book==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0691017840.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1115281946_.jpg<br />
'''November 30''' at 7:00 p.m [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0691017840 The Hero With A Thousand Faces] Joseph Campbell<br />
<br />
==Library==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library on Stuffopolis]<br />
(join the bookclub with the code "bootstrap")<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library RSS Review Feed] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
==Logistics==<br />
<br />
Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so and invitations are sent to the all bootstrap members via eVite. We precede the events with discussions and review of a book on the private [http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library] group on Stuffopolis. All BookClub discussions are podcasted on the [http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/v3/podcast/bootrap Boot Rap].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1587990598.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Saturday, January 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0060731141.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, March 30 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060731141 Go It Alone] ([http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/features/bruce_judson_author_of_go_it_alone/ podcast])<br />
<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0976057409.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, May 11 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976057409 The Human Fabric]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0812932293.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Wednesday, July 19 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812932293 Losing My Virginity]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1401302378.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, September 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401302378 The Long Tail]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Book_Club_(Austin)&diff=3513Book Club (Austin)2006-10-10T23:26:24Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Next Book */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Resources]]<br />
[[Category:Subgroups]]<br />
[[Category:Austin]]<br />
[http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bootstrap-bookclub Book Club Yahoo Group]<br />
<br />
==CoLeads==<br />
<br />
*[http://flowproject.org/Home/about-us.html Phyllis Blees] phyllis AT austin.rr.com<br />
*[http://www.stuffopolis.com Tom Brown] tbbrown AT stuffopolis.com<br />
<br />
==Charter/Mission==<br />
<br />
To discuss bootstrap-related books amongst ourselves and with the authors and share the learning with Bootstrappers everywhere. <br />
<br />
==Next Book==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0691017840.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1115281946_.jpg<br />
'''November 9''' at 7:00 p.m [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0691017840 The Hero With A Thousand Faces] Joseph Campbell<br />
<br />
==Library==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library on Stuffopolis]<br />
(join the bookclub with the code "bootstrap")<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library RSS Review Feed] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
==Logistics==<br />
<br />
Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so and invitations are sent to the all bootstrap members via eVite. We precede the events with discussions and review of a book on the private [http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library] group on Stuffopolis. All BookClub discussions are podcasted on the [http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/v3/podcast/bootrap Boot Rap].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1587990598.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Saturday, January 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0060731141.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, March 30 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060731141 Go It Alone] ([http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/features/bruce_judson_author_of_go_it_alone/ podcast])<br />
<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0976057409.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, May 11 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976057409 The Human Fabric]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0812932293.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Wednesday, July 19 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812932293 Losing My Virginity]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1401302378.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, September 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401302378 The Long Tail]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Book_Club_(Austin)&diff=3503Book Club (Austin)2006-10-10T06:12:59Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Next Book */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Resources]]<br />
[[Category:Subgroups]]<br />
[[Category:Austin]]<br />
[http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bootstrap-bookclub Book Club Yahoo Group]<br />
<br />
==CoLeads==<br />
<br />
*[http://flowproject.org/Home/about-us.html Phyllis Blees] phyllis AT austin.rr.com<br />
*[http://www.stuffopolis.com Tom Brown] tbbrown AT stuffopolis.com<br />
<br />
==Charter/Mission==<br />
<br />
To discuss bootstrap-related books amongst ourselves and with the authors and share the learning with Bootstrappers everywhere. <br />
<br />
==Next Book==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0691017840.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1115281946_.jpg<br />
'''TBA''' at 7:00 p.m [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0691017840 The Hero With A Thousand Faces] Joseph Campbell<br />
<br />
==Library==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library on Stuffopolis]<br />
(join the bookclub with the code "bootstrap")<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library RSS Review Feed] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
==Logistics==<br />
<br />
Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so and invitations are sent to the all bootstrap members via eVite. We precede the events with discussions and review of a book on the private [http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library] group on Stuffopolis. All BookClub discussions are podcasted on the [http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/v3/podcast/bootrap Boot Rap].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1587990598.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Saturday, January 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0060731141.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, March 30 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060731141 Go It Alone] ([http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/features/bruce_judson_author_of_go_it_alone/ podcast])<br />
<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0976057409.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, May 11 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976057409 The Human Fabric]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0812932293.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Wednesday, July 19 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812932293 Losing My Virginity]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1401302378.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, September 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401302378 The Long Tail]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Book_Club_(Austin)&diff=3500Book Club (Austin)2006-10-07T23:51:22Z<p>Tbbrown: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Resources]]<br />
[[Category:Subgroups]]<br />
[[Category:Austin]]<br />
[http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bootstrap-bookclub Book Club Yahoo Group]<br />
<br />
==CoLeads==<br />
<br />
*[http://flowproject.org/Home/about-us.html Phyllis Blees] phyllis AT austin.rr.com<br />
*[http://www.stuffopolis.com Tom Brown] tbbrown AT stuffopolis.com<br />
<br />
==Charter/Mission==<br />
<br />
To discuss bootstrap-related books amongst ourselves and with the authors and share the learning with Bootstrappers everywhere. <br />
<br />
==Next Book==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0691017840.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1115281946_.jpg<br />
'''December 14''' at 7:00 p.m [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0691017840 The Hero With A Thousand Faces] Joseph Campbell<br />
<br />
==Library==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library on Stuffopolis]<br />
(join the bookclub with the code "bootstrap")<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library RSS Review Feed] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
==Logistics==<br />
<br />
Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so and invitations are sent to the all bootstrap members via eVite. We precede the events with discussions and review of a book on the private [http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library] group on Stuffopolis. All BookClub discussions are podcasted on the [http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/v3/podcast/bootrap Boot Rap].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1587990598.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Saturday, January 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0060731141.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, March 30 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060731141 Go It Alone] ([http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/features/bruce_judson_author_of_go_it_alone/ podcast])<br />
<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0976057409.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, May 11 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976057409 The Human Fabric]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0812932293.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Wednesday, July 19 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812932293 Losing My Virginity]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1401302378.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, September 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401302378 The Long Tail]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Book_Club_(Austin)&diff=3244Book Club (Austin)2006-08-07T04:01:32Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Library */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Resources]]<br />
[[Category:Subgroups]]<br />
[[Category:Austin]]<br />
[http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bootstrap-bookclub Book Club Yahoo Group]<br />
<br />
==CoLeads==<br />
<br />
*[http://flowproject.org/Home/about-us.html Phyllis Blees] phyllis AT austin.rr.com<br />
*[http://www.stuffopolis.com Tom Brown] tbbrown AT stuffopolis.com<br />
<br />
==Charter/Mission==<br />
<br />
To discuss bootstrap-related books amongst ourselves and with the authors and share the learning with Bootstrappers everywhere. <br />
<br />
==Next Book==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1401302378.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
'''September 14''' at 7:00 p.m [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401302378 The Long Tail] Chris Anderson<br />
<br />
==Library==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library on Stuffopolis]<br />
(join the bookclub with the code "bootstrap")<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library RSS Review Feed] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
==Logistics==<br />
<br />
Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so and invitations are sent to the all bootstrap members via eVite. We precede the events with discussions and review of a book on the private [http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library] group on Stuffopolis. All BookClub discussions are podcasted on the [http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/v3/podcast/bootrap Boot Rap].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1587990598.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Saturday, January 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0060731141.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, March 30 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060731141 Go It Alone] ([http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/features/bruce_judson_author_of_go_it_alone/ podcast])<br />
<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0976057409.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, May 11 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976057409 The Human Fabric]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0812932293.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Wednesday, July 19 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812932293 Losing My Virginity]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Book_Club_(Austin)&diff=3242Book Club (Austin)2006-08-04T23:32:51Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Logistics */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Resources]]<br />
[[Category:Subgroups]]<br />
[[Category:Austin]]<br />
[http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bootstrap-bookclub Book Club Yahoo Group]<br />
<br />
==CoLeads==<br />
<br />
*[http://flowproject.org/Home/about-us.html Phyllis Blees] phyllis AT austin.rr.com<br />
*[http://www.stuffopolis.com Tom Brown] tbbrown AT stuffopolis.com<br />
<br />
==Charter/Mission==<br />
<br />
To discuss bootstrap-related books amongst ourselves and with the authors and share the learning with Bootstrappers everywhere. <br />
<br />
==Next Book==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1401302378.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
'''September 14''' at 7:00 p.m [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401302378 The Long Tail] Chris Anderson<br />
<br />
==Library==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library on Stuffopolis]<br />
(join the bookclub with the code "bootstrap")<br />
<br />
==Logistics==<br />
<br />
Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so and invitations are sent to the all bootstrap members via eVite. We precede the events with discussions and review of a book on the private [http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library] group on Stuffopolis. All BookClub discussions are podcasted on the [http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/v3/podcast/bootrap Boot Rap].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1587990598.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Saturday, January 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0060731141.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, March 30 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060731141 Go It Alone] ([http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/features/bruce_judson_author_of_go_it_alone/ podcast])<br />
<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0976057409.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, May 11 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976057409 The Human Fabric]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0812932293.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Wednesday, July 19 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812932293 Losing My Virginity]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=Book_Club_(Austin)&diff=3241Book Club (Austin)2006-08-04T23:31:22Z<p>Tbbrown: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Resources]]<br />
[[Category:Subgroups]]<br />
[[Category:Austin]]<br />
[http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bootstrap-bookclub Book Club Yahoo Group]<br />
<br />
==CoLeads==<br />
<br />
*[http://flowproject.org/Home/about-us.html Phyllis Blees] phyllis AT austin.rr.com<br />
*[http://www.stuffopolis.com Tom Brown] tbbrown AT stuffopolis.com<br />
<br />
==Charter/Mission==<br />
<br />
To discuss bootstrap-related books amongst ourselves and with the authors and share the learning with Bootstrappers everywhere. <br />
<br />
==Next Book==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1401302378.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
'''September 14''' at 7:00 p.m [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401302378 The Long Tail] Chris Anderson<br />
<br />
==Library==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library on Stuffopolis]<br />
(join the bookclub with the code "bootstrap")<br />
<br />
==Logistics==<br />
<br />
Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so and invitations are sent to the all bootstrap members via eVite. We precede the events with discussions and review of a book on the private [http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Group] on Stuffopolis. All BookClub disucssions are podcasted on the [http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/v3/podcast/bootrap Boot Rap].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1587990598.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Saturday, January 14 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0060731141.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, March 30 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060731141 Go It Alone] ([http://www.hearthis.com/index.php/features/bruce_judson_author_of_go_it_alone/ podcast])<br />
<br />
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0976057409.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Thursday, May 11 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976057409 The Human Fabric]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0812932293.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
Wednesday, July 19 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812932293 Losing My Virginity]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=User:Tbbrown&diff=3240User:Tbbrown2006-08-04T22:33:04Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Tom Brown */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Tom Brown ==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library]<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library Reviews] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
[http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Book_Club_%28Austin%29 Bootstrap Book Club]<br />
<br />
[http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Bootstrap_Bucks Bootstrap Bucks]<br />
<br />
[http://herestomwiththeweather.blogspot.com Blog]<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com Stuffopolis]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=User:Tbbrown&diff=3239User:Tbbrown2006-08-04T22:32:03Z<p>Tbbrown: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Tom Brown ==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com Stuffopolis]<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library]<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library Reviews] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
[http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Book_Club_%28Austin%29 Bootstrap Book Club]<br />
<br />
[http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Bootstrap_Bucks Bootstrap Bucks]<br />
<br />
[http://herestomwiththeweather.blogspot.com my blog]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=We_produce_what_we_get_paid_for&diff=3214We produce what we get paid for2006-08-01T21:28:53Z<p>Tbbrown: </p>
<hr />
<div>At the [http://www.naropa.edu/marpa/intentionaleconomics.html Naropa Conference on Intentional Economics], as an example, Bernard Lietaer noted that the medical industry provides what it gets paid for: to keep sick people alive. In his book [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1893520021 No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative], Edgar Cahn provides more examples. According to current economic theory, "''it is growth when we build more prisons and more nursing homes, when we have to clean up toxic waste, and when a couple gets a divorce and has to hire two lawyers''." (p. 48) Growth also includes paid child-care, absurd security infrastructure. Money replicates the values that it measures. The dollar does not measure family, community and democracy. Instead, even though the "''the non-market economy supplies the fundamental substratum upon which the entire market economy is built''" (p. 47), these examples demonstrate that there may be reason for concern when the accepted measure of growth depends on social problems getting worse.</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=User:Tbbrown&diff=3209User:Tbbrown2006-07-31T02:18:41Z<p>Tbbrown: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Tom Brown ==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com Stuffopolis]<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library]<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library Reviews] http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/images/xml_button.gif<br />
<br />
[http://herestomwiththeweather.blogspot.com my blog]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3208BootKarma2006-07-30T22:33:47Z<p>Tbbrown: </p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. It is revealed that community and small business are served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. For instance, participants in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fureai_kippu Fureai kippu] prefer the service over traditional service. 100% of economic theory (words) depends on this assumption that money is value-neutral, but consider what matters (action): [[We produce what we get paid for]]. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Taxes==<br />
IRS rulings consistently single out the absence of a legal right to enforce a Time Dollar obligation as the basis for the tax-exempt rulings that Time Dollar programs have secured. - Edgar Cahn (''No More Throw-Away People'', p. 76)<br />
==Whitepaper==<br />
Although each complementary currency is designed to meet a particular objective and will not necessarily work in a different domain or region, this whitepaper shows how the Internet can make transparent trust and reputation. Trust, not money, is really the bottom line and the key is not incentives but identity and transparency.<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://lists.trollparty.org/pipermail/altruistic-economics/attachments/20050705/68bb2ab4/AltruisticEconomicsTheInternetGiftEconomy-0001.pdf Robin Upton's Altruistic Economics & The Internet Gift Economy (pdf)]<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Top Shelf Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1893520021.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1893520021 No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative]<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 18:22, 28 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3207BootKarma2006-07-30T22:28:14Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Top Shelf Reading */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. It is revealed that community and small business are served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. For instance, participants in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fureai_kippu Fureai kippu] prefer the service over traditional service. 100% of economic theory (words) depends on this assumption that money is value-neutral, but consider what matters (action): [[We produce what we get paid for]]. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Whitepaper==<br />
Although each complementary currency is designed to meet a particular objective and will not necessarily work in a different domain or region, this whitepaper shows how the Internet can make transparent trust and reputation. Trust, not money, is really the bottom line and the key is not incentives but identity and transparency.<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://lists.trollparty.org/pipermail/altruistic-economics/attachments/20050705/68bb2ab4/AltruisticEconomicsTheInternetGiftEconomy-0001.pdf Robin Upton's Altruistic Economics & The Internet Gift Economy (pdf)]<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Top Shelf Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1893520021.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg<br />
[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1893520021 No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative]<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 18:22, 28 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=We_produce_what_we_get_paid_for&diff=3206We produce what we get paid for2006-07-28T23:24:08Z<p>Tbbrown: </p>
<hr />
<div>At the [http://www.naropa.edu/marpa/intentionaleconomics.html Naropa Conference on Intentional Economics], as an example, Bernard Lietaer noted that the medical industry provides what it gets paid for: to keep sick people alive. In his book [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1893520021 No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative], Edgar Cahn provides more examples. According to current economic theory, "''it is growth when we build more prisons and more nursing homes, when we have to clean up toxic waste, and when a couple gets a divorce and has to hire two lawyers''." (p. 48) Growth also includes paid child-care, absurd security infrastructure. Money replicates the values that it measures. The dollar does not measure family, community and democracy. Instead, even though the "''the non-market economy supplies the fundamental substratum upon which the entire market economy is built''" (p. 47), these examples show that economic growth exploits the hardship of that unrecognized non-market economy.</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3205BootKarma2006-07-28T23:22:11Z<p>Tbbrown: </p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. It is revealed that community and small business are served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. For instance, participants in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fureai_kippu Fureai kippu] prefer the service over traditional service. 100% of economic theory (words) depends on this assumption that money is value-neutral, but consider what matters (action): [[We produce what we get paid for]]. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Whitepaper==<br />
Although each complementary currency is designed to meet a particular objective and will not necessarily work in a different domain or region, this whitepaper shows how the Internet can make transparent trust and reputation. Trust, not money, is really the bottom line and the key is not incentives but identity and transparency.<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://lists.trollparty.org/pipermail/altruistic-economics/attachments/20050705/68bb2ab4/AltruisticEconomicsTheInternetGiftEconomy-0001.pdf Robin Upton's Altruistic Economics & The Internet Gift Economy (pdf)]<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Top Shelf Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 18:22, 28 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=We_produce_what_we_get_paid_for&diff=3204We produce what we get paid for2006-07-28T23:18:59Z<p>Tbbrown: </p>
<hr />
<div>At the [http://www.naropa.edu/marpa/intentionaleconomics.html Naropa Conference on Intentional Economics], as an example, Bernard Lietaer noted that the medical industry provides what it gets paid for: to keep sick people alive. In his book [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1893520021 No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative], Edgar Cahn provides more examples. According to current economic theory, "it is growth when we build more prisons and more nursing homes, when we have to clean up toxic waste, and when a couple gets a divorce and has to hire two lawyers." (p. 48) Growth also includes paid child-care, absurd security infrastructure. Money replicates the values that it measures. The dollar does not measure family, community and democracy. Instead, even though the "the non-market economy supplies the fundamental substratum upon which the entire market economy is built" (p. 47), these examples show that economic growth exploits the hardship of that unrecognized non-market economy.</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=We_produce_what_we_get_paid_for&diff=3203We produce what we get paid for2006-07-28T23:18:21Z<p>Tbbrown: </p>
<hr />
<div>At the [http://www.naropa.edu/marpa/intentionaleconomics.html Naropa Conference on Intentional Economics], as an example, Bernard Lietaer noted that the medical industry provides what it gets paid for: to keep sick people alive. Edgar Cahn provides more examples in his book [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1893520021 No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative]. According to current economic theory, "it is growth when we build more prisons and more nursing homes, when we have to clean up toxic waste, and when a couple gets a divorce and has to hire two lawyers." (p. 48) Growth also includes paid child-care, absurd security infrastructure. Money replicates the values that it measures. The dollar does not measure family, community and democracy. Instead, even though the "the non-market economy supplies the fundamental substratum upon which the entire market economy is built" (p. 47), these examples show that economic growth exploits the hardship of that unrecognized non-market economy.</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3202BootKarma2006-07-28T23:18:02Z<p>Tbbrown: /* We produce what we get paid for */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. It is revealed that community and small business are served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. For instance, participants in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fureai_kippu Fureai kippu] prefer the service over traditional service. 100% of economic theory (words) depends on this assumption that money is value-neutral, but consider what matters (action): [[We produce what we get paid for]]. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Whitepaper==<br />
Although each complementary currency is designed to meet a particular objective and will not necessarily work in a different domain or region, this whitepaper shows how the Internet can make transparent trust and reputation. Trust, not money, is really the bottom line and the key is not incentives but identity and transparency.<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://lists.trollparty.org/pipermail/altruistic-economics/attachments/20050705/68bb2ab4/AltruisticEconomicsTheInternetGiftEconomy-0001.pdf Robin Upton's Altruistic Economics & The Internet Gift Economy (pdf)]<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Top Shelf Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3201BootKarma2006-07-28T23:16:11Z<p>Tbbrown: </p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. It is revealed that community and small business are served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. For instance, participants in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fureai_kippu Fureai kippu] prefer the service over traditional service. 100% of economic theory (words) depends on this assumption that money is value-neutral, but consider what matters (action): [[We produce what we get paid for]]. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Whitepaper==<br />
Although each complementary currency is designed to meet a particular objective and will not necessarily work in a different domain or region, this whitepaper shows how the Internet can make transparent trust and reputation. Trust, not money, is really the bottom line and the key is not incentives but identity and transparency.<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://lists.trollparty.org/pipermail/altruistic-economics/attachments/20050705/68bb2ab4/AltruisticEconomicsTheInternetGiftEconomy-0001.pdf Robin Upton's Altruistic Economics & The Internet Gift Economy (pdf)]<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Top Shelf Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
==We produce what we get paid for==<br />
At the [http://www.naropa.edu/marpa/intentionaleconomics.html Naropa Conference on Intentional Economics], as an example, Bernard Lietaer noted that the medical industry provides what it gets paid for: to keep sick people alive. Edgar Cahn provides more examples in his book [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1893520021 No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative]. According to current economic theory, "it is growth when we build more prisons and more nursing homes, when we have to clean up toxic waste, and when a couple gets a divorce and has to hire two lawyers." (p. 48) Growth also includes paid child-care, absurd security infrastructure. Money replicates the values that it measures. The dollar does not measure family, community and democracy. Instead, even though the "the non-market economy supplies the fundamental substratum upon which the entire market economy is built" (p. 47), these examples show that economic growth exploits the hardship of that unrecognized non-market economy.<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 18:16, 28 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3200BootKarma2006-07-28T22:55:48Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Introduction */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. It is revealed that community and small business are served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. For instance, participants in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fureai_kippu Fureai kippu] prefer the service over traditional service. 100% of economic theory (words) depends on this assumption that money is value-neutral, but consider what matters (action): [[we produce what we get paid for.]] If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Whitepaper==<br />
Although each complementary currency is designed to meet a particular objective and will not necessarily work in a different domain or region, this whitepaper shows how the Internet can make transparent trust and reputation. Trust, not money, is really the bottom line and the key is not incentives but identity and transparency.<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://lists.trollparty.org/pipermail/altruistic-economics/attachments/20050705/68bb2ab4/AltruisticEconomicsTheInternetGiftEconomy-0001.pdf Robin Upton's Altruistic Economics & The Internet Gift Economy (pdf)]<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Top Shelf Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3198BootKarma2006-07-28T03:37:41Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Whitepaper */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. It is revealed that community and small business are served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. For instance, participants in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fureai_kippu Fureai kippu] prefer the service over traditional service. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Whitepaper==<br />
Although each complementary currency is designed to meet a particular objective and will not necessarily work in a different domain or region, this whitepaper shows how the Internet can make transparent trust and reputation. Trust, not money, is really the bottom line and the key is not incentives but identity and transparency.<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://lists.trollparty.org/pipermail/altruistic-economics/attachments/20050705/68bb2ab4/AltruisticEconomicsTheInternetGiftEconomy-0001.pdf Robin Upton's Altruistic Economics & The Internet Gift Economy (pdf)]<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Top Shelf Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3197BootKarma2006-07-28T01:29:30Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Whitepaper */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. It is revealed that community and small business are served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. For instance, participants in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fureai_kippu Fureai kippu] prefer the service over traditional service. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Whitepaper==<br />
Although each complementary currency is designed to meet a particular objective and cannot be expected to work in a different domain or region, this whitepaper shows how the Internet can make transparent trust and reputation. Trust, not money, is really the bottom line and the key is not incentives but identity and transparency.<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://lists.trollparty.org/pipermail/altruistic-economics/attachments/20050705/68bb2ab4/AltruisticEconomicsTheInternetGiftEconomy-0001.pdf Robin Upton's Altruistic Economics & The Internet Gift Economy (pdf)]<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Top Shelf Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3196BootKarma2006-07-28T01:25:34Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Whitepaper */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. It is revealed that community and small business are served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. For instance, participants in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fureai_kippu Fureai kippu] prefer the service over traditional service. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Whitepaper==<br />
Although each complementary currency is designed to meet a particular objective and cannot be expected to work in a different domain or region, this whitepaper shows how the Internet can make transparent trust and reputation. Trust, not money, is really the bottom line.<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://lists.trollparty.org/pipermail/altruistic-economics/attachments/20050705/68bb2ab4/AltruisticEconomicsTheInternetGiftEconomy-0001.pdf Robin Upton's Altruistic Economics & The Internet Gift Economy (pdf)]<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Top Shelf Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3195BootKarma2006-07-28T01:25:10Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Whitepaper */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. It is revealed that community and small business are served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. For instance, participants in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fureai_kippu Fureai kippu] prefer the service over traditional service. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Whitepaper==<br />
Although each complementary currency is designed to meet a particular objective and cannot be expected to work in a different domain or region, this whitepaper shows how the Internet can make transparent trust and reputation. Trust, not money, is really the bottom line.<br />
<br />
[http://lists.trollparty.org/pipermail/altruistic-economics/attachments/20050705/68bb2ab4/AltruisticEconomicsTheInternetGiftEconomy-0001.pdf Robin Upton's Altruistic Economics & The Internet Gift Economy (pdf)]<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Top Shelf Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3194BootKarma2006-07-28T00:46:14Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Introduction */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. It is revealed that community and small business are served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. For instance, participants in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fureai_kippu Fureai kippu] prefer the service over traditional service. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Whitepaper==<br />
[http://lists.trollparty.org/pipermail/altruistic-economics/attachments/20050705/68bb2ab4/AltruisticEconomicsTheInternetGiftEconomy-0001.pdf Robin Upton's Altruistic Economics & The Internet Gift Economy (pdf)]<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Top Shelf Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3193BootKarma2006-07-27T23:09:08Z<p>Tbbrown: </p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. It is revealed that community and small business are served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
==Whitepaper==<br />
[http://lists.trollparty.org/pipermail/altruistic-economics/attachments/20050705/68bb2ab4/AltruisticEconomicsTheInternetGiftEconomy-0001.pdf Robin Upton's Altruistic Economics & The Internet Gift Economy (pdf)]<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Top Shelf Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3192BootKarma2006-07-27T01:38:15Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Recommended Reading */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. It is revealed that community and small business are served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Top Shelf Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3178BootKarma2006-07-26T07:03:11Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Introduction */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. It is revealed that community and small business are served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Recommended Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=User:Tbbrown&diff=3162User:Tbbrown2006-07-25T00:31:48Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Tom Brown */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Tom Brown ==<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com Stuffopolis]<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library]<br />
<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/groupreviews/bootstrap Subscribe to Bootstrap Library Reviews]<br />
<br />
[http://herestomwiththeweather.blogspot.com my blog]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3161BootKarma2006-07-25T00:30:55Z<p>Tbbrown: </p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. Community and small business are revealed to be served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Recommended Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]<br />
<br />
--[[User:Tbbrown|Tbbrown]] 19:30, 24 July 2006 (CDT)</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3160BootKarma2006-07-25T00:29:34Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Introduction */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. Community and small business are revealed to be served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Recommended Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3159BootKarma2006-07-25T00:29:07Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Introduction */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. Community and small business are revealed to be served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of currency design innovation happening is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Recommended Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3158BootKarma2006-07-25T00:09:10Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Introduction */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. Community and small business are revealed to be served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga 1][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi 2] and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of innovation happening is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Recommended Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3157BootKarma2006-07-24T23:59:39Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Links */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. Community and small business are revealed to be served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of innovation happening is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency Systems Work]<br />
<br />
==Recommended Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3156BootKarma2006-07-24T23:59:15Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Links */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. Community and small business are revealed to be served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of innovation happening is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency System Work]<br />
<br />
==Recommended Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3155BootKarma2006-07-24T23:59:04Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Links */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. Community and small business are revealed to be served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of innovation happening is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
[http://www.le.ac.uk/ulmc/ijccr/ International Journal of Community Currency Research]<br />
[http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ Complementary Currency Resource Center]<br />
[http://www.transaction.net/money/ How Currency System Work]<br />
<br />
==Recommended Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]</div>Tbbrownhttp://www.bootstrapaustin.org/index.php?title=BootKarma&diff=3154BootKarma2006-07-24T22:54:14Z<p>Tbbrown: /* Introduction */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
In [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587990598 Hoover's Vision], Gary Hoover reveals "the answer is almost never where you expect it to be or where you are looking for it." (p. 57) Similarly, he suggests a question to ask: "What's not in the headlines? Headlines...direct your attention to what everybody else is thinking about." (p. 63)<br />
<br />
However, ocassionally an answer does briefly surface into the headlines. We have a moment of cognitive dissonance and then forget about it. For instance, [http://www.cyberclass.net/ithaca1.wmv here is a video] of Peter Jennings talking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours Ithaca Hours]. Community and small business are revealed to be served by this local currency.<br />
<br />
This news story is the exception. In general, the headlines are missing a major emerging trend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency complementary currency].<br />
<br />
Why is this relevant to Bootstrappers? All complementary currencies have one thing in common. They match unmet needs with unused resources. In particular, Bootstrap Austin has a wealth and variety of resources. Because of the nature of bootstrapping in the valley of death, needs are often unmet because of a lack of money.<br />
<br />
Why should there be a lack of money? What is money? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lietaer Bernard Lietaer] defines money as '''an agreement, within a community, to use something as a means of payment.''' Secondary functions of money include a unit of account, a store of value, and a tool for speculation. Currencies do not necessarily perform these secondary roles.<br />
<br />
Here are four assumptions about money that we have inherited:<br />
*Money is geographically tied to a nation-state or union of nation-states. <br />
*Money is created by fiat bank debt. <br />
*Money is value-neutral.<br />
*Money earns interest over time.<br />
<br />
What are the undesirable consequences of these four assumptions?<br />
* A monopoly controls the extent to which communities can pay for work.<br />
* Since money is created out of thin air, a central authority is required to keep it artificially scarce. Even if there is work to be done and workers willing to do it, work often remains undone and the workers remain unemployed.<br />
* Conventional money generally degrades quality of service and subverts trust. If you still think it is value-neutral, try giving your spouse (or significant other) money as a gift and see what happens.<br />
* Interest biases the system toward competition. People are required to compete with each other just for the means to perform exchanges. Interest fuels the need for endless unsustainable growth.<br />
<br />
Conventional money is well designed for competition, expansion and war. Innovation in the valley of death is a time of play and requires a different currency design. Complementary currency applied to bootstrapping is discussed in [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003575.html this article at WorldChanging].<br />
<br />
The amount and variety of innovation happening is staggering and although a lot has been learned about design choices, the development of these currencies are still experimental.<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies.html EF Schumacher Society]<br />
<br />
==Recommended Reading==<br />
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0712699910.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712699910 The Future of Money]<br />
<br />
http://www.stuffopolis.com/c_images/image_13492s.jpg<br />
[http://www.stuffopolis.com/wopr/public.php?ViewTitle&TitleID=13492 Of Human Wealth]</div>Tbbrown