@@bouipozz for a revolution to be succesful, you need new institutions to replace the old when the dust settles anyway, otherwise the tendency is for a system similar to the old one to regain power. Economic democracy is the most important kind, although governments can curb its power by creating laws to prevent certain kinds of activity so its important to fight on all fronts
HI Joel, the simple answer is, yes. things like participatory budgeting, placemaking, creative commons on plans and drawings, collective building, asset transfer, permaculture design at a planning level, localism (type devolution) and many many other forms are all dissolving the old ways of doing, these new ways are such that we the community are increasingly becoming producers and creators of our own communities rather than just consumers...
+Miketar2424 Question:Did you choose to be born or did your parents "share" it to you? Do your parents still "own" you? Why do we think we have to "own" everything? so frustrating
I agree with Shane that the p2p/information economy is displacing the industrial/institutional model, and I agree that it doesn't matter unless it facilitates sustainable practice. However, there is also a worldwide renaissance of genuine community as the appropriate economic base for sustainable practice. This kind of reconomy works because local empowerment is key, and p2p economic activity also facilitates this transformation. For more info visit reconomy dot net.
5:17 I never have seen a better explanation of the main differences of the old industrial economy and the new information economy and why networks and collaboration/sharing are such important elements in the new economy.
Thank you for sharing these great ideas. I'm an architecture student, do you think this new model is changing/will change how we create our buildings? There are some community focused practices out there but they seem to be few and far between. Architecture is certainly advancing towards sustainable design but I fear it is very technology focused, which justifies buildings as 'sustainable' but doesn't address social factors and is still deeply embedded in the corporate model.
arnab chakraborty please contact us at reconomy dot org or search out REconomyProject on facebook or twitter delphi202002 barter systems are a small part of a wider transition
Another model that involves money. "Sharing economy" can be another exploitative economy Many have to work several jobs in this economy to make enough to survive. Not relying on your tax money, money from government funded charity organization and money donation from people is the real sustainable movement: unlike some of these models under "sharing economy" that rent something in exchange for your money is just another profitable form of capitalism in disguise. Do some research on who they took from to start their company.
Sorry that's probably a bit ambiguous. I guess I'm trying to say, with your alternate model, can communities take control of their own built environments rather than them being at the mercy of developers as they are now? And combined with sustainable design, will this present a more sustainable development model for the built environment because it speaks for the community it serves, rather than the predominantly profit/incentive driven centralised powers of development?
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He says capitalism and hierarchies are ok and then talk about climate change and local transition towns... really? He seriously doesn't see the connection between the structure of organizations and the problems we face today?
+Nelson Guedes Just out of interest, what exactly is the connection between the structure of organizations and the problems we face today? I'm asking as I'm currently writing an essay on this and am looking for all the help I can get haha.
+Adam Lord sorry I missed your message. Wow, a whole book can be written about it. From a functional level, the uneven distribution of power in governments and corporations prevent the free flow of information which is required to make effective decisions based on accurate data. Then there is the social-economic competition which those hierarchical systems create, which decreases trust and increases the level of conflict within and between organizations, thus slowing down and often impeding progress. From an economic point of view, the hierarchical structure tends to favour those higher up the organizational chain because those people possess the power to determine the distribution of wealth in the organization, thus those higher up tend to game the systems in their favour. The power structure within organizations then is mirrored in the larger society. The internal economic hierarchies, from schools to corporations, replicate, and are a reflection of, the external reality of social hierarchies.
