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Simplicity of currency design and its impact for a sustainable, empowered future

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Can currency be a vehicle to achieve sustainable practice and shift us from a 'money status economy' to a 'quality status economy'? Frederick Malouf thinks so. Frederick's education in architecture supported his thinking outside the box. This prompted him to leave his old world behind to travel randomly without money, visiting 33 countries in 7 years. Radio beckoned as the platform to research sustainability further and now he happily broadcasts progressive ideas with ambient tunes on Theqse … Continue reading

The New Story: Charles Eisenstein in conversation with Satish Kumar

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Two delightfully articulate and insightful change makers in conversation about the new story. Charles Eisenstein, the author of Sacred Economics talks about the need to shift our economic model to one which does justice to the real needs and desires of humanity. Satish Kumar draws on Buddhist teaching and discusses what we can learn from Nature as we transition to a more just and equitable way of living on this finite planet. Presented by The Gaia Foundation and Resurgence & The Ecologist. Watch video

Documentary Illuminates the Power of Gift Culture

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New Story Summiteer, Marie Goodwin, interviews Robin McKenna on her film Gift.... "I recently met Robin McKenna, the director of GIFT, a film about different facets of the gift economy through the lens of Lewis Hyde's book The Gift. I was struck by how dedicated McKenna is to this project and by the interesting gift-based initiatives from all over the world that she features in her film. "Gifting as a concept can seem so abstract. I get a lot of people commenting to me that gift economics … Continue reading

Can We Create Social Change Without Money? | Nipun Mehta | TEDxFargo

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"I don't have a conclusive answer but just holding that question can raise some very interesting insights. "The problem with price tags is that we start to lose connection with the priceless. We start to lose connection with our intrinsic motivation." Nipun Mehta is the founder of ServiceSpace (formerly CharityFocus), an incubator of projects that works at the intersection of volunteerism, technology and gift-economy. Watch video

Replace the Gospel of Money: An Interview With David Korten

What if we measured wealth in terms of life, and how well we serve it? "You really can’t grasp the new story — as a society — and continue to live the way we live. First you begin to move toward more voluntary simplicity, which is, literally, reducing your dependence on money. You start doing more things yourself. You pay much more attention to your relationships, to the gift economy. You perhaps get a deeper sense of being part of and a contributor to a living universe evolving toward ever … Continue reading

Gigi Coyle’s reflections on Findhorn’s New Story Summit

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Reflections on the New Story Summit from core team member Gigi Coyle, originally sent to the people she invited to the summit. In her own words:- There are many ways to learn about what happened at the New Story Summit... Facebook, blogs, New Story Hub, talking with those who were there, looking at the art work, looking at films, and reading the book that will emerge. For me this little "evaluation report" is but one part of incorporation, a bit of the behind the scenes "eval"... It is a best … Continue reading

Shadow, Ritual, and Relationship in the Gift by Charles Eisentein

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New Story Summiteer, author and speaker, Charles Eisenstein, talks about a new story of economics and the motivating paradigm behind gift-based practices. Charles writes, "....I hardly need say that we are evolving away from a spirituality that is unworldly, seeking no longer to transcend the world, but to participate in it differently; no longer to rise above the human drama, but to rewrite its roles. It is this motivation that will inform a successful transition into gift culture." Charles … Continue reading

JOYFUeL: A 44-day ‘home play’ course beginning 1 December 2014 to stoke your joy – gifted to you by Summiteer Becky Jaine

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New Story Summiteer, Becky Jaine, is contributing to the new story by creating an opportunity to unite people around the world through an interactive 'homeplay' course called JOYFUeL. In the spirit of gift economy, Becky invites you to join her for this 44-day course intended to stoke your JOY and unleash positive feel-good-vibes. The course begins 1 DECEMBER 2014 and unfolds over 44 days using technology for GREATER GOOD. The course includes downloadable PDFs, reflection prompts, creativity … Watch video

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