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    Ken Banks created the link Why The Sharing Economy Isn’t 7 years, 4 months ago

    Interesting post (and critique) on the […]

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    Ken Banks posted a comment on the link Infographic: 23 million mobile money subscribers and growing – The Kenyan journey to digital financial inclusion: 7 years, 5 months ago

    Fascinating diagram, and fascinating to think that Kenya is leading the world here.

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    Ken Banks wrote a new post, Time to think message and motivation 7 years, 6 months ago

    ThumbnailFew companies succeed if they don’t take the time to understand their users. Fewer non-profit ventures succeed if they don’t either. After recently ‘moving on’ from FrontlineSMS and a ten year spell focusing […]

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    Ken Banks posted a comment on the link The Crime of Fighting Poverty: Local Currency's Success in Kenya Ends in Forgery Charges: 7 years, 6 months ago

    Extremely interesting – and for some, worrying – outcome to a community currency project in Kenya. Something of a test case.

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    Ken Banks created the link The Crime of Fighting Poverty: Local Currency's Success in Kenya Ends in Forgery Charges 7 years, 6 months ago

    Former Peace Corps volunteer Will Ruddick […]

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    Ken Banks wrote a new post, Means of Exchange: Enabling more resilient economies 7 years, 8 months ago

    Thumbnail“Citizen movements are compelling reforms that were unimaginable only a short time ago. Solutions to today’s challenges involve a complex mix of actors that include governments, nonprofits, foundations, civil […]

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    Ken Banks posted a comment on the link How little money can a person live on?: 7 years, 9 months ago

    Really interesting article from the BBC on how to budget for low-cost living.

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    Ken Banks created the link How little money can a person live on? 7 years, 9 months ago

    There’s been weeks of debate over levels of […]

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    Ken Banks posted a comment on the link The Social Progress Imperative: 7 years, 9 months ago

    If you thought GDP was the only way of measuring growth and progress, think again. Very cool initiative.

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    Ken Banks created the link The Social Progress Imperative 7 years, 9 months ago

    The Social Progress Imperative’s mission is […]

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    Ken Banks wrote a new post, Bitcoin is just the poster currency for a growing movement of alternative tender 7 years, 9 months ago

    Thumbnail The Brixton Pound was launched in 2009 to help boost local trade, which struggled after the recession. (Photo: Getty Images/Dan Kitwood)[/caption]

    Originally published on Quartz by Scott Smith - Forecaster, […]

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    Ken Banks wrote a new post, Means of Exchange up for a “Bobs” 7 years, 9 months ago

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    Means of Exchange has been nominated in the Best Blog English category of the prestigious Bobs. According to the website, “The Bobs Awards honour websites in fourteen languages that champion the open exchange […]

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    Ken Banks created the link Why bitcoin’s rise is nothing to celebrate 7 years, 9 months ago

    Volatility is a serious problem, if you’re […]

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    Ken Banks posted a comment on the link Bitcoin is just the poster currency for a growing movement of alternative tender: 7 years, 9 months ago

    Really nice summary of the latest buzz around Bitcoins, the virtual currency, by Scott Smith, including comments about and by Means of Exchange.

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    Ken Banks created the link Bitcoin is just the poster currency for a growing movement of alternative tender 7 years, 9 months ago

    Like the trillion-dollar platinum coin […]

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    Ken Banks posted a comment on the link Trading without money? Why a new system can address the economic spiral: 7 years, 9 months ago

    Great article by Jem Bendell, Director of the Institute for Learning and Sustainability at Cumbria University

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    Ken Banks created the link Trading without money? Why a new system can address the economic spiral 7 years, 9 months ago

    From community exchanges to the Swiss WIR, […]

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    Ken Banks created the link Why one English town created its own currency 7 years, 10 months ago

    The Bristol Pound lets people support their […]

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    Ken Banks posted a comment on the link Global Webinar – Sharing as a Solution to Global Crises: 7 years, 11 months ago

    This webinar is now over but there may be some useful links and follow-up details of the conversation.

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    Ken Banks created the link Global Webinar – Sharing as a Solution to Global Crises 7 years, 11 months ago

    Fascinating webinar which will outline why […]

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