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Foodlab Detroit Fosters New Business Paradigm, Jobs

By Anna Springer

05.15.13, 4:58pm Comments (0)

In Detroit, food entrepreneurs have come together via an organization called FoodLab Detroit to share resources, experiences, and ideas in hopes of making new models of business more sustainable and just. Read more »

Producism: Is This Capitalism 4.0?

By Drew Little

04.29.13, 9:10pm Comments (3)

This is the introduction and a sample chapter from The Producism Manifesto: A New Game For A New Economy, authored by New Economist/Tech Social Entrepreneur, Drew Little. He's also the founder of the sharing economy startup, Producia. Read more »

Pints Served

By Heather Villa

04.04.13, 3:54pm Comments (0)

Someone shared.
“It can make a difference between life and death.” These words are from a woman who was a recipient of a generous donation.
The Need
The need is immense and requires sharing something quite personal. Read more »

Hacking Our Food System

By Tim West

03.22.13, 5:11pm Comments (3)

Chef Tim West and friends are hosting what might be the first food hackathon. You're invited. Read more »

Why Is It Harder to Ask Than to Give?

By Millie Rooney

03.06.13, 3:44pm Comments (12)

After writing her PhD thesis on neighborhood sharing, Millie Stone was given a "community cake" that required her to ask her neighbor for a cup of sugar. She reflects on why she -- and so many other people -- find it so much easier to give than to ask for something as simple as a cup of sugar. Read more »

A Night of Solidarity and Resilience in NYC

By Michael Johnson

03.06.13, 9:14am Comments (0)

This is a sneak preview of an article that will appear on Grassroots Economic Organizing, my base site, in a few days. It's about an effort to bring sharing together at a complex level. Read more »

How the Coop Movement Can Help Us Win Together

By Toolbox for Education and Social Action

02.28.13, 11:17am Comments (3)

The beacon that New Era Windows lit is sparking other avenues for broadening the co-op movement in Chicago: new curriculum, a Co-op Academy, and more. Read more »

Participation Trumps Funding in Israeli Timebank

By Matthew Slater

02.25.13, 12:14pm Comments (0)

I was invited to visit Israel over Christmas to help build an online community platform with a built-in complementary currency, but I left supporting another project with another approach. Read more »

Why GCUC has an Unconference

By Liz Elam

02.15.13, 10:59am Comments (0)

In 2010, Liz Elam hadn't even heard of an unconference. But at the Coworking Unconference she met coworking leaders, got her questions answered, formed friendships and partnerships, and got fired up and inspired. And now she's the executive producer of the Global Coworking Unconference Conference. Read more »

Radical New Collaborations for Local Economies

By Tessy Britton

02.12.13, 2:03pm Comments (1)

Trading Spaces is an integration strategy that challenges the idea that commercial local retail businesses and social projects should continue to seek sustainability separately. Instead, business and innovative social projects can view each other as mutually dependent rather than mutually exclusive or competitive. Read more »