TheTransitioner.org and open money

TheTransitioner.org in general

TheTransitioner.org (http://TheTransitioner.org) is an international, independent and not-for-profit organization that does research and development on collective intelligence, wisdom and consciousness. All research products are directly offered to the public domain. TheTransitioner.org works on new technologies and methodologies that will improve decision making capacity of humanity and its organizations. The development of a decentralized, democratic global monetary system, driven by civil society, is at the heart of TheTransitioner.org's commitments. Through seminars, conferences, publications and media events, TheTransitioner.org supports people and organizations that are pioneers in the evolution of social life.

TheTransitioner.org is to be considered as a vessel with 2 main goals:

• Build a Global Wisdom Driven Organization (GWDO)
• Build the next free currency system (based on open money)

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What are we doing in regards to money?

As explained in our brief intro, we are committed to offer the world a monetary system that will include every living being in the global equation (humans, nature, Earth). We want to build the next language of wealth in whatever form it may be, and make currencies easy and accessible for everyone on this planet. We want communities, local and global, to be able to self-manage, and be able to self-reflect. This means to both be aware of their wealth and have full control of the tools that represent and regulate that wealth.

How do we do this? By the means of a global wisdom driven organization.

Why can't conventional organizations succeed in building free currency systems?

Our R&D work on collective intelligence, wisdom and consciousness (CIWC) has taught us that no conventional organization can achieve such a project. By 'conventional' we mean previous forms of collective intelligence, such as original collective intelligence (OCI), or pyramidal collective intelligence (PCI).

OCI doesn't need currencies because it always occurs in small communities which have direct understanding of wealth, because there is no 'money' that comes as an intermediate blurring lens to access reality.

PCI is built on the paradigm of scarce currency systems. The reason for this is that scarcity is the fundamental leveraging, generating and maintaining dynamic for human hierarchies. PCI depend on scarce currencies to catalyze and maintain the hierarchies that make them function, therefore they will not and cannot build the very thing that would result in the destruction of what maintains them.

Thus we believe that only a global wisdom driven organization can successfully design and launch the next free currency systems.

What is our relationship with open money?

We are committed to making open money a reality. Open money is our inspiration and model.  We see ourselves as a particular vessel piloted by fully committed crew, with a declared common ground, familiar with the practices of global collective intelligence, holding specific accountabilities, and absolute 24/7 dedication.  This vessel lives in a larger ecosystem of other vessels as well as less structured networks and communities that all can contribute to making open money happen.

TheTransitioner.org is thus only one of the possible vessels willing to make this project a reality. There can and should be others. The more vessels, the more chances to reach the goal. TheTransitioner.org may have sometimes divergent views with the founding visionaries who foresaw and voiced open money, we take this as being normal and part of generative diversity.

Vessels and communities play together. They compose an ecosystem where everyone can find his/her right placement. 

Why do we use the term 'Free Currencies'?

There are 2 main reasons:

• An ideological reason: our experience is that the word 'money' generates too many emotional reactions and focuses the attention on to narrow a range of the broader reality of wealth. 'Currencies' is more technical, neutral, and universal (it transcends and includes 'money'). Also we like the word 'free' because it expresses both freedom and not requiring payment, like in free software (which cannot be reduced to 'open source' software).
• A practical reason: this allows us to differentiate from the larger open money community. Therefore our actions in the world won't be projected on to the OM community, and we can then take full responsibility for what we do in our own name.

Free Currencies might be a temporary name. If we find a better name, we will use it!

Suggestions?

Who are the core members of TheTransitioner.org?

Pioneers. They are people who decided to explore the next forms of consciousness and how it unfolds in the collective. It is an integral search at all level of the being: body, mind, spirit. It touches all possible topics: relationships, food, education, sexuality, creativity, health, ethics, politics, etc.

Names?

• Jean-François Noubel 
• Fernanda Ibarra 

As the crew is in its self-assembly phase, more names may be listed here.

If you want to participate to the collective intelligence R&D? If you want to play with TheTransitioner?

TheTransitioner.org is currently building the ecosystem of the extended community willing to be part of the evolution towards global collective intelligence and wisdom driven organizations. Everyone should find his place there, contributors, learners, practitioners, reserchers, pioneers, etc. We expect this whole human ecosystem to be ready by Q1 2009. Check the CIWC ecosystem, and find where you feel the best.

Meanwhile the questions below should help you sense what could be a right and joyful space for you to participate.

• Do you want to follow the work on collective intelligence, wisdom and consciousness and on money? Join the CIWC Community at TheTransitioner.org
• Do you want to contribute to the collective work in whatever way feels right for you? Join the flowplace, where offers and needs will meet. (We are currently developing it, with the free currencies)
• Do you want to become a powerful practitioner of collective intelligence, wisdom and consciousness? Be part of the learning community / campus.
• Do you want to become a pioneer? Check the commitments, build your vessel or embark in an existing one like TheTransitioner!

We call it right placement.

THANKS AND WELCOME!