Hi Will, What a pity! I am planning a trip to Prague right after the conference (after almost a year I miss it SO much!) so if I have time I will drop by and say hi :).
What I mean with equivalences is, does every contributor earn the same amount of LOLs, no matter what the contribution is? i.e. if I build a 3d printer do I get the same amount of LOLs as if I prepare a pot of coffee? If not, how are you going to decide these amounts? Cheers, take care, Cris Cristina Santamarina *T:* @crissantamarina | *M**:* +49 151 19446249 | *W: * http://cristinasantamarina.com On 29 October 2013 11:43, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace < wmben...@locusworkspace.com> wrote: > Pawel, > > So cool you've been doing this for that long. And really glad to hear it's > still going and developing over time. Gives me some encouragement. What we > have no is basically what you started with: a simple Google Docs > spreadsheet. There's a member who's pretty passionate about local digital > currencies so at some point he may help automate it more using existing > web-based currency solutions. > > You're our neighbor (well, relative to most coworking spaces), so if you > ever make it to Prague, please get in touch! > > Best, > Will > > > On Friday, October 25, 2013 7:34:33 PM UTC+2, Współpracownia wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> And thank you for posting that. One and half year ago we start our local >> currency in our coworking centre to facilitate interactions between our >> members and wider community. First it was simple spreadsheet in google docs >> and manual accounting: >> https://docs.google.com/**spreadsheet/ccc?key=** >> 0Aqd3SXe3C67edElkZ1Z6Ml9qT0E4M**Ec3NWV4R0ZOQmc#gid=0<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aqd3SXe3C67edElkZ1Z6Ml9qT0E4MEc3NWV4R0ZOQmc#gid=0> >> >> Now we implement automatic system based on Community Forge solution, >> which we also integrate it with CiviCRM software to coordinate community >> and aplication that helps coordinate organic shopping of "food cooperative" >> that works around our centre. >> http://communityforge.net/ >> >> Soon we will test cheap hardware solution, for our own SMS Gate >> integrated with all above. If you'll be interested in results of our >> experiments, please let us know. We'll keep you posted. >> >> Best,. >> Pawel >> >> -- >> Tel. +48 72 7957457 | SMS: +48 791 690869 (Viber, WhatsApp) | >> http://twitter.com/**makowiecki <http://twitter.com/makowiecki> >> Wspolpracownia | Collaboratory - Local Hub of Innovation http://www.** >> wspolpracownia.pl <http://www.wspolpracownia.pl/> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Beth Buczynski <beth...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi Will and all, >>> >>> yes! I love when coworking spaces branch out into other types of >>> sharing. Will, would you be willing to answer a few email questions about >>> how and why you got this started? I'd also love to hear from other spaces >>> (perhaps in the U.S. or elsewhere?) that have implemented something similar >>> or are thinking about it. Would love to hear more about benefits versus >>> perceived risks to the community, as Eli mentioned. >>> >>> Feel free to reply on or off list! >>> >>> Beth >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, October 24, 2013 6:06:58 AM UTC-6, Cristina Santamarina >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Will, >>>> >>>> Interesting experiment, please keep us posted! Encouraging the members >>>> to give back to the community (even if it has some way of compensation) >>>> doesn't sound like a problem to me. Are you going to establish some kind of >>>> equivalences? Or will you give a fixed amount of LOLs to anyone doing >>>> anything? >>>> Regarding bitcoins, a while ago we had a request from a space to add >>>> bitcoins payments to Cobot - which we actually did - so I know that someone >>>> out there is using them. Anyone out there that can share their experiences >>>> with these alternative payment methods? >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Cristina >>>> http://cobot.me >>>> >>>> PS: Will you be at Coworking Europe? :) >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 12:05:40 PM UTC+2, Will Bennis, Locus >>>> Workspace wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> Our coworking space just introduced it's own cuurrency, Locus Laughs >>>>> (LOL). Members can earn it for anything they do to contribute to the >>>>> community, they can use it to pay for any products or services in the >>>>> space, and they can trade it to one another for services and then use >>>>> their >>>>> Laughs to pay for membership or whatever. The idea was to have some way to >>>>> show some kind of thanks to those who give the most back to the community. >>>>> It also just seemed like a fun experiment. Though I do worry a little that >>>>> it will make giving to the community a commodity and take away from the >>>>> less selfish motives of giving. >>>>> >>>>> We've also just started accepting Bitcoin. Also largely as an >>>>> experiment and to add some spice to the space. >>>>> >>>>> Any other spaces experimented with this? Any ideas about what works >>>>> well or badly with local currencies or with Bitcoin? >>>>> >>>>> Here's our blog post about it with more details about both: >>>>> http://blog.locusworkspace.cz/****2013/10/locus-accepts-bitcoin-**** >>>>> and-its-own-new.html<http://blog.locusworkspace.cz/2013/10/locus-accepts-bitcoin-and-its-own-new.html> >>>>> >>>>> Would love feedback and to hear other stories! >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> Will >>>>> Locus Workspace >>>>> >>>>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to coworking+...@**googlegroups.com. >>> >>> For more options, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>> . >>> >> >> -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/coworking/sLHyuxM48Dg/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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