Thanks for the clarification. All good deeds are NOT equivalent, but I also don't have a standard system for rewarding (though perhaps I should). Mainly just an issue of keeping it simple for now. I let people request Laughs if they think they're earned them, and I reward them pretty unpredictably based on times I notice someone doing something that I think is above and beyond the call of duty. Maybe Skinner would say this kind of random reinforcement is the best way to encourage good behavior! :) But mostly it's lack of time/energy/strong conviction about how to value good deeds.
Will PS: Your Rails Girls journal and letters are still at Locus. Stop by and say hi for sure (and get those back if you want them)! On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 11:51:57 AM UTC+1, Cristina Santamarina wrote: > > 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 < > wmbe...@locusworkspace.com <javascript:>> 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+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> 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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