RESOURCES & ARTICLES
Redefining Value: Beyond Money, Into Reciprocity – Audio “Podcast” with Rebecca Saltman
Here is a completely amazing 15 minute podcast from our levent on April 23rd, 2025 on Redefining Value and Community Contributions. The transcript from the call was fed into NotebookLM & this very podcasty...
Redefining Value Beyond Money: Poly-Capital Thinking
What Does "Value" Really Mean? When you think about "value," what comes to mind? For most people, especially in professional and entrepreneurial circles, value typically equates to profit, monetary worth, or...
The Lost Meaning of “Loan” – Mutual-Aid hiding in plain sight
Did you know that the word loan comes from Old English lǣn, meaning a gift, entrusted for temporary use? It wasn’t about money—it was about helping each other and trusting that support would be returned over time. Let me...
The Whole Person Revolution: Sourcing Value in Community Economies
In traditional economic spaces, we're taught to segment ourselves. We often have our "professional self" that we bring to work, carefully curated and polished, plus our "real self" that emerges only in safe spaces with...
From Paralysis to Progress: How Community Economies Bridge the Awareness-Action Gap
One of the most painful positions in today's economy might be seeing clearly what needs to change but feeling trapped in perpetuating what exists. Understanding climate data, recognizing social inequities, and...
Synergizing What We Already Have: Our Community Economy
Our Community Economy The current global economic system is outdated. At HSC, we are creating a more compassionate and effective model – a Community Economy and platform that aims to meet our needs in real-time while we...
The Value Bank Is Open
One way to describe Holistic Systems Cooperative is as a “value bank.” This idea feels quite novel to me. After all, we know what a money bank is. Most people know what a “time bank” is. So what’s a value bank? ...
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