Maand: december 2017

caravan of love

a co-creative journey into the new economy

the sun is burning without mercy and reflects in the golden waves of this barren land. i take a closer look at the soil and to my surprise it is not sand that glitters, it is gold that glitters. when i take an even closer look it is golden coins, i am in a valley of shining money! but the heat is unbearable and there is no water for miles.

then in the far distance i see a train of camels. this sign of life might just be my prayer answered. it is a caravan, heading for the next oasis of love.

this caravan of love is departing from the ruins of capitalism, a land full of money but void of care. therefore this caravan is heading for the nearest oasis of love, an economy that we all would love to live in.

here is a compilation of the evening, 7 dec 2017, royal tropical institute, amsterdam:

video by olivier jansen

this evening we followed the travel guide for an inner journey into the sharing economy

the monopoly experiment

to understand the new economy i propose the following twist to monopoly:

play monopoly according to all standard rules, you only change your behaviour, viz all players share their money.

So there are two piles of money in the game: one for the bank and one for the players. When a player passes go his income is moved form the bank to the players pile and when a player receives money from another player this is also deposited in the players pile. When a player wants to buy real estate or has to pay rent he takes money from the pile to pay the bank resp his fellow player

One variant of this setup is to start playing the conventional way and after some time, eg when the first bankruptcy occurs, switch to the new behaviour.