[Reader-list] Gift Circles

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From: alplo <lyricalforest at gmail.com>

Hey,

I thought I'd share something we have been doing over here in Marin.

We've been running these weekly gift circles out here.

People come and share their needs in the group, others volunteer to help
them out. People also write down on a piece of paper services they would
like to offer as a gift - massage, carpentry, computer work, babysitting
etc. They place this paper into the middle, and anyone else can pick it up
and get that service.

Its been going on for 6 weeks now, and people have been getting a lot of
their needs met through these circles.

I've been writing a blog that chronicles our adventures with this circle,
logistical insights we have gained about running these circles, and
philosophical insights on the economics of a gift economy.

Check out the blog at
www.opencollaboration.wordpress.com

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