gift economy

The New Ways of Business: Gifting, Sharing, and Crowdsourcing

In recent years, there has been an explosion of different ways we can do business with one another; from the gifting economy popularised by Charles Eisenstein, to the Resource Based Economy The Zeitgeist Movement and Venus Project promote, to Michael Tellinger’s Ubuntu Contributionsm. The alternatives offered all have one common thread: they aim to reduce or eliminate the need for money. Though we’d like to be free from debt slavery tomorrow, reality dictates there will be a transitional period, which is making many people think outside the box and come up with useful alternatives for us all.

Another concept which aims to reduce our reliance on money, foster community relationships, connection, and exchange is crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing allows us to tap into the collective, to find those with time, resources, or money that may be able to assist, swap ideas, and exchange value with.

We love any initiatives which encourage growth of community, reduce our reliance on money, halt rampant consumerism, and promote freedom. We’re quite taken by the idea of crowdsourcing, and were glad to speak today with Rossco Paddison, founder of GatherChange (a new online platform which combines crowdsourcing with crowdfunding) about the topic. We chose GatherChange as the platform for our crowdfunding campaign for this reason.

Please enjoy the interview below. For more details about our campaign, see here.

Sacred Economics and Activism with Charles Eisenstein (Episode 14, GFM Radio)

By Global Freedom Movement

About This Episode

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Charles Eisenstein is a speaker and writer focusing on themes of human culture and identity. The author of several books, most recently Sacred Economics and The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible, Eisenstein presents a vision that is original yet common sense, radical yet gentle, and increasingly relevant as the crises of our civilization deepen.

Charles asks what can we as individuals can do to make the world a better place? He explores what may happen if we were to replace the cynicism, frustration, paralysis, and overwhelm so many of us are feeling, with a grounding reminder of what’s true: we are all connected, and our small, personal choices bear unsuspected transformational power. By fully embracing and practicing this principle of interconnectedness – called inter being – we become more effective agents of change and have a stronger positive influence on the world.

Throughout his work, Charles interweaves deep curiosity, a philosophical perspective, and real-life stories to research the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism; revealing how small, individual acts of courage, kindness, and self-trust can change our culture’s guiding narrative of separation. He brings to conscious awareness a deep wisdom we all innately know, presenting a real solution to the present planetary crisis. Above all, Eisenstein invites us to embrace a radically different understanding of cause and effect, so that we can finally create the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.

Join Brendan D. Murphy and Aimee Devlin on Global Freedom Movement Radio, to talk Sacred Economics and activism with Charles Eisenstein, and explore the opportunity to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being.

Show Notes

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Sacred Economics by Charles Eistenstein

By Global Freedom Movement

We here at Global Freedom Movement love the work of Charles Eisenstein. His book, Sacred Economics, creates a vivid picture of the downfalls of current, modern-day society, and proposes a beautiful and well-crafted solution for humanity’s way forward.

In true spirit of his recommendation that we enter the age of a gift economy, Charles Eisenstein allows his book to be downloaded on a ‘pay what you can’ basis. The director of the short film below created it in order to expose Charles’ work to a wider audience. We encourage you to share this information with as many people as you can too.

Enjoy Sacred Economics, by Charles Eistenstein.

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Sacred Economics by Charles Eistenstein

Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extreme – but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunity to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being.

Director’s Statement:

“After reading Charles Eisenstein’s book Sacred Economics, which speaks eloquently about the return of the “gift economy”, I felt compelled to gift back. The best way I knew how was to use my filmmaking skills to share Charles’ work, and spread it to communities around the globe.

His vision of “the more beautiful world our hearts tell us is possible” is the salve that so many of us need at this time, in the age of great transition. My hope is this film catalyzes those who work with passion and dedication to live this world right now.” Ian MacKenzie, Director

Film Credits

Directed & Edited by Ian MacKenzie Producers: Ian MacKenzie, Velcrow Ripper, Gregg Hill Cinematography: Velcrow Ripper, Ian MacKenzie Animation: Adam Giangregorio, Brian Duffy Music: Chris Zabriskie Additional footage: Steven Simonetti, Pond 5, Youtube Stills: Kris Krug, NASA, Special thanks: Charles Eisenstein, Stella Osorojos, Hart Traveller, Clara Roberts-Oss, Line 21 Media