Become a catalyst for change
Discover the art of social alchemy
Properly embedded in the social fabric, currencies will attune attention, create consciousness, and shape society all independently of direct intervention. This course is meant to help you understand the intent and implications of Currency, and teach you to reclaim its power for good.
Expand your horizons
Venture beyond the confines of standard economic Theory. Leave behind outdated models of exploitive and oppressive systems and emerge into a vibrant world of possibility.
Create currencies in a way that promotes flow
Name and learn to redirect the flows of
effort, attention, and resources to fulfill your vision. Cultivate & maintain the inertia needed for prompt & effective change
Design Currencies
This course will set you on the path to becoming a full fledged Currency Designer. Balance incentives & constraints & make the most of emergent properties to assure your currency the maximum amount of impact.
Develop 21st century skillsets
Acquire the literacy you need to address critical issues in meaningful, life affirming ways. Bridge the gap between intention & capacity with the foundation of Currency Design
Amplify your Impact
Make your efforts count
Tired of endless effort for little waves?
Turn the tide with Currency Design. This is a course for the Change Makers, the Innovators, those who refuse to sit idly by. Harness the full power Currencies have to offer and employ them to your advantage. Bring your dreams into the field of vision and see them through to fruition.
Why Currency Design?
Currency Design
for social change
Join us in this journey
Collective action requires collective consciousness, and for that you need Currencies.
Learn what it takes to conceive of and deploy Currencies to effect the change you want to make in the world.
Staying ahead of the curve,
surmounting any obstacle.
The emerging economics of this new era warrant a new type of fluency. Let us share this new language with you. Together we can embrace and encourage the upcoming shifts in global industry, cultural norms, and social mores.
Biomimicry
Let the wisdom of natural living systems show you how to recognize and leverage naturally occurring patterns and flows in your ecosystem. Co’inspire with your environment to guide your project toward greater health, integrity, and abundance. That's what good Currency Design does.
Envisioning possibilities & solutions from a different perspective
Allow yourself to be freed from the tyranny of convention and redefine what's possible. Leave behind one-dimensional measures of capital to explore a whole spectrum of value & wealth. Cultivate a design-solution mentality to overcome even the most seemingly intractable challenges.
Who is this for?
Visionaries
Social Entrepreneurs
New Economy innovators
Forward Thinkers
Cooperatives
Web 3.0 Economists
Philanthropists
Inside
What's included
SELF PACED VIDEOS
Learn from the Currency Masters themselves
No one is more respected in the field of Currency Design than Arthur Brock and Ferananda Ibarra. This is your chance to be introduced to the field by the man who has helped to redefine it for the modern age.
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you''ll have access to the course replay and get a Certificate for successful completion of all course requirements.
CURRENCY TOOLKITS
Access exclusive Currency Design Toolkits
Take what you've learned with you and share it with your team. Handy tools and "hacks" to introduce and implement the principles and practices of Currency Design.
COMMUNITY
Find other like-minded individuals
Discover a community of change-makers! Experience together the joys and surprises the world of currency design has to offer. Be a part of the Currency Design revolution
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(Coming soon) Learn alongside a Cohort of Innovative currency designers, follow along as they implement their own currencies.
CASE STUDIES
Explore many real life Case Studies
Proven examples of the power of currency. Take inspiration from the past successes, and valuable lessons from the missteps from those who've come before
History may not repeat itself, but it rhymes.
Who is this for?
Visionaries
Social Entrepreneurs
New Economy innovators
Forward Thinkers
Cooperatives
Web 3.0 Economists
Philanthropists
Letter from Commons Engine
Commons Engine is proud to present this Currency Design online class; we've helped distill the essence of what we put into practice everyday in our consultations, workshops, and the social-economic frameworks. The material shared in this course exemplifies the principals we use to develop social and economic frameworks; representing the very foundations for our work in hosting, consulting, and facilitating workshops across the globe. These are the principles we've developed and used everyday for the last 15 years, and we are delighted to share them with you.