Will, thanks for alerting me to the existence of that interview with Dee Hock, which I had not been aware of before. I knew Dee personally, having met him in the late 1990's when we both participated in a series of colloquia that was organized by Willis Harman, then head of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. He and I later corresponded on the subject of exchange alternatives which has been the main substance of my work for more than 45 years. I long ago read both of his books, Birth of the Chaordic Age and One From Many, and was a member of the Chaordic Commons (now defunct).
It’s true that a lot of the visible work I’ve done has focused on local commitment pooling, but in practice I’m collaborating with many others on multiple levels ... local, regional, and global ... trying to make our shared commitments visible in a way that rebuilds trust.
It’s about developing relational protocols and languages that help communities heal, coordinate, and fulfill promises across time and place.
Also, I’d kindly encourage you (and anyone engaging with this work) to use the language that resonates most for you. There’s no need to force yourself to adopt terms like “commitment pooling” unless they feel useful. And if they do, I’d love to hear what they mean to you. How you interpret and elaborate them might reveal dimensions I haven’t seen.
Ultimately, this is a shared effort ... to build a grammar of trust that can hold complexity, difference, and care. We're each speaking from different parts of the pattern, and I’m grateful for that.
what if we all built a network pool like visa - what if we actually did .... its a gosh darn living ecosystem!!! how is it we just cant do this??
we are. it's happening
Will, thanks for alerting me to the existence of that interview with Dee Hock, which I had not been aware of before. I knew Dee personally, having met him in the late 1990's when we both participated in a series of colloquia that was organized by Willis Harman, then head of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. He and I later corresponded on the subject of exchange alternatives which has been the main substance of my work for more than 45 years. I long ago read both of his books, Birth of the Chaordic Age and One From Many, and was a member of the Chaordic Commons (now defunct).
If you want to see my vision of a universal transaction system, watch my 7 minute VITA video on YouTube which I made several years ago. https://youtu.be/lX0u5oF7iT4?si=zdnLmcxCVQQ76nd8.
just watched it. Seems like commitment pooling protocol can handle everything you are looking for there. If you want to read to listen to my book on the subject: https://willruddick.substack.com/p/grassroots-economics-the-book-is
You are working on commitment pooling on a local community level. Your book is a good guide to organizing that by building community relationships.
My work focuses on commitment pooling for reciprocal exchange at the regional and global levels.
It’s true that a lot of the visible work I’ve done has focused on local commitment pooling, but in practice I’m collaborating with many others on multiple levels ... local, regional, and global ... trying to make our shared commitments visible in a way that rebuilds trust.
It’s about developing relational protocols and languages that help communities heal, coordinate, and fulfill promises across time and place.
Also, I’d kindly encourage you (and anyone engaging with this work) to use the language that resonates most for you. There’s no need to force yourself to adopt terms like “commitment pooling” unless they feel useful. And if they do, I’d love to hear what they mean to you. How you interpret and elaborate them might reveal dimensions I haven’t seen.
Ultimately, this is a shared effort ... to build a grammar of trust that can hold complexity, difference, and care. We're each speaking from different parts of the pattern, and I’m grateful for that.