I will relaunch the sustainopreneurship virtual community next year, in conjunction with the book writing – so maybe an otherwise very distributed conversation partly could take place there. In the mean time I lean towards a few sets of conversation places. They are linked from my “Personal Branding Hub” connected to my ID above here – http://andersabrahamsson.info. Twitter, Facebook, Amplify, Typepad, Tumblr, Posterous, WordPress. Those are my main social software/services infra-structuring an otherwise seemingly flowish unstructured mash-ups of ideas looking for a integrated framing towards a deeper and wider spread and understanding.

We’re in the loop, Sofia. It’s our responsibility to keep it up!

I love your question: “What opportunities exist for ownership structures that are not based on debt”

I have recently heard about “convertible notes”… debt that can be converted to equity at any point in time but this does not shift the notion of ownership…

Your idea of a shared pool that collectively owns a lot of different kinds of properties is pushing ideas further. Yes — this would provide more of the “access on demand” service. Might even attract a lot of properties to move from traditional ownership to this model, if they could see the benefits at least personally, if not also see the benefit in how the commons can be better nurtured.

Innovation at the level of agreements of ownership – yes very promising Jay!
Feel like this needs better discussion space than comments on this blog

Isn’t it great to have the blank canvas to dream together? We also need spaces for trying and testing, and for tracking things that are now hard evidence, but never to forget the blank canvas!

So I wonder what opportunities exist for ownership structures that are not based on access to debt. Imagine if all of the rent you’ve ever paid in your entire life was paid to the same pool. And imagine this pool owned properties around the world, and over the years, as you contribute to the pool, you gain shares in the collective which give you increased access to property, like increased size and quality, or short-term access to a room in a foreign country you’re visiting.

Just one example– but I think innovation at the level of the very agreements of ownership seems promising!!

I just tried the link and did manage to get through. This is the html: http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200903/bangladesh.s.audacity.of.hope.htm

By the way, the new website is at http://londoncreativelabs.com

Best to you
Sofia

Sofia, this link appears broken.

Andrew

Your work and process look intriguing and impressive. I hope to go to the London Coaching group to learn more. In the meantime, I’m keen to learn whether you are training other facilitators in the approach?

With all best wishes,

Ruth