Humanize the Earth!

self-help

Had a really good conversation with David Braden this afternoon.  Check out his Self-Help Corporation.  The idea is that there are un-used human capacities in any community, especially economically poor communities.  A self-help corporation helps get that capacity into use, and provides for the needs of it’s worker/shareholders with it’s own outputs.  And since those outputs don’t need to be converted to money and profit, basic needs can be met very inexpensively, leaving surplus to benefit the whole community.

I’m excited to meet David face to face at the omidyar.net members conference in Chicago in July.  Join us!