Group 2: Dr. Malcolm Evans (ME), Ayako Fukuuchi (AF), Nic Hughs (NH), Michela Magas (MM), & William Warren (WW).
Special advisor: Ken Friedman (KF) Keith Hart (KH)
Facilitator: Anette Lundebye (AL)

AL facilitates the group.
The group begin by reinforcing ideas – explaining and ‘knowledge gaining’
Malcolm reads from document
WW Locality – value of community
Limitless possibilities
Biological terms of the brief
MM writes and cuts up /sticks onto paper
Bricolage
MM using GROW metaphor towards Synergy-common stories? – returning to Seed metaphor towards Synergy-common stories? Moments of Synergy
AF – circulate
MM agreement and explanation
Heads around the drawing
Drawn together by looking at the drawing
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MM and ME focussing on each other Moments of Synergy
MM looks at WW when speaking
MM gives a currency definition
MM It ‘needs’ to come from…
(5.20)
AL tells group about advisers –
MM “we need to work… “
Reaction “we have had…” into “now we need to work”
(5.30)
AL suggests a place to situate ideas : Pines Calyx
This is well received
ME giving examples of New York/gay community in San Francisco
WW and MM discuss ideas – “it’s like…”
NH May Bugs..
WW this is the 1st Concept
WW 2nd concept – bification
NH Genealogy
WW this is interesting for me…
MM gives examples to back up the others’ ideas.
ME pushes for online
WW links
MM good groupings - visuals
(5.35)
A question for KF
Comes in and stands behind ME with hands behind back. INSERT DRAWING HERE.
He talks about:
Kernel metaphor towards Synergy-common stories?
And predators
MM is setting parameters “it’s like when you do a programme..”
Chancing … NH and WW - “lets try it!”
WW co coordinating the group.
AF very quiet – in group very quiet
All other members working.
Nurture
Graceful collapse
MM and WW going over / reviewing what they have already found.
This evolves from the old monetary system.
NH meta - good things - going beyond
KH in room to be questioned
ME explains to KH
KH listens
Seems to be buying into the pink pound analogy
Evolved community
Buying into eco communities
KH doesn’t understand pink pound as eco – ME explains analogy
KH gives evolved version – smart card with 15 currencies
Interests - church/ cheap books/ etc special interest groups
It has to be multiple because you are multiple
World of War craft – sweatshop in China builds up Avatar so that you can buy it and win in a virtual world.
It is sold in the real world.
More virtual more chance we have of getting in
Hamsters on wheels metaphor
INSERT DRAWING OF KH AND TABLE
MM power cards
WW virtual currency
Zimbabwe
(5.55)
AL announces the need to finish in 15 mins.
MM positive – “we are getting somewhere”
JM local people local things cheaper
WW more than currency
MM setting parameters – huge potential
MM “How do you design it?”
WW virtual
MM why
Hands on
JM Google reduced energy 85%
150 – 200 Watts per hour
laptop 20 watts – more efficient
Energy consumption increasing with time.
(6.10)
as a team
NH on board
All agree write on board
MM asking ME
Subvert the system from within
No abstract level of exchange value
Drawing on BOARD
Organic
Mutation/morphing/evolving
Multiple communities/cosmopolitan
Meta
Outside of value
Falling back into money
Funny money/ Spooky Jesus – relating to storytelling tool
Relating to parameters