The power of a local currency | Florence Siegenthaler | TEDxBasel

While the power of money in the world has long been established, have you ever thought of money's potential power to develop mutual trust within a community? Florence Siegenthaler proposes using a local currency to put the power back in the hands of our communities.
The intro animation was produced as a collaboration between TEDxBasel and the Hochschule Luzern. This animation was created by Loïc Kreyden and Valentine Moser.
Find out more about this event and the other ideas that were shared at www.tedxbasel.com Florence is the Communications and Media Manager at the Cooperation for Social Economy. She is passionate about Basel and sharing Basel’s alternative currency. She studied Geography, English Literature and Cultural Studies in Basel and later pursued her Masters degree in Sociolinguistics and Sustainable Development in Bern. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@drasticfred]

Local currencies are so beneficial, you can battle crime, homelessness etc. and other social problems just introducing a local currency. More than that, local currency eleminates liquidifying, bonding and transferring local labor outside.

[@piiwat4265]

Volume ?

[@lennon_richardson]

Local currencies = community building

[@butchbroussard8468]

She needs to speak up.

[@thumperhunts6250]

How innocent, she has no idea what she is up against.

[@Afon705]

Say [you] hi to: eusko, US local currencies, UK local currencies...

[@headphonezen7155]

We give power to that on which we focus our attention.

[@peaknonsense2041]

There's over 600 local and regional currencies operating in the US.

[@thumperhunts6250]

@@peaknonsense2041 none of which do anything significant?

[@denfolo5224]

I'm trying to establish a social enterprise to help local businesses in Africa. And I am currently looking into this local money system (as an alternative to the regular currency system). And I am very interested in learning about the limitations of this tool. Would you be willing to discuss your knowledge of the subject with me? Thanks.