The drawing shows the user (citizen consumer) interacting with other network members. Social
interactions, analog and digital, lead to group formation that can lead to the creation and
participation in markets that people trust and rely upon.
A trusting community can identify and share "member-centric resources" that are used by the
community. Trust, status, reputation and reciprocity all play a part in how members weave their
strategies together and turn what they have into what they need.
Can residents vote with their dollars to inspire deeper connections in communities as a basis for a
more sustainable world?
Can business owners work and live their values and still make a profit?
The
use cases presented focus on "exchange conversations" between the citizen consumer and
local businesses, government agencies, not for profits, and other individuals.
Three Drawings - Scroll Down
1. This first drawing shows the participants with the user being the citizen consumer on the left
and the network member they interact with on the right.
2. This second drawing adds the member centric resources that enable self-organizing exchange
conversations.
3. This third drawing combines the first elements into one drawing.