Themes

alter-economics

This project aspires to counter financialization—the increasing role of financial markets, motives, and actors in the economy—through increasing reliance on alter-economies. Alter-economies include commoning, community-building, mutual aid, restorative practices, gift economies, trade/barter, timebanking, and more.

self-determination

Value Collective provides resources and support for people’s work on the causes they care about. By revalorizing and empowering autonomously-motivated pursuits, it serves as a practice-led argument for economies that free up people’s time for the things that truly matter to them.

relationality

Centering care in its philosophy and strategy, Value Collective recognizes how personal ties can strengthen our work. Its outcomes—like increased collaboration and long-term commitment—emerge from sustained relationships rather than transactional encounters or institutional mandates.

Practices

Art

Design

Designed initial project strategy and visual identity

Co-designed collective offerings with local communities and participants

Research

Researched theoretical influences in economics and behavioral psychology

Writing

Wrote funding proposals, copy for the website and communications

Published a paper in the journal Possibles

Facilitation

Organized participatory workshops and collaborative events

Facilitated collective access to coworking space and other shared resources

Value Collective

An initiative to support work that is valuable, but not profitable, using alter-economic thinking and practice

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