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The role of software and online services in Time Banking
Iikka Lovio [email protected] 16.6.2011HIIT
Turning gratitude to an asset in community building
Master’s thesis
HOAS Time Bank
SOFTWARES CES
CommunityWeaver
Timeonline
CES
• South African non-profit company • Designed for local exchange schemes, where currency usually reflects the national currency • International network • Fastest increasing groups are Finnish Time Banks • Free for users
www.ces.org.za
One click and
you are in!
Thesis: members were seeking geographically tight network. Software: first page encourages to global reciprocity.
Community weaver • Designed for time banks • Time Banks US is using
Time Online • Designed for time banks • Only broker has access to software • Time Banking UK is using
Stadin Aikapankki online
May 2010 Stadin Aikapankki
• Ethnography • Two international professional interviews • Transaction data analysis
November 2010 Active user interviews
STUDY PERIOD: 3/2010 – 3/2011
November 2010: over 600 exchange offers and growing membership
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November 2010: 20 % of members had done at least one exchange.
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November 2010: 20 % of members had done at least one exchange.
0,00% 20,00% 40,00% 60,00% 80,00%100,00%
Havedonetwowayexchanges
Havedoneoneexchange
Passive
WHO & WHY?
The age of support membership?
Most of the exchanges were made
in the neighbourhood where time
bank was originally established
15 active members did over 55 % of all exchanges in the first year
Hypothesis down: open access to personal user information is the main key to trust building?
Hypothesis down: open access to personal user information is the main key to trust building?
Active members were not interested in account balances of other users.
HOAS Time Bank
Knowing other members account balances and
address builds certain trust. You know how to
reach them and that they are not burglars.
Important question is, what makes
them interesting?
In the economy of regard it is the person that interests us, not the product or service. – David Halpern 2010
In the economy of regard it is the person that interests us, not the product or service. – David Halpern 2010
”Her fiancé was a drummer. Just like mine.” (STAP member)
"Friends make gifts, gifts make friends” -Sahlins
”I get these service requests and offers mostly from the people I already know.” (STAP member)
”The best thing is that you meet new people, people you wouldn’t otherwise interact with.” (STAP member)
1. Members are afraid to go minus in the beginning.
2. Members are more likely to exchange with
people they know, or with people who their friends
have interacted with .
Solution: define club meetings as an important work for the time bank and reward attending with time credits.
Photo: Time Bank workshop in Vantaa
Time Dollars & Gratitude Time dollars oils generalized reciprocity
”We got rid of this negative side of reciprocity – do I owe you or do you owe me.” (STAP member)
”If we had done it with out time bank I would have been worrying for many weeks if should do some favour in return. And for the worst, that feeling would only keep growing in time.” (STAP member)
Software is secondary, but important matter in time banking. Software is only a tool. Working with proper tools is efficient and more fun.
Software is secondary, but important matter in time banking. Software is only a tool. Working with proper tools is efficient and more fun.
HOAS Time Bank online
Software is secondary, but important matter in time banking. Software is only a tool. Working with proper tools is efficient and more fun.
HOAS Time Bank software
Software is secondary, but important matter in time banking. Software is only a tool. Working with proper tools is efficient and more fun.
HOAS Time Bank offline Before there were any software or facebook group, there was 10 bottles of wine and 20 students
Software is secondary, but important matter in time banking. Software is only a tool. Working with proper tools is efficient and more fun.
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