Where do I find the courgage? The drive to take part, to find alternatives to what’s wrong in the world? I know I have something to give, some way to try for better.
My excuse is always, “I don’t know how...”, but that’s just an excuse; how can doing nothing be better than trying anything.

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/12/the_brain_machine.html

This is cool, and I want to be able to find it at a later date.

So I've been pretty torn lately and trying to make decisions about where to go with my life and all that fun stuff. I still don't have that answer, but I think I've figured out my summer plans at least. First off I love the idea of Evolver, and plan on playing an active role in it throughout the summer to connect with like minded people and hopefully help to start change.

Evolving Toward Local Credits

Thomas H. Greco

http://www.realitysandwich.com/evolving_toward_local_credits

If a local currency is going to support people -> essentials of life are good first step for design. Food is the most obvious example, but housing, clothes are also needed in some form. (probably others)
From there, an economy could diversify, bringing in welcomed services, ect.