In this episode of the Ownership Economy, we talk with Charlie Fisher, a researcher and entrepreneur that is working to build regenerative communities through an interesting new model based on the concept of “proof of presence”. Charlie walks us through the history of community land trusts and how this legal and economic structure is being reimagined through shared governance and ownership. The discussion then turns practical with an overview of a recent case study on a community project in Portugal. In the discussion, we explore how to optimize for active vs passive stakeholders and shareholders when creating local ecosystems. We hope you enjoy the episode.

Here are the show notes:

• Small Change (Nabeel Hamdi)
• Wikihouse (open source kit of parts)
• Transition by Design (architecture co-operative)
• Stonesfield Community Trust, Oxfordshire
• DisCO.coop
• Sociocracy 3.0
• OASA
• Traditional Dream Factory
• 6wk course on web3/CLTs