Foresight student Adam Cowart, fresh off a second place finish in the APF Student Recognition Awards, continues to make an impact with his framework research on Alternative Currencies. As part of his internship with the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, he has been blogging on various topics. One of his posts, Alternative Currencies and Economic Transactions,” was published in CIFS’s Scenario Magazine (one of my favorites).
In the piece, he suggests two potential scenarios the future of alternative currencies. One, in which alternative currencies remain a complimentary, community based form of exchange. Or two, in which communities “check out” of the global capitalist-based economy, and there is a convergence of virtual currencies and LETS communities to create sustainable and diverse economic systems.
It is great to see student work getting recognized and published! Andy Hines
