by CES Admin | 13 Nov 2024 | Articles
English version of this post Descripción general CES ha renovado su plataforma gracias al equipo de voluntarios profesionales y humanitarios. CES viene con una App de última generación, mientras que la web CES incorpora la funcionalidad de la App. La plataforma CES es...
by CES Admin | 12 Nov 2024 | News
Versión en español de este post Overview A team of volunteers has come together to completely overhaul the CES system. The core of the new system will be a state-of-the-art mobile app, and the CES website will also change to embody the functionality of this app. This...
by Tim Jenkin | 15 Oct 2024 | Articles
This is one of those classic chicken and egg questions. There can be no exchange without production but production can only happen if there are preceding exchanges. At first glance it seems that production must be the starting point because if you want to exchange you...
by CES Admin | 16 Nov 2023 | Articles
Many join the Community Exchange System (CES) because they find it a cute idea: people exchanging things without using money. Often the CES is seen as a “barter system” because no money is involved in “getting stuff” and we “pay”...
by CES Admin | 4 Aug 2020 | Articles
In the midst of the Coronacrisis we hear many calls for a “new economy”. These come from both sides: from the upholders of the current economy, and from those who have always longed for a more relaxed, less destructive and exploitative one. Is it possible to create a...
by CES Admin | 26 Jul 2020 | Articles
Many who join the Community Exchange System see little difference between Talents* and money. After all, both are used in a similar way to “get stuff”. Some believe that both are representations of “energy” and ultimately “do the same...
by CES Admin | 20 Jun 2020 | Articles
In last week’s post we discussed the notion of self-reliance. This week we continue along the same vein, but look at what it is that keeps us dependent and reliant on the unreliable reality that was once called “normal”. Our dependency comes through...
by CES Admin | 11 Jun 2020 | Articles
The response by many governments to the coronavirus outbreak has impoverished millions, created massive unemployment, destroyed businesses, disrupted supply chains and eroded our freedoms. We are left on our own to cope with the aftermath, meaning that we have to take...
by CES Admin | 20 Nov 2019 | Articles
Community Exchange Manifesto Short Version Our condition Exchange is the essence of life. For aeons, humans only knew non-monetary exchange. Humanity’s problems started when powerful elites took control of their societies’ means of exchange. Initially, this was...
by CES Admin | 27 Feb 2019 | Articles
Have you ever had to explain what the CES is to someone who has never heard about it? Usually the conversation goes something like this: “So what is this Community Exchange thing?” “It’s a system where people buy and sell without using...
