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 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...
