The Bristol £ ended in 2021. It reached some major highs and is recognised as one of the most influential and successful complementary currencies. After that, the team attempted to create a payment platform called Bristol Pay, which never quite got off the ground. Within that decade-long timeline, there are a lot of lessons to learn for any organisation which seeks to change the behaviour of individuals and companies. In this interview, Diana and William discuss the following:

• what a complementary currency is
• what made the Bristol Pound different
• the issues within the team
• currency as a leverage point to change the system
• the idea of agency to affect change
• dealing with that initial success
• keeping the momentum going
• life as a tech start up v community led platform
• money as an infrastructure support system
• fungibility and velocity of money
• advice for others looking to create some alternative currency or infrastructure support system

By the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Value-Beyond-Money-Exploration-Alternative/dp/1912092301

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