We are creating a Pattern Language to support the process and workflow of currency design. Each Pattern Language card includes examples and recommendations for different situations and solutions for various problems you may need to solve. Pattern Language Resources
There are some important foundational resources you may need to make use of the pattern language cards. Please be sure you understand each of these FOUR things before trying to use the cards: Proper Application of Currencies, Currency System Life Cycle, Currency Token Life Cycle and Currency Terminology.
Currency Terminology
Toward a Currency Pattern Language
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Surface Area
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Reflexivity
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models & interactions change the space of interactions & possibilities Condition
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Commons
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all real property derives from the commons & is sourced to everyone Condition
Unhindered Space for Appearance of ...
Selective Visibility (and Searchability)
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Reflexive and Directive Qualifiers should be Intuitive. Condition
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omit ...
Establish Credibility
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having a system that works is insufficient for adoption Condition
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attract ...
Biorhythms: dynamic systems often have cycles
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build for variance / ...
Formalization methods
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certain kinds of flows match certain methods. currency maps between flow and social critter. Condition
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Fulfill Multiple Purposes
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Currencies are most effective when they facilitate a convergence of flows across multiple dimensions of needs. Examples: Curitiba ...
Multi-purpose interactions
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there's participation cost to any currency (people want the real thing not the shadow of it) Condition
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Lifecycle
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a currency defines a life-cycle of it's constituent tokens Condition
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should define ...
Build to Scale
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Keep the process smplified down to the size of your community. Condition
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Polychromal Markets
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If you create an abstraction of value, people wll use it in unexpected ways. Condition
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Chaordic Structure
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Too much control suppresses creativity and participation Condition
Design Phase Reducing Barriers to Adoption Usage of System ...
Relevance to stakeholders
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ideology is not sufficient for adoption Condition
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serve greatest needs ...
Adapt or Die
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Currencies should not outlive their usefulness Condition
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Adadt the currency ...