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Sunday 29 May 2011

The Finance Innovation Lab

The Finance Innovation Lab is an open environment in which people can come together to explore, innovate and evolve the financial system so that it sustains people and planet. You can find a short 5 minute video which explains what the Lab is, why its important and how it works at www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtsliNNH2J8.

There is also a YouTube Channel which includes short interviews with members of the Lab community as well as videos of some of their recent events. These include interviews with Tony Greenham of nef, Ben Dyson from Positive Money, Alice Chapple from Forum for the Future and Lawrence Bloom and a presentation by David Braid of Central St Martins showcasing his maps of the financial system. You can watch these here to find out more: www.youtube.com/user/TheFinanceLab?feature=mhee.

I've joined the Faith and Philosophy Influencing Finance group which is helping to raise awareness and knowledge about 'what is meaningful' in a universal context.   This includes how we can reframe the finance system in its relationship to the wider whole.

This group seeks dialogue with individuals and groups about the model or mantra each holds in mind, and through which we filter our proposals, our actions and our evaluations in financial matters as they affect 'people and the planet' - a basic concern of the whole Finance Innovation Lab.


The fundamental mantra behind all great faith traditions is 'love God and love your Neighbour', a sound bite which readily resonates with seeking to understand the sustainable rhythms of natural law and the appropriate relationships of all the amazing constituents of this planet.

The group explores whether the exploitative use of money in human trading and economic activity hinders the pursuit of a just financial system, which arguably must lie at the focal point of the Finance Lab's collaborative activities.

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