Pecha Kucha 31 – Making Economy

Across Scotland there are numerous projects that implement alternative economies either by sharing resources or empowering people to create. Moving away from a monetary-based value system, these alternative models generate value through the distribution of skills and the sharing of resources.

Creative and craft-based practices are often at the heart of these projects, producing the idea of an economy based on making. These projects champion peer-to-peer educational structures, the sharing of resources and sustainable community development by empowering people to connect, share and make together. Other projects challenge the economy by creating disruptive alternatives, commonly in the form of local currencies or co-operative ownership structures.

In this series of talks we heard from both strands of projects that either represent a craft-based ‘making’ economy or that endeavour to make their own, through community ownership, collaboration and equality.

Presentations were delivered by:

For anyone that didn’t make it and would like to hear more, videos from the night are available here!