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A Pattern Language of Money

A developing systemic mapping of the cultural institution we know as Money

- some seeds -

The few patterns you can find here are nothing more than sketches; a partial, single-pass approach from a few authors (Matthew Slater and Dil Green ) - in the hope of communicating the promise of what might be possible if a community became engaged in developing a Pattern Language of Money (PLoM). The vision here is one of connection, of interaction, of cross-fertilisation - a context in which all sorts of understandings and framings of Money could come into lively relationship.

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The Patterns

Emergent Patterns

We begin with that part of the language which describes the cultural experience of Money. This has not been - and could not be - consciously built: these cultural contractions have developed as a consequence of myriads of systemic interactions - emergent conditions, as the complexity scientists say.
An emergent pattern flow text

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Money Institutions

We now move on to that part of the language which describes the key structures and processes that can and have been developed and operated by social groups - the builders and architects of Money.

A Buildable Flow Text

A Buildable pattern flow text

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Money Actions

Here we identify practices and actions that agents in the Money system enact.

A doable flow text.

A doable pattern flow text.

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