THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COMECOME

Time Banking ConferenceTime Banking ConferenceMay 2006May 2006

CardiffCardiff

Time Banking in the UKTime Banking in the UK

Since 1998 there have 138 projectsSince 1998 there have 138 projects

Community Development, Social Care, Community Development, Social Care, Health and Well-being, Environmental, Health and Well-being, Environmental, Schools, Training, Housing, Volunteering, Schools, Training, Housing, Volunteering, Offender Management, Early Years……Offender Management, Early Years……

… ….and here in Wales in a Workmen’s Hall .and here in Wales in a Workmen’s Hall in the Valleys – “Friends in Time”. in the Valleys – “Friends in Time”.

SOCIAL INNOVATIONSSOCIAL INNOVATIONS

7 world-changing social innovations7 world-changing social innovations

1.1. Open UniversityOpen University2.2. Fair TradeFair Trade3.3. GreenpeaceGreenpeace4.4. Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International5.5. OxfamOxfam6.6. Women’s InstituteWomen’s Institute7.7. Linux softwareLinux software

Ingredients in commonIngredients in common

Heroic individual?Heroic individual?

A great ideaA great idea

Struggle against vested interestsStruggle against vested interests

Contagious courageContagious courage

Time Banking is a Powerful Time Banking is a Powerful IdeaIdeaOne for oneOne for one

Something for somethingSomething for something

A fair exchange – ‘give and take’A fair exchange – ‘give and take’

A chance to pay back – and pay it forwardA chance to pay back – and pay it forward

The Chaordic modelThe Chaordic model

The Common GoodThe Common Good

• Doing things together leads to better Doing things together leads to better understanding - then to pooling understanding - then to pooling efforts and then to ‘citizenship’efforts and then to ‘citizenship’

• Media and entertainmentMedia and entertainment• By standingBy standing• Passive consumersPassive consumers• Virtual communitiesVirtual communities

We have policy valueWe have policy value

Green paper on adult social careGreen paper on adult social care

Powering up communitiesPowering up communities

VolunteeringVolunteering

Double DevolutionDouble Devolution

A practical and adaptable A practical and adaptable tooltool• 138 experiments138 experiments

• Nine modelsNine models

• No ‘killer application’No ‘killer application’

• Strong knowledge baseStrong knowledge base

• Experienced time brokersExperienced time brokers

• Membership organisationMembership organisation

• New online ‘time keeper’New online ‘time keeper’

Plan of actionPlan of action

• Clear evidence baseClear evidence base

• Stick to our valuesStick to our values

• CommunicateCommunicate

• Adapt and apply the systemAdapt and apply the system

• Conversations into commitmentsConversations into commitments

• Develop regionallyDevelop regionally

• Listen to the people who are doing itListen to the people who are doing it

Shaping upShaping up

• Consolidate relationship with projectsConsolidate relationship with projects

• Model co-productionModel co-production

• Build the networkBuild the network

• Promote to the general public Promote to the general public

Up for Change and Up for Change and Unpredictability Unpredictability

• Time banking has potential to join Time banking has potential to join the list of social innovations that the list of social innovations that have changed the worldhave changed the world

• Why make things difficult when they Why make things difficult when they can be done together?can be done together?