Want a Thriving Community? Share More, Own Less, and Join the Economy of Human Connection with Sash Milne – SASM 077

Summary: I knew it instantly: she's my kind of people (and probably yours, too).<br> Sash Milne knows how to rapidly connect community with simplicity and is practically living in my <a href="http://joelzaslofsky.com/vision-for-simplerev-local-gatherings" target="_blank">vision for SimpleREV</a>.<br> Consume less. Share more. Be intentional everywhere and at all times. Treat people as humans, not potential transactions.<br> I tell ya, I was overwhelmed with gratitude after watching her ABC Open interview and reading her related blog post. I mean, she gets straight to the heart of what's important – to the simple-living movement and timeless community-building efforts – when she wrote:<br> A community is a place where the desire to share is greater than the desire to own. – <a href="https://open.abc.net.au/explore/89732">Sash Milne</a><br> So I watched her TED Talk (and might have physically cheered at one point). I listened to other interviews and curated gems like this:<br> The Economy of Human Connection is about putting the needs of people before the importance of the profit we can make from them … Instead of [asking], ‘How much money can I make from this, or how much money am I going to save from this?' think, ‘Who can I help by doing this or how is this going to bring me closer to my community?' – <a href="http://www.lifeonpurposeshow.com/episode14/">Sash Milne</a><br> I could weave a rich tapestry with all of Sash's quotes.<br> If you want to change [the world], you have to do it where you live. – Sash Milne<br> But I'd rather you hear from this pillar of simplifying, organizing, and mesmerizing yourself.<br> Connect with people before you connect with their product. – Sash Milne<br> I'm not sure what else to say other than “Just click play.” You, my friend, are in for a treat!<br> You're about to Learn …<br> <br> * How to break down the new, hidden barriers to human connection.<br> * Why you have to act locally to be felt globally.<br> * What the “Economy of Human Connection” is and how to participate.<br> * How the invisible walls of privilege can come crashing down.<br> * How self-service checkout machines eat away at community.<br> * Some basic, fundamental ways to connect with anyone (even strangers).<br> * How a challenge to buy nothing new turned into a community-building project.<br> * How consuming things became more important than genuine connection.<br> * Why permaculture principles grow – almost by default – generous, humble people.<br> * When and why time banks are better than “bank banks.”<br> * How to travel in a place instead of through.<br> <br>  <br>  <br> Resources and Items Mentioned in This Episode:<br> <br> * Websites:<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.inkedincolour.com/">Inked in Color</a><br> * <a href="http://simplerev.com/">SimpleREV</a><br> * <a href="http://puttylike.com/start-here/">Puttylike</a><br> <br> <br> * Resources:<br> <br> * <a href="http://timebanks.org/">Timebanks.org</a><br> * <a href="http://hourworld.org/">Hourworld.org</a><br> * <a href="http://timebanks.org/get-started/community-weaver/">Community Weaver (online timebank software)</a><br> * <a href="http://simplerev.com/tickets">SimpleREV 2015 Tickets</a><br> <br> <br> * Podcast Episodes:<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.lifeonpurposeshow.com/episode14/">Life on Purpose: Sash Milne on the Economy of Human Connection and the Nothing New Project</a><br> * <a href="http://joelzaslofsky.com/smart-and-simple-matters-podcast-054-world-domination-summit-2014-recap" target="_blank">Why World Domination Summit Has More Magic than 100 Unicorns (WDS2014 Recap) – SASM054</a><br> * <a href="http://joelzaslofsky.com/smart-and-simple-matters-podcast-026-with-emilie-wapnick" target="_blank">SASM 026 – Multipotentialite Crimes and Triumphs with Emilie Wapnick</a><br> <br>