I am one of the founders of the BEYØND DAO, working with artists to further the cause of consciousness research in Web3.0. This is my main current project along with The Elevator which is a nascent ‘consciousness accelerator’/think tank. I am currently producing a digest/newsletter on consciousness research for The Elevator in collaboration with the author Daniel Pinchbeck; it can be found at wearetheelevator.substack.com
I am collaborating as a trainer with the EcologyHub project based in Terres de l’Ebre in the south of Catalonia
I co-managed the retreat centre Les Gavatxes in the area of La Alta Garrotxa, Catalonia, Spain for 6 years
I have collaborated with SEEDS on their tokenomics/currency model
I worked on the FairCoop project, effectively one of the first DAOs, for 4 years: 2014-18
I have worked with the Cooperativa Integral Catalana and the Ecoxarxa Garrotxa, localised cooperative projects in Catalonia, using local currencies
I was collaborating with the P2P Foundation around 2014-16
I worked with Guerrilla Translation, co-creating their website, translating and copy-editing 2015-16
I have collaborated with Pandorahub on their website, and helped them create grant applications
I have published several books, both printed and electronic using open source tools, details on request
I have produced a monthly magazine for the British Society of Catalunya since 2016
I ran my own IT business repairing computers, fixing problems, creating websites, and teaching for 15 years
I have spoken at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona on blockchain and currency design.
I participated in the Network Convergence in 2018, representing FairCoop, with participants from networks including Enspiral, Holochain, Outlandish and many others.
I was present at the theCAREconomy Meet-Up in Caux, Switzerland in 2018, again representing FairCoop, and talking about local currencies and blockchain with participants including Kate Raworth and representatives of local and national governments including Finland and Ghent, Belgium.
I have appeared on several podcasts and been interviewed by academics, mostly on the subject of currency design and blockchain/Web3.0.
I love almost all kinds of music, particularly jazz fusion and prog rock, but also folk, jazz, singer-songwriter, neo-classical, orchestral, etc…
I am an enthusiastic participant in Holotropic Breathwork therapy, developed by Stanislav and Christina Grof. So far I have done 29 one-day workshops in this and am planning to become a facilitator
I have been meditating since I was 18
I am working at improving my writing, particularly for my newsletter
I am an advocate for Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and have been using Linux as my main OS since 2012
I enjoy walks in the mountains here in Catalonia
I am learning photography and own a Sony Alpha A6000 mirrorless camera
I love cinema, favourite directors include Tarkovsky, Bergman, Fellini, Buñuel
