I currently working at The Elevator which is a nascent ‘consciousness accelerator’/think tank. I am 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 7 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
Education
Institutional
I have 10 ‘O’ levels, 3 ‘A’ levels, and one ‘S’ level
I have a BA in Philosophy and Literature from the University of Sussex, UK
Courses Taken
Commons Engine course on Currency Design with Jean Russell, Ferananda Ibarra and Jean Russell
Future of Money course with Grace Rachmany
Money and Society MOOC with Matthew Slater and Jem Bendell
Building Our Regenerative Future with Daniel Pinchbeck
The Creative Word with Daniel Pinchbeck
Crossing The Threshold with Daniel Pinchbeck
Secret Histories and Spiritual Revolutions with Daniel Pinchbeck
Tools For The Regenerative Renaissance with Stephen Reid and Phoebe Tickell
How To DAO with Stephen Reid
How To DeFi with Stephen Reid
The Promise of Decentralisation with Stephen Reid
SEEDS Ambassador Academy
Intro to ReFi with Antonio Paglino and Joe Brewer
Civichub incubator/course with Diana Moret and many other facilitators
Ecologyhub Canarias with Diana Moret
Sensemaking 101 with Rebel Wisdom and Ivo Mensch
Breathwork and Growth with Rebel Wisdom and Prema McKeever
The Art of Difficult Conversations with Rebel Wisdom, Sara Ness and Geof Krum
Distributed Governance Salon with Jean Russell and Melissa Pierce
Wisdoms Of Water with advaya
Dionysus with advaya
I have participated in several Zen retreats, including with Michel Dubois Sensei and Roshi Jackie Demmers from the White Plum Soto Zen lineage
I had several years of Spanish lessons, and also did various Catalan courses including the online parla.cat one
I am learning Portuguese at the moment using an app
Skills
I speak English (native), Spanish (fluently), Catalan (fairly well), French (fairly badly), Portuguese (beginner)
Translation from Spanish to English
Copywriting, proofreading, and editing
Book publication, both printed and ebook formats
Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
HTML and CSS, Typo3, WordPress
Linux command-line admin
Local AI setup (ollama, LM Studio, etc.)
Hardware and software admin and diagnostics on Windows, MacOS and Linux
Music and video editing using open source tools such as Audacity and Kdenlive
I can play the guitar to a solid level
Events
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.
Interests
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
Favourite Authors (in no particular order)
I mostly read non-fiction although I am currently enjoying the Culture novels by Iain M. Banks
