Nous avons lu, dans le News&Notes du 20 janvier 2010 le rapport d'Auroville Board of Service faisant mention d'un « plan pour introduire la Maintenance Universelle ». Ce plan serait « un des chemins pour amener tout ceux qui rejoignent AV et travaillent ensemble pour ces idéaux in one economy ». Il y a donc un plan quelque part. Des Aurovilliens qui se grattent la tête, des stratèges de l'économie unitaire. Ce fut une bonne nouvelle, une laïque surprise. Il nous fallait au plus vite réaliser un reportage sur ce topic et trainer notre micro sur les trottoirs imaginaires en quête de commentaires.

In 2006 the construction of "Pour Tous II" building situated next to the Solar Kitchen was finished, and a new experiment in the Auroville community life began. Pour Tous Distribution Center is a fresh step towards resurrecting “prosperity” within Auroville. After 3 and a half years of activity PTDC wanted to thank all those who participated in the creation and development of the center as well as the 573 members who give support and energy day after day. To express gratitude to everyone, all were invited to enjoy some snacks and exchange wishes for a happy new year. AurovilleRadio took the opportunity of this event to ask the users about their opinion and suggestions for the future development of Pour Tour. .

A warm invitation has been issued to all business and service units, free-lance individuals, farmers, youths, students, social workers, educators and community project holders to participate in the following workshop: ‘Integral Entrepreneurship: a tool box of skills to allow our ideas to build the city that the Earth needs. Read more

An event that aims at sharing with the community a series of issues related to economy. Mother gave clear indications on how Auroville's economy must function, but left the details of its implementation to us. Today, after 38 years of experimentation, the organisers of IDEA ask us to assess how far we are with regard to that “Ideal Economy”.
The IDEA team has prepared 14 panels where key words and situations are visualised in a playful way, and participants are invited to express their feedback.
In the afternoons open dialogues go deeper into the details, leading to various ideas of the organisers on how to possibly improve Auroville's economic situation and get closer towards the economy Mother envisioned.

IDEA is a team of Aurovilians and friends committed to the Integral Development of Entrepreneurship in Auroville (IDEA).
They define Integral Entrepreneurship as "the co-creation of an innovative and evolutionary enterprise based on a systemic development of value-based products, services and community projects with the aim of supporting an ever progressing and sustainable society where relations of harmony, mutuality and unity with fellow human beings and nature are integrated with the generation of prosperity, beauty and knowledge for the benefit of both the individual and the collective under the guidance of the higher spiritual consciousness."

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Thomas Greco is a community economist, writer, consultant and educator. He is the founder and Director of the Community Information Resource Centre (CIRC) based in Tucson, Arizona. CIRC provides guidance to communities seeking to develop sustainable economic and social structures. In North America he is regarded as one of the leading experts on community economic development, monetary theory and local currencies. Mr Greco participated in the recently held seminar on "Knowledge, Business and Consciousness".

The day tree of the conference Knowledge, Business and Consciousness has been  recorded.

Click to listen an interview with Thomas Greco.

Day three offered Auroville a chance to reflect carefully on several issues very dear to the community. Olivier Hetzel opened the morning session by presenting a detailed and vibrant analysis on how to develop a sustainable and integral economy for Auroville. The discussion touched the complex issues of relating Auroville’s core values to the needs and pressures of the economic sector inside and outside Auroville.

After the tea break, Helga Breuninger offered a very special and many faceted session: Development of criteria to create an incubator for integral entrepreneurship in Auroville and its bioregion. New consciousness and values.  The talk touched many points, which are at the heart of Auroville’s reflection on the local economy and future development plans and possibilities.

As a follow up, Prof. Guenter Faltin, in his own very unique and inspiring style, offered the Auroville audience a very brilliant and thought provoking session: What types of projects could be initiated in Auroville and its bioregion in order to create knowledge-based integral entrepreneurship.

In closing, Olivier, with the help of the other panellists, dedicated the needed energy to drawing the conclusions from the three days of hard work. Several key objectives where identified for future action with a warm applause to all involved. The sense of serious accomplishment was felt in the air and in the happy faces of all involved!
- Sebastian Cortes