TEDxIIT - Tom Tresser - The Gift Economy

Tom Tresser is a self-styled creativity champion and defender of the commons. He's been a Shakespearean actor, Internet start-up refugee and community organizer. He ran for Cook County Board President in 2010 on a campaign of reform, innovation and social justice. He teaches classes on creativity and social change at the Stuart School of Business. Currently, he is involved in creating his 13th nonprofit enterprise - The CivicLab, a store front space for civic engagement.
About the talk
Tom Tresser proposes the idea of a Gift Economy. The economy gains momentum when people start to offer something that they have as a gift, in the forms of product, service or cash, free to the community without any strings attached.
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