Michel Rauchs

Hi, I’m a researcher, educator, and consultant focused on alternative currency and credit systems that serve real communities.

the commons

What Is the Commons—And Why Does It Matter Today?

Once we recognise the principles of commoning, we start to see them everywhere: neighbours sharing childcare or tending a community garden. Local repair cafés and tool libraries. Digital communities building and maintaining open-source projects on the Internet.

November 6, 2025

polycrisis

We’re Surrounded by Crises. What’s Stopping Us from Acting?

Where markets “commodify” and states “collectify”, Commons initiatives “commonify”: rooted in a culture of collaboration around the needs of a community, they mutualise the benefits that arise from collectively created wealth—through systems owned, governed, and maintained by the community itself.

October 28, 2025