The economy between us.
Reveal the value already present in your community, and explore how more of it can return to its members.
The value is already there. Let's make it visible.
Your members already buy, hire, recommend, share knowledge and create. Much of that value happens between people, outside the community's formal business model. The Invisible Economy is a way to identify that activity and create conditions for more of it to benefit members, contributors and the community itself. Vibe Village is the container that helps these layers meet.
More than content. More than events.
Each community needs its own mix. Separate the total value moving through the community from the income the community actually receives.
Membership
Charge for a meaningful combination of access, opportunities, experiences and a place to meet.
Events & learning
Workshops, courses, masterminds and retreats can create income for hosts and value for members.
Branded spaces & partnerships
Relevant brands and sponsors can support spaces, experiences and useful services.
Collective purchasing power
Negotiate value around what members already buy. Define clearly how benefits are shared.
Marketplace & services
Help members discover and purchase knowledge, skills, products and services from one another.
Co-creation & community studio
Support shared projects and ventures, with contribution, ownership and reward agreed explicitly.
Design the flow. Agree how value returns.
A healthy community economy begins with useful activity and trust. Then come the agreements: who contributes, who earns, what the community receives and how benefits reach members. We can help map the most relevant opportunities and discuss an initial model. Economic examples are planning scenarios, not guaranteed results.
- Map your members' needs, skills and existing activity.
- Choose a small number of relevant economic layers.
- Distinguish transaction volume, participant income and community revenue.
- Agree the manager's share, community share and member benefit.
- Run a focused experiment and learn before expanding.
Tell us what you want to shift in your team.
We will help you choose the right format, from a FreshBiz workshop to an innovation lab or facilitator license.