Eight Forms Of Capital
Birju shared with me an insightful article written by folks at Appleseed Permaculture and it was referenced in our brainstorming session today...
The Oxford American Dictionary states that capital is, “wealth in the form of money or other assets” and a “valuable resource of a particular kind.” What are these ‘other assets’?
As the authors of this article considered the ‘mapping financial ecosystems’ exercise, a bigger picture began to emerge and these “Eight Forms of Capital” emerged: spiritual, social, material, financial, living (natural), cultural, experiential and intellectual.
The article also talks about the eight forms of currency associated with each form of capital:
The Oxford American Dictionary states that capital is, “wealth in the form of money or other assets” and a “valuable resource of a particular kind.” What are these ‘other assets’?
As the authors of this article considered the ‘mapping financial ecosystems’ exercise, a bigger picture began to emerge and these “Eight Forms of Capital” emerged: spiritual, social, material, financial, living (natural), cultural, experiential and intellectual.
The article also talks about the eight forms of currency associated with each form of capital:
Posted by Deven Shah on Dec 10, 2013
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On Dec 23, 2013 Jon Madian wrote:
Very important and useful!!! Will share with others. thx. Wonder your interests & work that brought you to share this?
On Mar 12, 2014 Deven Shah wrote:
@Nisha That's the magic of permaculture meeting finance :)
@Audrey Yeah :)
@Jon Glad you found it useful too. My professional work has been largely in the intersection of technology, marketing and finance. Personally, on a spiritual journey and walking towards a path of deeply aligning head-hands-heart and be of service to others.
Currently working on creating a support system for startups where entrepreneurs are grounded in strong values and lead with inner transformation. The intent is to support startups that are motivated by co-creation and value generation as opposed to competition and super-fast growth for the sake of valuation.
Sorry for the late reply and thanks for asking :) Hope to know more about you too and stay connected.
@Audrey Yeah :)
@Jon Glad you found it useful too. My professional work has been largely in the intersection of technology, marketing and finance. Personally, on a spiritual journey and walking towards a path of deeply aligning head-hands-heart and be of service to others.
Currently working on creating a support system for startups where entrepreneurs are grounded in strong values and lead with inner transformation. The intent is to support startups that are motivated by co-creation and value generation as opposed to competition and super-fast growth for the sake of valuation.
Sorry for the late reply and thanks for asking :) Hope to know more about you too and stay connected.
On Nov 29, 2015 Nicole Sumner wrote:
I would posit that Creative Capital belongs in with all these forms of capital. Its currency is imagination, metaphor and the ability to interpret life in artistic forms, and it complexes to new languages with which to understand life. The measure of a healthy child or community is the free expression of its creativity. Without creative capital, we're limited in our ability to actualize new ideas and connections, and in our ability to speak to each other in the visual, musical and kinesthetic languages.
On Mar 23, 2016 Alfred wrote:
To be aware of all forms of capital enable us to reflect on our behavior and decision making process. It enriches our live and connects us with the inner source of creation which is love.
On Jul 28, 2018 Dave wrote:
If I was to map Bridgit to their chart, it is the social capital of ideas, with connections or "bridges" as the currency, and complexing to the influence of ideas and the relationships between ideas.
On Dec 27, 2018 Victor wrote:
Good details. We only learnt the factors of production as land labor capital organization and technology. This sort of thinking needs to be porpogated. Moreover a recognition that one has more choices to flourish as no one has access to all capital. It is also based on simple observation how intellectual, social and spiritual capitals have been behind servicespace.
May the almighty bless you and protect you your families and the journeys we are all on
May the almighty bless you and protect you your families and the journeys we are all on
On Jan 19, 2019 Naren wrote:
Very interesting perspective. Reminds me of something. Permit me to share.
My dad had to give up education after 10th grade, they called it matriculation back then. He felt he could work and educate the younger siblings as his older ones did not believe in education much. I had noticed from a very young age, my dad used to show up for any volunteer work in the community, society. The reason could be death, spiritual, community event, bank opening, branch opening for his office. He was among the first ones to show up and the last one to leave. When I came of age, I happened to ask him. He said, "We are bestowed with various skills. Consider them to be your skill bank account or capital. When an opportunity presents, look within and see which of the accounts can you make a withdrawal and be [...]... [View Full Comment]
On Oct 27, 2023 Susan Clark wrote:
Thank you for sharing this helpful framework for multiple forms of "capital" and currency. And for the link to the article. Much appreciated!
On Dec 10, 2013 Nisha Srinivasan wrote:
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