http://humanifesto.org/yehoshanah/2004/step_twirl.htm

Title: Hubway... A Step'n Twirl Dancing Fractal


With the help of Vision Circle Five and combined resources,
Hubway (Jason) plans to develop and implement a successful
Open Source Model Customer Loyalty and Exchange Forum.


Hubway (EST. 5 yrs.), is a friendly productive Internet cafe
With PC, Mac & Notebook terminals, A3 Colour Print & Copy,
Fax, Phone, Scanning, Digital images to CD & Paper to PDF.


Loyalty Program:

Hubway Customers receive a Customer Loyalty Account which
offers a 6% discount as credit, to increase on return visits.

When customers pay for Hubway services in Federal Currency,
they earn up to 18% discounts in credits for future spending.

Hubway has distributed 35,000 Discount Cards to new customers.
Many Customers currently receive the very popular 18% discount.
Existing Loyalty Cards will carry over to the new Hubway accounts.

Spending Hubway credits earns an additional 1 for 1 credit option.
Options are upgraded to Credits at the current account % rate.
This functions as a discount prepayment for Hubway services.

Loyalty ranking rewards the most active Account holders.
The Top 100 accounts receive back 18% to 36% in credit.

Customers will be able to view their account history online,
sort, review, print tax invoices and top up on their credit.


Exchange Forum:

An Open to View Forum of the active account holders
will have an integrated billboard encouraging exchange.

The Forum facilitates open, peer to peer offer & response.
An internal reputation system will support validity claims.

Account holders may trade using their credits or otherwise.
Hubway Accounts are limited to maintain a positive balance.

Hubway accounts are moderated by an All Peer Forum Review.
Forum Review assists the circulation of reputation feedback.

Feedback on Forum exchanges can be mutually rewarding.
As might the cooperation forming collaborative exchanges.

Account Holders trade in Hubway credits for Hubway services
or continue to recycle credits within peer to peer exchange.


Cooperative Business Network:

Hubway may facilitate the Exchange of Local Business Vouchers;
such as restaurant, bar, cinema, dentist, electrician, handyman,
car rental, car park, tours, accommodation, membership etc.

Hubway aims to continually facilitate cooperative relationships.
Hubway proposes a flexible sustainable cooperative agreement.


Looking Ahead:

A Model Hub is a platform for proposing a network of local Hubs.
Cooperative Hubs will assist each other to co-develop Hubway.

Hubway Open Source Model is a Community Building Participant.
A precursor, in developing Co-Housing & Intentional Community.

Yehoshanah

2004 09 14


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