THE FUTURE OF MONEY Bernard A. Lietaer - library.uniteddiversity ...

The hard part of creating currency is not conceiving a new variation
of complementary currency, nor even starting it. The hard part is
having it accepted and used in your community. The national
currencies have history and habit on their side, not to speak of the
law as 'legal tender for all debts public or private'. Your local
currency does not have these factors on its side, so it requires
credibility of another nature.
As for all currencies, what is most needed is credibility - without it
nothing will happen.
Three Keys to successful implementation
The are three key ingredients in the successful implementation of a
complementary currency system: good timing, quality of local
leadership a valid design. A few words about each follows.
GOOD TIMING
The Greeks had a special word for it: Kairos ('perfect time') which
they distinguished from ordinary Chronos (time). The same initiatives
by the same people can have very different results depending on
timing. These 'good timings' can be positive or negative.
For instance, as mentioned earlier, sudden increases in
unemployment have created perfect timing for the rapid expansion
of the complementary currency movement in Britain and France. The
shocks to the national currencies in Argentina or Mexico have
resulted in the creation of complementary currencies in these
countries.
On the other hand, the 'right moment' may be simply the
coalescence of the right group of people who decide to do something