Re: [projectvrm] Re-name VRM?

[Doc Searls < >]

You gave us EmanciPay, which rocks. And now this. 

What do the rest of you think?

Doc

On Oct 12, 2011, at 12:09 PM, Crosbie Fitch wrote:

> Instead of just putting lipstick on it, how about giving the VRM acronym a
> complete make over?
> 
> It's amazing what you can do by adding a little 'i'.
> 
> i = I, Individual, Identity & Intelligence - The basis of all relationships.
> V = Volition - The natural power, liberty and will to act and speak freely.
> R = Reputation - Relationship metric (a relative measure of oneself in the
> eyes of one's peers cf credit).
> M = Means - Resources available for disposal, i.e. money on the table - and
> the means/facilities to dispose of or exchange them.
> 
> Thus: iVRM - same movement as before, but pointing out the obvious, that
> it's about the individual and their Vital Return to the Marketplace.
> 
> The individual in having volition, reputation and means, will return from
> passivity to become a potent market participant, whether individually or en
> masse.
> 
> ProjectVRM is about enablement of the individual's potential, i.e. adding
> VRM to the 'i', thus iVRM = individual enabled by VRM facilities.