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The INSTITUT NEUSTART (short form) has a purpose of existence and this is: "We make a contribution to a working world in which companies, entrepreneurs and employees jointly realize a successful and happy working life - for the benefit of each individual and society."
Which basic income is the right one?
The deep satisfaction that comes from being able to contribute to the common good and the associated positive effects on the development of potential, quality of life, happiness and health make us clearly prefer the Active Basic Income.
Secure video meetings in the Gradido circles
At Gradido, we attach great importance to the protection of your data. From now on, you can hold secure GDPR-compliant video conferences within the Gradido circles on Fairkom's German or Austrian servers without anyone else listening in.
Study circle: Gradido ambassador N.E.U.
How can you live your wishes and dreams now while you work with us towards the big goal? We have been researching this for years. The solution is basically simple:
Self-organization in organizations of the new era
The age of hierarchical organizations is over. People in the "new age" have a strong desire to meet each other at eye level, to organize themselves and to do so without hierarchies wherever possible.
Discover the new Gradido circles
Have you seen it yet? Since the end of May we have our new community platform, which we call Gradido Circles. Now you can communicate with other Gradido participants in safe spaces (called "Spaces") and get more and more in touch.
Cooperation with Society 4.0
The 'great cooperation' continues to develop. Christiane Lüpken, who is committed to Society 4.0 and suitable non-hierarchical forms of self-organization in Germany, is an active member of our Vision Circle, whose task is to foster cooperation with like- or similarly-minded organizations, projects and initiatives.
Integrated cooperation platform expected in May
We plan to launch our new cooperation platform in May 2024. It is integrated into the Gradido account. After a test phase in the Gradido Academy, it will become a fixed component of all decentralized Gradido servers.
Gradido circles - Shaping the future together with friends
No matter whether you already belong to a group or whether you found each other via Gradido - if you want to use Gradido together, you don't need your own Gradido server.
Gradido 2.0 - Decentralized Gradido Server
Gradido becomes decentralized! With Gradido 2.0, we can now fulfill the wish of many participants to organize their community autonomously. This brings us a big step closer to the dream of a human, decentralized compensation system.
Favorite city 14 - Despite shortage of teachers: students become geniuses
There is a shortage of teachers in Germany. According to the PISA study, a quarter of students cannot read, write or do math properly. This is also noticeable in Lieblingsstadt. For Michael Miteinand, the town's committed mayor, this is an intolerable state of affairs. The Lieblingsstädter find the solution.
Favorite city 13 - On the road with friends: The honorary driving service 'Favorite city coachman'.
Volunteers drive people around the city and surrounding villages. They drive the elderly to the doctor, pick up children from school and bring working people safely to work. They organize shopping services and much more.
Favorite city 12 - Neighbors become partners: self-sufficiency through solidarity farming
The big common goal of achieving food self-sufficiency excites the residents of Lieblingsstadt. Once again, it becomes clear that cooperative approaches are far superior to competitive thinking.
Favorite city 11 - Great cooperation for self-sufficiency
Inspired by Andernach, the 'Edible City' and other successful examples of urban agriculture, Lieblingsstadt aims to become food self-sufficient.
Favorite city 10 - The city becomes safe again
Encouraged by the success of the 'Great Cooperation of Clubs', Mayor Michael Miteinand suggests a 'Great Cooperation for Security'. Police, security companies, sports clubs, fitness studios, motorcycle clubs and interested citizens come together.
Favorite city 9 - clubs cooperate: Angels, athletes and musicians
The project 'Great Cooperation' is launched. It includes the joint use of premises and equipment, as well as interdisciplinary training and lively exchanges between volunteers.
Favorite city 8 - saving the city hospital
The Lieblingstadt clinic not only provided medical care to residents, but was also an important employer. High personnel costs and expensive medical equipment led to the clinic operator having to declare bankruptcy. But the favorite townspeople find a solution.
Favorite city 7 - Gradido model saves traditional brewery from takeover
The courage and entrepreneurial spirit of favorite city dwellers show once again that a sense of community and local identity combined with the Gradido model can achieve the seemingly impossible, especially in difficult times.
Favorite City 6 - How Favorite City's Citizens Save Their Beloved Shoe Factory
Former employees of the Lieblingsstädter Schuhmanufaktur get together - determined to defy fate. They decide to continue doing what they do best on a voluntary basis: making high-quality shoes.
Favorite city 5 - Wolfgang becomes unemployed - together they find an ingenious solution
The 'Lieblingsstädter Schuhmanufaktur' cannot stand up to international competition and has to declare bankruptcy. Many citizens lose their jobs. Wolfgang is one of them. Together with his friends he has the brilliant idea...
Favorite City 4 - Gradido Days at the Pizzeria: Volunteerism Meets Gastronomy
Since the introduction of Gradido Days, Pizzeria Napoli has been booming like never before. It is full every day and attracts more and more guests from further afield to experience the "miracle of favorite city".
Favorite city 3 - A family, a project and a city full of opportunities
With the Gradido thank points, Kerstin and Jannik can pursue their passions and encourage their children in their interests. They are grateful for this new perspective, which allows them to live their lives with joy and fulfillment.
Favorite city 2 - Monika's transformation from loneliness to community
Monika's story is an example of how the innovative compensation system 'Gradido' and the sharing of talents and needs can help overcome social isolation, build a strong community and even improve one's financial situation.
Favorite city 1 - The mayor's brave plan
Looking to the future, Michael has a bold plan to implement the Gradido community service reward system. This innovative points system rewards volunteer work with Gradido thank points, creating a culture of recognition and appreciation.
Gradido in favorite city - pioneer of a new era in volunteerism
Gradido has the potential to transform our communities into places where people love to live and engage. Join us on this exciting journey and discover how Gradido can usher in a new era of volunteerism.
Webinar: Prosperity and Peace for the Human Family
The legendary webinar with the Gradido founder: You get profound knowledge about the fatal mistakes of the old money system, the only sensible solution based on nature's model and the perfect guide on how to actively and joyfully shape the future. - THERE ARE NEW DATES!
Handy Gradido Calculator App
All calculation functions needed for Gradido in one app. The calculator automatically calculates gross and net amount in Euro, GradidoDiscount, GradidoAmount and DankBar at the daily rate. The "DankBar to GDD" button converts a DankBar amount to GDD.
GradidoCafé
Do you also like to go out with friends, e.g. to a restaurant, beer garden or café? How about being able to thank them at the end with Gradido or DankBar? That is the idea of GradidoCafés.
Gradido market+community with radius search
Gradido Markt+Community is a platform where you can find other Gradido friends in your area, place offers and requests, organize meeting places, eat together, celebrate and communicate projects.
Design 'Thank You Checks' Yourself
What if you could simply give your fellow citizens a 'thank you check' with a QR code? They can redeem it now or later, and the Gradidos will automatically be transferred to their Gradido account.
Order 'DankBar' - this is how it works
In conjunction with the Gradido account, which will soon enable decentralized networked communities, the 'DankBar' will provide the human family with all payment options or 'thank' options.
Gradido account: new design is online
We have just uploaded the new design to the Gradido account. This is one of the biggest upgrades in the last few months, which, in addition to a great modern look, is the basis for many upcoming features.
The 'DankBar' comes - Gradido in bills
Cash stands for freedom without control by the authorities. When Gradido is introduced, the state no longer needs to control its citizens' finances, because the public budget is then financed - entirely without taxes - by the second creation of money.
Gradido account 2023: new design and decentralized communities
It is often the quieter people who quietly, diligently and with heart and soul lay the foundations for historic developments. Our programmers have done great groundwork in the past year that will come to fruition in 2023.
Great Cooperation - Gradido and entrepreneur networks
Now that the fatal consequences of the debt money system are becoming obvious, more and more people are waking up and starting to form alternative structures. In the communities that are emerging in this way, we have the historic opportunity to create a new monetary system together that is based on appreciation, gratitude and love.
10 weeks full of gratitude
Every time you send Gradidos to other people, you conjure up gratitude in their lives as well as in your own. Gratitude is a wonderful feeling. By invoking, nurturing and enjoying it daily, we strengthen our well-being and our creative power.
Gradido potential development in the fall of 2022
Because of the great success, we are continuing: By popular demand, we are now continuing the Gradido potential development. Invest 2 hours per week in yourself - and you will see what changes positively for you within the 12 weeks.
PreNow - the game that thinks along and produces creative solutions
Brainstorming was yesterday! Today, everyone in the round may DO independently and show what possibilities are in him. On Friday the Gradido-PreNow-Café starts on Zoom - Topic: the Gradido Community and its possibilities - Further PreNow-Cafés every Friday at 16:00 o'clock(Zoom).
Gradido - an economy of gratitude
Margret Baier and Bernd Hückstädt in the interview with Cornelius Braitmaier of some1.tv - a fair economy, a fair currency, a system in which money serves humans again and not humans the money.
Gradido - Gratitude with system
The party dieBasis invited to a zoom lecture to the money system Gradido with Bernd Hückstädt on 24 August 2022. In contrast to the old debt money system the money creation takes place with Gradido by each humans.
Consciousness scale (2): We help each other upwards
By raising our emotions in the direction of love and gratitude, we are actively working for peace - on both a small and a large scale. We have nothing to lose in the process, but we all gain in the process
Common good - what is it?
Common good contributions are anything that common sense would call volunteerism, volunteerism, etc. - as opposed to individual contributions from one person to another.
Common good contributions now directly in Gradido account
From now on you don't need to switch to the member area to enter your Common Good contributions. You can now submit them directly in the Gradido account and get your Active Basic Income credited promptly.
Awareness scale (1): Gratitude high up
The scale of the encompasses all human states of consciousness and sorts them into values from 0 (death) to 1000 (highest degree of enlightenment), with the quality of life and degrees of freedom experienced increasing upward.
Transit to a world of healthy cycles
Chaotic is the time of transition. Will we be able to provide guidance to the wandering people and transit to a better world together, for the sake of future generations?
The Art of Gratitude + Documenta Kassel
We are very happy to have been invited to participate in the joint art project 'TRANSIT', which will take place during Documenta 15 for 100 days from June 18th in the Kultur- und Hauptbahnhof Kassel.
Gratitude promotes heart-brain coherence
Unlike the old debt money system that spreads the sick vibration of fear and greed, Gradido promotes heart-brain coherence. With each transaction, the sender and receiver are stimulated to come into this healthy, peaceful and solution-oriented state.
World population: There are many of us. That is good.
8 billion people are the solution, not the problem. We can be grateful to each and every human being because he or she is contributing so that humankind can move to the next higher stage of evolution.
Gradido interview in 'WALNUSSblatt
The current issue deals with the great topic: "The way to peace: love". With the title 'Gradido - the new currency is called gratitude' Pedro brings here a worth reading interview with Bernd about the new orientation and the current state of Gradido as an elementary peace tool.
Gradido send via Telegram & Co
Yes, we can easily send Gradido via Telegram! With the Gradido link, sending Gradido is as easy as sending a regular text message. Your recipients don't even need to have a Gradido account.
New: Live Gradido send from person to person - with QR code
In addition to bank transfer and Gradido link, you can now also send Gradidos with QR code. Directly in personal contact from person to person you transfer the vision of a new life money system, which was developed according to the billion years proven success concepts of nature.
Gradido link - experience and text suggestions
To make it as easy as possible for you, we have prepared text suggestions for the various cases. Feel free to adapt them according to your wishes and ideas.
Find friends and create new reality
Thanking others every day with Gradido means making more and more friends. We strengthen each other, form alternative 'Gradido islands' and make ourselves more and more independent from the old system.