Tom notes that coming this February a BarCampBank will be held, in France no less. I mention this because of my recent rant about how clueless and “evil” I think banks are generally. I wish I could go to this and see what comes of it. Depending on how “heavy” the attendee’s are and if any of them could actually act as change agents within their organizations this might really be a good starting point. Customers of banks (I think we’re all that) should participate as well so that the discussion gets a more holistic view of the problems and subsequently the opportunities.
I’ll offer this. Doctors have a “raison d’etre” known as the Hippocratic Oath. Its something that every doctor must abide to no matter where they are from. Banks and their employees should have a similar oath. Seriously. Screw mission statement, give me an oath, start living by it and then I *might* start to trust you.
Disclosure* I worked within the banking industry for about 7 years (Citibank and American Express)
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frederic baud // Jan 24, 2007 at 4:35 am
Hi,
While we hope we can change the way banks operate today in their main stream business, we are also clearly focused on disruptions: Today, new social networks emerge; spanning the globe or your neighbooring area; and where trust and needs resemble what was shared in the small villages that onced were the norm in our civilization. As at the time banks appeared to offer mutualized services between the villagers, we believe p2p banking and finance are ripe to repeat history in the digital world this time.
Anyone interested can freely contribute to the thinking process on our site:
- http://www.barcampbank.com
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