What would you do if you were provided with an unconditional basic income that covered the costs of your necessities? Enno Schmidt discusses the possibilities, and explains how rethinking income distribution is not only necessary in our developing digital economy but also the next giant step in human history.

Interviewed by TEDxBasel’s curator, Hayes Ford The intro animation was produced as a collaboration between TEDxBasel and the Hochschule Luzern. The video was created by Bianca Caderas, Helen Bosand and Zea Schaad.

Find out more about this event and the other ideas that were shared at http://www.tedxbasel.com/ Enno Schmidt is an artist, filmmaker, author and spokesman.

He is a founder of the people’s initiative for an unconditional basic income in Switzerland (vote on June 5th), and co-founder and managing director of the Enterprise Economy and Art – Expands.

A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Frankfurt am Main in Germany, he lives in Basel. Favourite quote:

“He who wants something finds a way. He who doesn’t, finds a reason”, Götz W. Werner, entrepreneur This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.

Susan talks about the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI). She expresses her initial skepticism about it, and eventual appreciation of how it could play a major role in future of work. She explains the nuances of UBI and share the results of the survey a lot of us participated in. Susan Danziger is the founder and CEO of Ziggeo, an award-winning cloud-based video technology company. Susan has been promoting and advocating for the success of women entrepreneurs, was named Woman of Influence and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and is a contributor to Forbes, where she writes about entrepreneurship. She previously founded (and sold) DailyLit, which pioneered the distribution of e-books in serial installments. Susan graduated with a BA from Cornell University and obtained a JD from NYU School of Law. She is an international keynote speaker who has recently given talks in Berlin, Dublin, New York and San Francisco. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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On 22. September 2013 the German citizens elected a new parliament. What does this mean for Basic Income? Olga Bobkova spoke with Joerg Drescher about this topic.

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Rutger Bregman (1988) studied at Utrecht University and the University of California in Los Angeles, majoring in History. In September 2013 Bregman joined the online journalism platform De Correspondent. His article on basic income was nominated for the European Press Prize and was published by The Washington Post. In September 2013 Bregman joined the online journalism platform ‘De Correspondent’. His article on basic income was nominated for the European Press Prize and was subsequently also published by the American newspaper The Washington Post. In September 2014 his newest book ‘Gratis geld voor iedereen