Play it forward

Who doesn't know the inspiring and tears-inducing movie 'Pay it Forward' in which a little boy invents a system where you have to do 3 good things for free for other people who in return have to do the same for three other people etc.

There is now a similar concept called Play it Forward (which I first heard about on Twitter), initiated by a company called Akoha. The idea is there are cards circulating across the globe with activities on them. For example: invite a friend for coffee. You give these cards to people, who register on the akoha site that they have received the card and completed the activity. Then they pass on the card to somebody else. You can follow the progress of the cards you've received on the internet. I love the idea of this, as it is all about doing something nice for other people and I've just purchased 4 starter decks to start this game up in The Netherlands.

The idea is not really new, I already know it from bookcrossing, where you leave books you've read in public places for other people to pick up. Instructions in the book will invite finders to register that they've found the book on the internet and you can follow your books around the world. My books have made it all the way to the US, South Africa and Asia.

I hope Akoha will become just as succesful and that with a little help from our friends we can spread it across the world! Click here to find out more and/or to join!