start the future
Welcome back to my series on how to start a cooperative! This is a 10-step experiment moving from idea to launch. Step 1 covered the idea and brought together a team of cooperators. Step 2 clarified those needs into a potential business. Step 3 defined the vision and got our
start the future
Welcome to step 4 in my series on how to build a cooperative from the ground up. In step 1, I gathered my group of co-op enthusiasts. In step 2, this fictional group started researching our potential niche for the work. Step 3 drafted a working vision to propel our
start the future
This is step 3 in my series on how to create a cooperative. In step 1, I assembled a group of potential cooperative members. We started to lay the groundwork for establishing our purpose. In step 2, our fictional members assigned tasks for us to learn more about the niches
start the future
This is the second step in my series on how to create a cooperative. In my last post, I began to form my consulting cooperative’s founding members. Now, we’ll assemble those folks to create the groundwork for our new cooperative. Here’s the table of contents: Introduction to
start the future
This is the first step in my series on how to create a cooperative. I’ll link to each post here as it’s written. In my last post, I combined information from many guides to create 10 steps. We’ll use these to launch our cooperative. Here’s the
start the future
No matter where you work, employers hold an incredible amount of power over the people who work there. It often goes without saying, even in our era of resignations, “quiet quitting” (not a thing!), and r/antiwork. It doesn’t have to be this way. Worker in a cooperative share
start the future
I wrote start the future to think about what it might be like to found an organization that serves a public good. I explored a few different structures that are common to organizations like these. The series made me realize a few critical points about starting my own organization. First,
