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Future Emergent, year 3
the only way through is through
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developing collectives to aid the common good
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let’s build a cooperative, step 6: create a business plan
if you stay ready, you don't have to get ready
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tuning my message, pt. 2
dropping the new brand
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let’s build a cooperative, step 5: conduct a feasibility study
how many meetings does it take to be an owner?
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tuning my message
A few weeks ago I shared some of my goals for my third year in business. One of those goals is to define myself for people who don’t know me yet. What do I do as a consultant? What makes me special? In what areas am I great at
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let’s build a cooperative, step 4: design your decision-making process
how to decide when you're deciding
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Future Emergent: year two
I’m a week late (thanks, covid!) but I’m so excited to mark the end of my second year in business. If you only know me through this blog, I started Future Emergent, my own consulting business, back in April 2022. Last year, I wrote about my first year
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let’s build a cooperative, step 3: consolidate a clear vision
do you see what i see?
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let’s build a cooperative, step 2: discuss needs and vision; coordinate organizing and business research
try before you buy in
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Future Emergent: year one
I’ve been running Future Emergent for a year now! When I announced my new business last March, I wrote: “I am here to encourage you to dream bigger. I am here to tell you that we can do this. I am here to tell you that this can’t
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let's build a cooperative, step 1: collect information, clarify needs, and assemble your founding members
starting the future, literally
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start the future: building a cooperative
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. Workers in a cooperative share
