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Solidarity: We Don’t Need to be Perfect
Is there anything in the world of work that at this moment that is required more than unity? And is it possible to consider unity rather than trying identify ourselves with the values that are already universal?José María Arizmendiarrieta, Reflections
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Posted in Education, Human Relations, Pensimientos
Tagged mutual self-help, openness, pendulum, pensamientos, self-help
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Are We Not Owners? We Are Workers!
Last Winter, Fifty by Fifty ran a series of blog posts about the sale of the ESOP New Belgium Brewery to Kirin. It was a great series of posts of which I was honored to participate. This was and is … Continue reading
Posted in Education, worker co-ops
Tagged ESOPs, membership, Ownership, worker co-ops, worker ownership
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Power in Purpose: Part 2-Policy Breakout
The first break out group considered the barriers to cooperatives and what policy changes can occur to break down those barriers.
My group (and many of the others) focused on three central areas: Education, Awareness, and Incentives.
Education needs to begin at … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Month, Education, Movement, Uncategorized
Tagged Co-op development, Education
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Co-ops in the Miracle Mile
One of the more interesting projects that I have had the pleasure of working on over the last couple years is in southern Idaho. The town of Buhl is about 50 miles from the Nevada border along the Snake River. … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Month, Education
Tagged development, farming, permaculture, self-help, self-responsibility, sociocracy
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Pope Francis and Co-operatives
Tomorrow, Pope Francis arrives for his first visit to the United States. This pope, hailing from Argentina, brings with him a message for all of us in terms of building our economies–the quest for wealth needs to be more than … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Human Relations, Reflections
Tagged Arizmenidiaretta, christianity, Cooperatives, Human Nature, pope francis
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How Do We Measure Coops?
Last week I attended the Tools to Measure Performance and Impact at St. Mary’s University in Halifax. The conference was part of a several year research CURA known as the Measuring the Cooperative Difference. Part of my role with … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Movement, Uncategorized
Tagged Impact, Performance, St. Mary's, Tools
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Democracy at Work Network
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I was recently reelected to DAWN’s Board of Governors and the Training and Certification Committee. I am also a founding member of the organization. The following opinion (pitch, if you will) is all mine, however, and should not be seen … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Movement
Tagged DAWN, Management, participatory management, social responsibiity, solidarity
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Sensemaking in Worker Cooperatives
For my theory class, I am currently reading a classic article on sensemaking in organizations: “The Collapse of Sensemaing in Organizations: The Mann Gulch Disaster” by Karl Wieck
The article reviews Norman McLean’s “Young Men and Fire” and theorizes about … Continue reading
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Tagged identity statement, Mann Gulch, senseemaking
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Markets Can Be Healthy
As part of my studies this semester, I am reading the English edition of Cooperative Enterprise: Facing the Challenge of Globalization* by Stefano and Vera Zamagni.
In their opening chapters, they lead a discussion about the nature of cooperation (from their … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, Cooperatives, economics, Education, free market
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Towards a Cooperative Legislative Education Foundation
Cooperatives need to start being engaged in the development of public policy. This doesn’t mean taking sides in the bipartisan wars that often force US citizens to choose which party to support: the party supported by Wall Street that wants … Continue reading