This is a great thread. I'm interested in talking with everyone who has a co-op or workplace democracy and is interested in sharing more best practices.
Collective Agency started very similarly, out of Jellies, then we did presales. Members have not wanted to be a legal co-op and have not wanted a board, and voting rights are without needing buy-in, like voting in a city or village. We went too far in the direction of members-only, and lost some serendipity, but instantly got that back recently at open events. We are a workplace democracy, and have been described as a "hybrid model" between being a workers coop and a buyers/members coop. We are a member organization of the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives; sister companies in Portland include Equal Exchange, People's Food Coop, and CityBikes. We were a member of WorldBlu and won awards in 2013. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon http://collectiveagency.co -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
