Alex, this is fascinating. I want to make sure I understand: are you saying that anyone can walk in off the street and have no financial stake in your organization, but still participate in making decisions?
Trevor Twining [email protected] 416-201-2254 twitter/skype/linkedin: trevortwining > On Mar 29, 2016, at 8:38 , Alex Linsker <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. -- 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.
