History: Team

!The Open Co-op Team
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!!!Dr. Gary Alexander - ICT Department, Technology Faculty, [http://www.open.ac.uk/|Open University]
Pioneer of on-line collaborative learning, author of ''eGaia, Growing a peaceful, sustainable Earth through communications ''.

!!!Tom Salfield - [http://uniteddiversity.com/|Uniteddiversity LLP]
Tom co-founded Uniteddiversity LLP with Josef. He has also worked at the [http://www.accountability.org.uk|Institiute of Social and Ethical Accountability], the [http://www.neweconomics.org|New Economics Foundation] and was Web Development Manager for [http://via3.net|Via3.net], a leading organization offering collaborative solutions for social enterprises and the charity sector.

!!!Josef Davies-Coates - [http://uniteddiversity.com/|Uniteddiversity LLP]
((Josef Davies-Coates|Josef)) is a former trustee of the [http://www.chaordic.org|Chaordic Commons] and founded [http://uniteddiversity.com/|uniteddiversity] whilst in his final year at [http://www.lse.ac.uk|LSE] (where he met Tom). He worked on numerous local economy projects during his time at the [http://www.neweconomics.org|New Economics Foundation], including [http://www.bizfizz.org.uk|BizFizz], [http://www.pluggingtheleaks.org|Plugging the Leaks] and [http://www.timebanks.co.uk|Time Banks UK]. For more info about Josef ((Josef Davies-Coates|click here))

!!!Oliver Sylvester Bradley - [http://www.defactodesign.com/|Defacto Design]
Defacto Design is a design and communications consultancy promoting the true definition of Sustainable Development, specialising in the promotion of environmentally responsible design which encourages the development of positive alternatives to exploitative activities. Defacto aims to accelerate the instigation of sustainable ideas and solutions, social and cultural change which lead to a more ethical World.
Oli has written an important paper outlining an ICT based method for the implementation of ‘Gaian Democracies’.

!!!Dr. Stephen Peake - Design Department, Technology Faculty, [http://www.open.ac.uk/|Open University]
Expert on climate change and energy. Will manage the project jointly with Gary Alexander.

!!!Dr. Angela Espinosa - [http://www.hull.ac.uk/hubs/|Hull University Business School], [http://itsy.co.uk/ac/hubs/|Scarborough Management Centre]
Expert on co-operative development. Former colleague of Stafford Beer, and consultant on the application of his ((Viable Systems Model)) to organisational development. Currently developing a related project creating an infrastructure to link organic food producers and consumers.

!!!Dr. Jon Walker - [http://www.ootw.co.uk|Out of this World] (organics supermarket and distributor)
Author of ''The Viable Systems Model, a guide for co-operatives and federations'' (see ((background docs)). Expert on co-operative development and working on Dr. Espinosa's food project.

!!!Francesca R. Giordano' – Director of International Relations, [http://www.worldfuturecouncil.org/|World Future Council]
Expert on environmental and social networking and initiator of the [http://www.sustainable-society.co.uk|Sustainable Society] Directory and [http://www.earthemergency.org/|Earth Emergency]

!!!Dr. Mikael Nordfors - [http://vivarto.com/|Vivarto Collaborative], [http://nornia.org/|Nornia]
Mikael Nordfors is the main innovator of the open coop democracy system, which has been developed and marketed by the Open Coop member, [http://www.vivarto.com|the Vivarto Collaborative]. He is also the main founder of the [http://nornia.org|virtual country of Nornia]. Besides these interests, he is also a medical doctor, composer/musician, lecturer and author of several books about democracy and alternative health.