OPEN 2019 Archives - The Open Co-op

As a species, human beings are barely more intelligent than kindergarten kids. We revel at our place at the top

Have you ever wondered why the world works like it does? Why things seem skewed in favour of the rich

In the run up to OPEN 2018, Oliver Sylvester-Bradley from The Open Co-op interviews Claire Tolan, a developer at Resonate,

This article is the second part of our interview with Matthew Schutte, Communications Director at Holochain, which covers their plans

Holochain is a new technology project with huge potential for the cooperative economy. Members of The Open Co-op have been

Resonate is a music streaming co-op and a great example of a platform co-op which is changing the way business

The following post is transcript of a recent webinar on “Decentralized co-operation at scale. What patterns work? What are the

It might come as a surprise – but something innovative is happening in Hull. Hull is one of those cities,

Co-owned web infrastructure is a clear goal for the co-op movement. As well as ensuring our data is not abused

If you work in any type of co-op, or non-hierarchical group, with open and inclusive values and aspirations for horizontal

If you’ve ever wondered about how a new, collaborative, sustainable, democratic economy might work the new book ‘Ours to Hack

The following post presents a vision of an open source operating system, which we at The Open Co-op believe would

Douglas Rushkoff is a writer, documentarian, and lecturer whose work focuses on human autonomy in a digital age. He is

In 2015, Nathan co-organised “Platform Cooperativism,” a pioneering conference in New York, which kick started a wave of global discussion

Just like traditional co-ops, platform co-ops are organisations that are owned and managed by their members. While traditional co-ops are normally