Where open meets co-op
OPEN 2020 took place entirely online over two days of talks and discussions and even some poetry - the videos are below in chronological order. You can also view them in the OPEN 2020 playlist on our YouTube channel - which includes all the pre-event webinars too. OPEN 2020 - Introduction OPEN 2020 was a collaborative online event for anyone interested in creating a world … [Read more...]
This webinar starts with a presentation of the history of the Bristol Pound and the learnings gained from running the UK’s largest local currency for 8 years. It then moves onto ideas for a new approach to helping the economy to transition to be greener, fairer and stronger - called Bristol Pay. This session provides an honest and open reflection of some of the pitfalls … [Read more...]
OPEN 2020 was run using an open source video tool, managed by a new platform co-op, meet.coop. But how should this co-op, and other collaborative projects, be stewarded and governed to best effect? Following on from the first session on The tools of collaboration this second session addresses governance and stewarding in a collaborative, commons building projects. The … [Read more...]
Although Mutual Credit has a strong pedigree, both theoretical and practical, it cannot be said to have ‘moved the needle’ in terms of the world economy. If we believe that mutual credit is important, that it holds a promise of deep systemic change to the incentives that dictate what sort of economy we can have, then we need to understand the reasons for this lack of wider … [Read more...]
Watch the Introduction to day 2 and discussion with Esther Foreman from the The Social Change Agency. Esther and team helped set up and support over 110 mutual aid groups via Open Collective during the Covid pandemic and their work, supporting people-powered networks, is paving the way for a world in which people and planet come before profit. … [Read more...]
