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Defining a shared purpose for the progressive movement

June 17, 2019 By Oliver Sylvester-Bradley 4 Comments

*In this article I use the term ‘progressive movement’ to mean all the people and organisations that are working, or would like to work, on creating a world in which people and planet come before profit. If the term does not sit comfortably with you please substitute ‘solidarity economy’ or whatever term you prefer that encapsulates the widest possible breadth of … [Read more...]

OPEN 2019 joins IWGB boycott of University of London in solidarity with workers

June 14, 2019 By Oliver Sylvester-Bradley Leave a Comment

The exploitation of temporary, freelance and out-sourced workers is a serious issue. As companies get bigger and more powerful, and operate through platforms which distance them from their stakeholders it is getting easier for them to abuse their workers. This abuse manifests in a number of ways but one which is very close to our hearts is the way that full time workers … [Read more...]

OPEN 2019 – Lightning talks – Solutions for the regenerative economy

May 31, 2019 By Oliver Sylvester-Bradley Leave a Comment

The Following talks took place at OPEN 2019 where The Open Co-op community tackled the calling question: How can we support each other to take more effective action to catalyse the collaborative, regenerative economy? Cooperation among Cooperatives: How to foster an Ecosystem of Platform Coops Inter-cooperation, as one of the core coop principles, is more than just a … [Read more...]

OPEN 2017: Platform Co-ops

March 2, 2017 By Oliver Sylvester-Bradley 2 Comments

Watch the videos from OPEN 2017 - The two day conference on Platform Co-ops, organised by The Open Co-op on the 16 - 17 February 2017. OPEN 2017 - Introduction Oliver Sylvester-Bradley introduces the OPEN 2017 - Platform Co-ops conference, highlighting global temperature rise and increasing inequality as issues our failing political institutions are not managing to solve. Open … [Read more...]

Re-writing the core code of business: A Q&A with Douglas Rushkoff

December 5, 2016 By Oliver Sylvester-Bradley 2 Comments

Douglas Rushkoff is a writer, documentarian, and lecturer whose work focuses on human autonomy in a digital age. He is the author of fifteen bestselling books on media, technology, and society, including Program or Be Programmed, Present Shock, and most recently Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus. He recently authored a chapter of the new book on Platform Co-ops Ours to Hack and … [Read more...]

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