Episode 01: Cooperativism

SHOW NOTES Episode 1: Cooperativism We're going to kick off the Tao of WAO with a podcast centered on one of our favourite-ISMs, Cooperativism. Over the coming episodes, we'll address other -isms, -ologies or -ations, we have loads of ideas for this segment, but cooperatism felt like a natural place to start. - What a co-operative is - Why they're radically different - How you can think a little differently about your work life Segments include: - What does it mean to be a Co-operative? - How do you form a co-operative? - Everything is derogatory - What we've been paying attention to Links we reference: - International Cooperative Alliance: https://www.ica.coop/en/cooperatives/what-is-a-cooperative - Wikipedia List of co-ops: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cooperatives - Companies House: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10150608 - STIR to action magazine: https://www.stirtoaction.com/ - Iceberg: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PDywu9nSAzgp877T0jmy4B_pRaWj2pw1osYGb4tYMZo/edit#slide=id.ga99302db4a_0_6 - Platform co-ops: https://platform.coop - Co-ops UK: https://www.uk.coop/start-new-co-op/support/start-platform-co-op/why-platform-co-ops Books & initiatives we talk about: - Ours to Hack and to Own: https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/ours-to-hack-and-to-own/ - https://www.idler.co.uk/product/how-to-be-idle-paperback-signed-edition/ - 4 day workweek: https://www.4dayweek.co.uk - Bullshit jobs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_Jobs