Derek Caelin @derek@social.coop

Hi everyone, I'd like to make my #introduction!

I'm interested in exploring platform cooperatives as an alternative model for building things, interacting with people, and making change. I'm part of a network that recently (and somewhat unsucessfully) developed a "sharing economy" tool - I'm interested in learning how it might be done better.

Finally, I'm a techie, and I want to learn more about cooperative tools and help others to use them.

My other handle is: @Argus

Update. So the video has shown up but is not fully downloadable. progress!

So! I ran a test of Big Blue Button with some colleagues in Spain. They really liked the functionality and are thinking of joining meet.coop and converting from Zoom.

I had a good time with the tool, but my recording of the session appears to have disappeared into the ether... has anyone encountered this?

Is there a way for us to access the meet.coop platform to set up a BigBlueButton meeting?

On that end, does anyone know any good books/readings about agrarian co-ops, especially outside the US?

I recently switched jobs to work as the Product Manager for Tech Matters, building open-source tools for sustainable landscapes. Co-ops are common in this space, with small holds farmers joining together to bring their goods to market. It's a really fascinating new place to be..

"How can Collaboration and Open Source Tech Protect Civil Society Privacy?"

http://blog.umd.edu/bahaichair/2020/07/13/how-can-collaboration-and-open-source-tech-protect-civil-society-privacy-derek-caelin/

Social.coop members, participate in an important poll about tools on Loomio.

My "3 Takeways" Document from #open2020:
https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/edit/gACH37IejVW347+Ux0Gn2PL4/

* Collaborative ownership of communications tools
* Open protocols to support decentralization efforts
* Cooperative effort governance models

Social.coop colleagues, takeaways on #open2020?

I only attended day two, but I found the discussions on governance and open protocols to be very interesting. I got a bunch of links on these, will share out as I explore.

@Matt_Noyes @emi @nicksellen I saw that y'all were going to Open 2020. I missed the first day, will be there for the second. Is there a crowd-notes doc, or other material you'd want to share out?

Is #coopify dead?

Hey social.coop folks, it was great meeting you today. Sorry I had to jump off the community-tech bridge call early. I look forward to talking and learning with you all more.

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