Emi @emi@social.coop
Passionate about cultivating relationship centered systems. Studying governance in agricultural co-operatives.
Types of co-op membership commitment:
-utilitarian (practical, incentive based)
-affective (emotional attachment/bond to cooperative)
-normative (ideological/ alignment with cooperative values)
Have we been placing too much emphasis on utilitarian means of membership commitment? Is there more to why members will commit to a cooperative?
Simple definition of governance: formal and informal framework by which power is allocated within an organization.
Who gets to decide what?
-Murray Fulton
#ysi
#icaresearchconference2018
A very useful framework for governance presented by Canadian co-op research legend Murray Fulton and its relationship to Colluer's model of decision making.
Fulton's concept of what governance ought to do:
-coordinate cooperation among interdependent actors
-ensure common cognitive view that allows successful adaptation
-provide legitimacy
Made it to Waginengen for the ICA research conference after 26 hours of traveling.
I think I overheard a conversation about platform cooperativism.
Tonight's dinner conversation was about governance, the importance of questioning whether our research is 'useless' and exploring whether cultural values are reflected in cooperative values. Already so fascinating. Can't wait for tomorrow!
@Manuela @ntnsndr @rbenjamin @mayel @emi @clhendricksbc @Matt_Noyes
Apropos this, it would be cool to figure out a time for a #SocialCoop multiplayer game (or games) of #BattleForWesnoth (a classic free FOSS turn-based strategy game) with a voice chat server running.
To test the efficacy of such encounters on community cohesion, of course... 😋
@Manuela @ntnsndr @rbenjamin @mayel @emi @clhendricksbc @Matt_Noyes
We did a session on remote working & culture building at the most recent VEOC conference, and one of the things the panelists agreed on was the importance of even occasional in-person face-time to cement relationships.
Another thing I've been considering is if online gaming could be an opportunity for this sort of trust building? Working together in situations where the stakes are simulated surfaces different sides of folks.
@dazinism
Tech fails aside, I do love community calls. Here a resource: https://opensource.com/open-organization/16/1/community-calls-will-increase-participation-your-open-organization
@ntnsndr @rbenjamin @mayel @mattcropp @emi @clhendricksbc @Matt_Noyes @h @mako @Manuela
@Matt_Noyes @emi Glad you pointed out your #solidarityeconomy analysis matt. Will respond when I get an hour or two. Lots of connections here I feel Though broadly, I take a #P2P #commons view . . seems somehow more strategic to me than solidarity econ, goes analytically deeper? Easier to apply to social.coop, question mark. Maybe less easy to agitate around? More anon.
@mako is strong on P2P commons, in #librePlanet keynote, and very clear on how history is moving for free software folks
I am invited to run a workshop at an event hosted by prodii.com on building #trust in #distributedteams.
One of the questions we'll explore is:
*How do you build trust digitally?
How do you create trust & collaboration with people you don’t know and have never meet in real life?
What do you think? What kind behaviours & conditions are supportive?
@Matt_Noyes
@clhendricksbc
@emi @mattcropp
@mayel
@rbenjamin
@ntnsndr
Who else here knows a lot about this?
Good session about Mastodon + ActivityPub at #OpenSourceBridge (#osb18) -- touching on governance, alternative implementations like #Pleroma, new services like @pixelfed. Thanks to Aaron for notes:
It's #FollowFriday! Here are some #alternatives to follow:
@cloutstream CloutStream: An open source federated alternative to LinkedIn, just launched its new website
@Chocobozzz Chocobozzz: Lead developer of #PeerTube, the ethical alternative to YouTube
@Purism Purism: Makers of privacy-oriented computers and the upcoming Librem5 smartphone
@fdroidorg F-Droid: The open source alternative to Google Play
@krita Krita: Open source painting software aimed at artists and illustrators
First in-person meet up off of a contact made on social.coop :) Wahoo!
So fun to commiserate about coops and get re-inspired of what can be!
Thanks @michaelafisher
Hope our paths cross again at some point!
@mike_hales @Antanicus @emi @Matt_Noyes @richdecibels
FairCoop is doing something like that:
http://statistics.fairplayground.info/
http://map.fairplayground.info/
This is an older app that we intend to rebuild using either ActivityPub or Holochain.
http://locecon.org/
MutualAidNetworks want to round trip their locecon analytics with their operational data.
@mike_hales @Antanicus @emi @Matt_Noyes FWIW I think the best livelihood recipe we found at Enspiral is: big community of folks with shared values (100-300 ppl), as a "dating pool" for finding co-owners for small tight high trust income-sharing freelancer pods (3-6ppl).
@richdecibels @Matt_Noyes @emi @Antanicus The thing I'd read on open accounting in Enspiral wasn't rich or alanna but Pazaitis Bauwens & Kostakis 2017, 'Digital economy & the rise of open cooperativism' http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1024258916683865
Relates to our #readingGroup discussion on roles in coops and multistakeholder vs worker coops. Pivot of the article is the #P2PF core thing - creating #livelihood through radical platform cooperativism. D'you think social.coop in future is going to be about livelihood?
Some resources helpful for conference organizers/attendees:
http://virtuallyconnecting.org/
I get so jazzed when I find good work happening out there!
I'm presenting with @mayel2b about #MoodleNet this morning at #MootES18. Here's the slides we're using:
Whether or not you're here in Barcelona, please free to ask questions (English/Spanish) as replies to this toot and we'll get back to you!
@mike_hales @Matt_Noyes the latest version of the ecosystem + perspectives?
Looks cleaner, unsure if it is accurate though!
#Japan #Cooperative Alliance aims to give unified voice to diverse sector