---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Stacco Troncoso (Loomio) <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 11:33 PM Subject: [Commons Transition] From Platform to Open Cooperativism To: [email protected] [image: Stacco Troncoso] * Stacco Troncoso * started a thread: * From Platform to Open Cooperativism <https://www.loomio.org/ahoy/messages/rYLs2qomCF9el45txjKeYnsXhcmppGpZ/click?signature=8531ff06eb3d7936bc60d6c049086eb810607bee&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.loomio.org%2Fd%2Fd1ZcSMvy%2Ffrom-platform-to-open-cooperativism%3Futm_campaign%3Dthread_mailer%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dnew_discussion> * Hello! We always get a ton of questions about this: “What are Open Coops? Are they the same as Platform Coops? Is Open Cooperativism Utopian?” etc. So we thought hard about it and wrote this in-depth analysis of both approaches and why the matter.
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Here is an extract: Rather than assuming a digital backbone, Open Cooperativism explores how open data, ecological stewardship, and the active production of Commons might expand and revive established cooperative traditions, even reclaim the idea of a Cooperative Commonwealth. Open Cooperativism argues that it’s not enough to have a better Uber or a more democratic AirBnB: we must tackle issues like housing and transportation head on. The root causes of our dysfunctional, destructive economies can’t be danced around. — Reply to this email directly or view it on www.loomio.org <https://www.loomio.org/ahoy/messages/rYLs2qomCF9el45txjKeYnsXhcmppGpZ/click?signature=8531ff06eb3d7936bc60d6c049086eb810607bee&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.loomio.org%2Fd%2Fd1ZcSMvy%2Ffrom-platform-to-open-cooperativism%3Futm_campaign%3Dthread_mailer%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dnew_discussion>. Change your email preferences <https://www.loomio.org/email_preferences?unsubscribe_token=UGJR4F8ir8sdmUk2KDeY&utm_campaign=thread_mailer&utm_medium=email&utm_source=new_discussion> to unsubscribe from these emails. [image: Loomio logo] -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens