fyi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Stacco Troncoso <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 3:14 PM Subject: From Platform to Open Cooperativism Hello friends. During the December conference <http://commonstransition.org/developing-a-coop-commons-alliance-for-a-collaborative-equitable-and-participatory-economy/> and in the months since, the issue of "What is Open Cooperativism and how does it compare to Platform Cooperativism" has been brought up numerous times. Bruno Roleants in particular raised some very pertinent questions which we've been eager to follow up on. We thought hard about it and Ann Marie and I have written this in-depth analysis of both approaches and why they matter. One of the purposes was to explain Open Coops in an understandable language and, also, to offset it against Platform Coops while explaining how they can work together. Here is the article: *From Platform to Open Cooperativism* <http://commonstransition.org/from-platform-to-open-cooperativism/> <http://commonstransition.org/from-platform-to-open-cooperativism/> This 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.” Please read and share! -- Strategic direction steward P2P Foundation <http://p2pfoundation.net/>. Director of content commonstransition.org Co-founder guerrillatranslation.org -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/