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The first edition of the
Global Innovation Coop Summit took place on December 30th,
2020, and was completely digital and free. The 90 minutes
live event was designed to be a space dedicated to the
leaders and experts of cooperatives from all sectors
internationally, to share, discuss, learn and build a more
cooperative, inclusive plural economy.
The main goal of the Global Innovation Coop Summit was to
bring to the global cooperative movement new trends in the
areas of innovation, leadership, and technology; thus
preparing the cooperative sector for the new challenges that
we are facing and will continue to in the coming years.
The event's first presenter was Navi Radjou, speaker,
author, and Innovation & Leadership Advisor, and he brought
to the table the theme “Towards a frugal economy”. Drawing
on concrete examples from different sectors and regions of
the world, Navi Radjou identified the crucial changes
to be made - in terms of culture, structure, and leadership
- which allowed the spectators to understand and fully
integrate into the generating “frugal economy” profit while
contributing to the “triple regeneration” (individual,
social and ecological).
After Mr. Radjou's speech, the stage was set for Nathan
Schneider, author, and professor of media studies at the
University of Colorado at Boulder, who presented the idea of
a shared agenda for shared ownership. Nathan discussed how
we can think beyond old habits and how to develop policies
and strategies that will put cooperation at the center of
the global economy.
The final part of the event was a roundtable coordinated by
Mr. Jean-Louis Bancel, president of Cooperatives
Europe, with Mr. Radjou, Mr. Schneider and 3 other
participants: Samara Araujo, the Innovation
Coordinator in Organization of Brazilian Cooperatives (OCB),
Brazil; Lorenzo Novaro, the Project coordinator in
Cooperatives Europe, Brussels; and Mr. Eric Brat, the
Director of the Alphonse and Dorimène Desjardins
International Institute for Cooperatives, at HEC Montréal.
The roundtable supported
an important discussion on how the cooperative business
model can reinvent a more efficient, agile, socially
inclusive, and ecologically beneficial economy. It also
included a dialogue on how technology contributes to social
innovation and the leaders' visions of the post-COVID-19 new
normal for cooperatives and their capacity to innovate.
Global Innovation Coop Summit was viewed by 458 people
from 82 different countries.
We hope to see you in the second digital edition of
Global Innovation Coop Summit on the 20nd of April, 2021!
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