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This is one of the pages on this wiki which came out of the Wortley Hall 2017
Co-operative Technologists Second Annual Gathering at Wortley Hall, 27-29 November 2017.
The Who, the Why
The Why
- Of course we're a co-op (value driven organisation)
- I want to do it with other people
- I've got a need looking for a solution
- I need something more stable
- This isn't working I need more control
- I'm fighting against the thing I am working for (friction)
- I want to be part of a good business (fulfilment)
- I want solidarity not charity
- That Makes sense
The Who
- People in precarious work
- Politically engaged
- Worker with some experience
- Unemployed people
- Parents and carers
- Undocumented people
- People with time on their hands
- Young people/Kids
The How
- Internships
- Apprenticeships
- industry experience
- Edu(Short-term-project)Work
Perceptions to overcome
- I don't have time for that
- Nice idea but . . .
- Consensus doesn't work . . .— or is sl..o...w
- Utopian (unrealistic)
- Not good business