2019-04-03 Toronto Workers Co-op: Co-operatives Workshop in Oakland

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Time: 18:30 PST
Location: Oakland
Attending: Danny Spitzberg, Eugene, Pam, Ben + 3 other workshop participants

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Notes

• Ben learnt of a co-operative workshop through Pam, hosted by Danny and Eugene, so they went…
• User Worker Owner
  • May do an event in May this year
  • Remote participation by livestream
• Do not focus on the co-operative (they mean so many things) but talk to people about your core values instead (some collectives are more “aligned” even though they aren’t legally structured as co-operatives)
• Co-operatives often fail due to business model reasons, nothing to do with the fact they are co-operatives

Mindset Cards

• Use a deck of Mindset Cards
• Get into pairs
• Choose a subset of cards that resonate
  • e.g. other people’s time is just as valuable as mine
  • e.g. embrace and value where people are
  • e.g. I’m not done until it’s perfect
  • e.g. conflict is embarassing and should be dealt with privately
• Choose 3 positive mindsets and talk about them to each other
• Pair the mindsets with one positive and one negative, creating a spectrum, then have people stand in between to represent:
  • First, where do you want this group to be? Then poll each person as to why
  • Secondly, where do you see yourself now? Then poll

    • “Focus on spreads rather than averages”

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