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Think you know what big business looks like? Think again. According to Charles Gould, Director-General of the International Cooperative Association, cooperatives are poised to be the fastest growing business...
Aside from championing equality, it seems that co-ops can also make people happier. A recent post over at Co-operative News rounded up seven reasons why co-operatives promote happiness:
You're the boss - you have a vote in how the...
Learning how to make decisions together is a crucial element of getting along and getting things done with others. It’s wise for your group to learn how to steer your boat together with collective decision-making before you have a...
As the price of solar has plummeted and leases have become more widespread, many more Americans have been able to go solar. But what about the 75% who can’t?
More options are emerging for solar for the rest of us...
As the United Nation's International Year of Co-operatives draws to a close, the cooperative world is looking forward to an undeniably exciting future. The cooperative business model is growing faster than ever before, and is aiming...
As the United Nation's International Year of Co-operatives draws to a close, the cooperative world is looking forward to an undeniably exciting future.
It was a big week for folks looking for healthier, and more sustainable and equitable, approaches to growing and distributing food. Last weekend, New York City was host to Farm Hack NYC, a two day idea hack bringing together urban...
For over two years, Shareable has explored the new sharing economy in its many forms: how individuals, families, communities, entrepreneurs, businesses, designers, coders, and countless more are building resilience through...
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In this interview, Shareable publisher Neal Gorenflo, John Robb of Global Guerrillas, and P2P foundation's Michel Bauwens talk to David de Ugarte, one of the originators of the Spanish cyberpunk scene about his more recent work...
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I like to think of utopia as the space where idealism meets reality. Over the years, I have found few radical social change projects that hit up against reality without failure or conflict, especially within...
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Think you know what big business looks like? Think again. According to Charles Gould, Director-General of the International Cooperative Association, cooperatives are poised to be the fastest growing business...
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In Shareable's second year, we investigated the challenges facing us all—the worldwide recession, increased control of the Internet, urban design problems, the changing economic and technological...
