At SLICE on Saturday, 03 October 2009, at 10:30 am, Cooperative Development: Getting on the same page, getting to the next level.
Does your co-op have the skills, resources, and commitments to work well together and succeed in line with cooperative values? Meet experienced cooperators and hear what challenges and solutions others in the room bring. Topics include: models for structure and process; cooperative leadership; team-building around purpose, vision, and values; communication and decision-making; strategic planning; and development, career paths, and succession planning.
Alison Booth, Equal Exchange
Fulvio Casali, Web Collective
Rick Riehle, Pangaea Organica
At Econvergence on Friday, 02 October 2009 at 1:30 pm, Cooperatives Distilled: Ecological Economics as a Step Toward a More Perfect Economy
At this workshop interactive workshop we will discuss the cooperative business model, its significance as a solution to worldwide economic problems, and its ramifications for our economy and society. Topics will include the major types of cooperatives, cooperative principles, ecological economics and economic justice, and the social and economic effects of the cooperative model.
Rick Riehle, Facilitator
Founding Member, nwtbl.org
President, Pangaea Organica
