Co Living stories and resources

Browse Loomio posts about Co Living, collaborative decision-making, and how groups work together.

Coliving cooperative

Running a property co-op without ever meeting in person

130 people from 32 countries bought apartments together. Now they have to run a business, a community, and a building — democratically.

  • Legally binding cooperative votes
  • Full agency for distributed members
  • Searchable governance discussion archive
  • Member participation tracking
Case study: Semkovo Co-op →
Running a property co-op without ever meeting in person
An ecovillage replaces strata management with democracy
Ecovillage

An ecovillage replaces strata management with democracy

100 households in wine country — growing to 350 — ditched conventional strata management to govern themselves, and they're building the playbook as they go.

  • Decisions across neighbourhood clusters
  • Transparent community decision archive
  • Equal say for all residents
  • Self-governance replacing strata management
Case study: Witchcliffe Ecovillage →
Artist collective

200 artists, 12 buildings, 1 community: Gängeviertel collective

See how 200 artists across 12 buildings use Loomio to prepare complex decisions, include quieter voices and govern their Hamburg community together online.

  • Equal say for 200 people
  • Pre-assembly discussion preparation
  • Complex decisions resolved faster
  • Organized discussion replaces email lists
Case study: Gangeviertel →
200 artists, 12 buildings, 1 community: Gängeviertel collective
A co-living hotel run by its guests
Co-living hotel

A co-living hotel run by its guests

A co-living hotel in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury uses collaborative decision-making to run a dynamic community of residents, guests, and neighbors.

  • Community decisions without meetings
  • Living archive of every decision
  • Surfaced tensions, aligned incentives
  • Online discussion improves offline collaboration
Case study: The Red Victorian →

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