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Sat 9 Mar 2019 9:48AM

Approve applications to join CoTech

CLF Chris Lowis (Go Free Range) Public Seen by 84

Hi folks,

Common Knowledge have applied to join CoTech. Here's what James has to say by way of introduction:

> Common Knowledge is a workers cooperative focused on building tech
> products and infrastructure for grassroots, political and community
> organising.
>
> The co-op was founded to fix a critical problem of lack of technological
> capacity, experience and purpose-built political tech products in the
> progressive space.
>
> We are committed to helping build autonomous movements and
> communities of hopeful and inspired political actors confident in their
> ability to act, represent their own interests and build power in their
> communities.
>
> Common Knowledge builds political tech products, partners with
> organisations, provides technical expertise, training and consultancy to
> political organisations, unions and local government.
>
> We are a strong interdisciplinary team bringing together political, design,
> technical and academic experience garnered from years of organising,
> campaigning, building teams and tools and mobilising communities. The
> members of our team, individually and collectively, have made a
> significant impact on the political fabric of the UK.

Although we don't ask co-ops to provide their articles of association as a condition of joining, Common Knowledge have graciously provided theirs (attached).

This proposal is a members vote as per our constitution and will run for 7 days. It will pass if there are no disagreement or block votes. One vote per co-op please, and do take time to participate if you can, as well as strengthening our governance it's also an opportunity for Common Knowledge to see some of the other CoTech co-ops who actively participate in the network.

CLF

Poll Created Sat 9 Mar 2019 9:49AM

Approve Common Knowledge's application to join CoTech Closed Sat 16 Mar 2019 9:01AM

Outcome
by Chris Lowis (Go Free Range) Mon 18 Mar 2019 11:14AM

Hi folks,

The proposal to approve Common Knowledge's application to join CoTech has passed. Thank you all for taking part.

It's my pleasure to welcome Common Knowledge to CoTech - I'll be in touch with them shortly to welcome them and get them set up with accounts on our digital tools.

Cheers,

Chris

See the thread for full details.

Results

Results Option % of points Voters
Agree 100.0% 15 SWS AH DU G SF SG JBA CLF AC DU ALP CBF P BC JAM
Abstain 0.0% 0  
Disagree 0.0% 0  
Block 0.0% 0  
Undecided 0% 99 JD JA ER MP HR SG AM RW M M KB MK CCC KB PB JT AW CL JC SF

15 of 114 people have participated (13%)

CLF

Chris Lowis (Go Free Range)
Agree
Sat 9 Mar 2019 9:49AM

On behalf of Go Free Range it'll be great to have Common Knowledge in the network.

SF

Shaun Fensom
Agree
Sat 9 Mar 2019 10:11AM

On behalf of CBN

P

PollyRobbinsOutlandish
Agree
Mon 11 Mar 2019 12:40PM

On behalf of Outlandish - Excited to see Common Knowledge join the network. Outlandish knows some of the members already from various projects, and they've already been actively engaging with Space4 projects. Confident they'll be a great asset!

CBF

Chris Booth (Form & Function)
Agree
Tue 12 Mar 2019 2:07PM

Agree on behalf of graphics.coop. Would be great to welcome Common Knowledge to the network!

AH

Aaron Hirtenstein
Agree
Tue 12 Mar 2019 3:21PM

Great new addition!

BC

Bibiana Cristofol
Agree
Fri 15 Mar 2019 11:42AM

On behalf of Open Data Services Co-op

JBA

John Bevan (We Are Open)
Agree
Fri 15 Mar 2019 2:48PM

On behalf of We Are Open

KWO

Poll Created Fri 29 Mar 2019 2:51PM

Approve InFact to join CoTech Closed Fri 5 Apr 2019 2:01PM

Outcome
by Kayleigh Walsh Outlandish Fri 5 Apr 2019 2:38PM

Wahoo, another worker co-op is welcomed to CoTech :) I will sort out logins etc so that they can get themselves on our platforms.

Thanks to everyone who voted
X

We've got another application to join CoTech, this is from Founders and Coders alumni: InFact. Here are some details from them:

We are InFact Digital Co-operative, a small digital and creative agency with a razor-sharp focus: to work with charities, non-profits and businesses to provide digital answers to their organisational problems. Comprised of a diverse group of designers, developers, and web professionals, we believe in the power of technology and design to act as a force for social good. Our industry is saturated with companies who market themselves as "disrupters" and "innovators" — with the newest and shiniest fad tech, with astronomical and unsustainable rates of growth, with data harvesting and corporate interests winning out against civil liberties. But we've seen this script before, and we think there's a better way.

We came to the internet believing in its power to act as a free, open site for discussion and exchange across borders, and its potential for social good beyond profit. We think we are at our best to leverage this power as a workers' co-operative. We are at the same time workers, directors, accountants, strategists, product managers, designers and developers, sometimes donning several of these hats simultaneously. Most of all we value the autonomy and decision-making power we have over our work lives, getting to shape them according to our own vision and values and make a space for ourselves to work in that is inspiring, supportive and enjoyable.

Niftily copied from the last proposal: This proposal is a members vote as per our constitution and will run for 7 days. It will pass if there are no disagreement or block votes. One vote per co-op please, and do take time to participate if you can, as well as strengthening our governance it's also an opportunity for Common Knowledge to see some of the other CoTech co-ops who actively participate in the network.

Results

Results Option % of points Voters
Agree 100.0% 11 AH G DU SG CLF AC ALP CBF AC P BC
Abstain 0.0% 0  
Disagree 0.0% 0  
Block 0.0% 0  
Undecided 0% 103 JD JA SWS DU ER MP HR SG AM RW M M KB MK CCC KB PB JT AW CL

11 of 114 people have participated (9%)

CBF

Chris Booth (Form & Function)
Agree
Mon 1 Apr 2019 11:17AM

Excellent! We'll be very glad to welcome InFact to the network!

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