Governance, Cooperative Ownership, and Cross-institutional Collaboration
Learning Outcomes
- Understanding governance models in DWeb, and how automation can be deployed alongside human labor to create operational efficiencies.
- Survey of the ecosystem of cooperative efforts, solidarity economies, and cross-organizational initiatives as a blueprint for forming mutually beneficial intra-institutional collaborations.
- Hands-on participation in modeling cultural infrastructure backed by decentralized principles and tooling.
Materials Needed
A computer or device with Zoom installed, with camera and microphone.
A free Miro account.
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of Decentralized Networks.
Some experience in the cultural sector as an artist, activist, facilitator, administrator or creative contributor is helpful but not required
Session Description:
Cooperative forms of resilience are emerging, powered by decentralized principles of transparency, solidarity, and adaptability. In this session, we will discuss case studies from across the cultural sector shining on artists, organizations, and institutions exploring decentralized principles and cooperative structures. We’ll discuss governance models and the patterns of human coordination that underlie cooperative efforts. During the latter half of the session, we will role play solidarity practices, which powers much of the emerging cultural sector. We will build off last week’s workshop on organizational values, and explore governance models and inter-organizational cooperation.
