The Common Share
Welcome to The Common Share, a podcast about the opportunities and challenges of developing co-operative businesses. The Common Share is produced by Co-operatives First, a business development organization that increases awareness and understanding of the co-op business model and supports co-operative business development in rural and Indigenous communities across western Canada.
The Common Share
The Future of Co-ops? A conversation with Nathan Schneider
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Co-operatives First
Welcome to Season 2 of The Common Share! We're starting this season with an exciting guest that we know you'll enjoy. Academic and journalist Nathan Schneider recently stopped by the Co-operatives First office to talk about his latest book, Everything for Everyone: The Radical Tradition that is Shaping the Next Economy, as well as his 2018 MacPherson Talk at the University of Saskatchewan.
Schneider's expertise in the co-op model — especially the rise and potential of platform co-ops — makes for some fascinating insights about the future of co-operatives and their place in the economy. This episode will lead you to think about co-ops in new and exciting ways.