Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We’re interviewing key players in the new economy, to:
a) bring their work to a wider audience
b) try to find ways to co-ordinate their efforts
c) stimulate debate
d) help to grow the new economy.
By new economy, we mean an economy whose component parts are democratic and non-extractive, rather than undemocratic and extractive.
Here, Dave Darby of Lowimpact.org chats with Graham Mitchell of CoTech. Part 1 is here - youtube.com/watch?v=irpMt560xmc&t=906s
Here's a transcript of the interview: lowimpact.org/growing-co-operative-economy
Highlights
1. It’s down to the processes of co-operation, and creating real economic power through that process. There’s nothing magical required. If we can create economic power, we can make substantial change to the game.
2. Stafford Beer’s viable system model could be really useful in building the complex federations and networks that are needed to build a large enough co-operative sector to challenge the corporate sector.
Dave Darby:
Lowimpact - lowimpact.org
Noncorporate - noncorporate.org
Step-by-step guide to switching to Linux - noncorporate.org/linux-open-source-free-operating-system
Graham Mitchell:
Kirklees Solidarity Economy Network - ksen.org.uk
CoTech - https://www.coops.tech/
Platform 6 - https://platform6.coop/
Web Architects - webarchitects.co.uk
Also mentioned:
Preston Model - theguardian.com/cities/2017/apr/11/preston-cleveland-model-lessons-recovery-rust-belt
Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) - cles.org.uk
Co-operative Assistance Network - https://www.can.coop/
Digital Life Collective - diglife.com
Loomio - loomio.org
We’re interviewing key players in the new economy, to:
a) bring their work to a wider audience
b) try to find ways to co-ordinate their efforts
c) stimulate debate
d) help to grow the new economy.
By new economy, we mean an economy whose component parts are democratic and non-extractive, rather than undemocratic and extractive.
Here, Dave Darby of Lowimpact.org chats with Graham Mitchell of CoTech. Part 1 is here - youtube.com/watch?v=irpMt560xmc&t=906s
Here's a transcript of the interview: lowimpact.org/growing-co-operative-economy
Highlights
1. It’s down to the processes of co-operation, and creating real economic power through that process. There’s nothing magical required. If we can create economic power, we can make substantial change to the game.
2. Stafford Beer’s viable system model could be really useful in building the complex federations and networks that are needed to build a large enough co-operative sector to challenge the corporate sector.
Dave Darby:
Lowimpact - lowimpact.org
Noncorporate - noncorporate.org
Step-by-step guide to switching to Linux - noncorporate.org/linux-open-source-free-operating-system
Graham Mitchell:
Kirklees Solidarity Economy Network - ksen.org.uk
CoTech - https://www.coops.tech/
Platform 6 - https://platform6.coop/
Web Architects - webarchitects.co.uk
Also mentioned:
Preston Model - theguardian.com/cities/2017/apr/11/preston-cleveland-model-lessons-recovery-rust-belt
Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) - cles.org.uk
Co-operative Assistance Network - https://www.can.coop/
Digital Life Collective - diglife.com
Loomio - loomio.org
