Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks 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 Mark Simmonds of Co-op Culture.
Here's a transcript of the interview:
lowimpact.org/coming-crash-coops-mark-simmonds
Highlights:
1. There’s a crash coming. We need co-ops and co-operative practices in place to catch people.
2. The crash will probably be caused by a lack of an economially and energetically viable energy source to run society as it is now.
3. Keep co-ops small and networked, rather than growing huge co-ops. The separate co-operative societies for each town merged together – not a good idea.
Dave Darby
lowimpact.org noncorporate.org
Mark Simmonds
https://culture.coop/
Platform 6 (you can sign up for mailing list and imminent opening of membership) - http://platform6.coop
Also mentioned:
Co-operatives UK - https://www.uk.coop/
Sociocracy - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociocracy
Loomio - loomio.org
Community pubs - pubisthehub.org.uk/community-ownership
Arizmendi bakery - http://www.arizmendibakery.coop/
ControlShift - ctrlshiftsummit.org.uk
See this link for an introduction to co-operatives:
lowimpact.org/lowimpact-topic/co-operatives
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 Mark Simmonds of Co-op Culture.
Here's a transcript of the interview:
lowimpact.org/coming-crash-coops-mark-simmonds
Highlights:
1. There’s a crash coming. We need co-ops and co-operative practices in place to catch people.
2. The crash will probably be caused by a lack of an economially and energetically viable energy source to run society as it is now.
3. Keep co-ops small and networked, rather than growing huge co-ops. The separate co-operative societies for each town merged together – not a good idea.
Dave Darby
lowimpact.org noncorporate.org
Mark Simmonds
https://culture.coop/
Platform 6 (you can sign up for mailing list and imminent opening of membership) - http://platform6.coop
Also mentioned:
Co-operatives UK - https://www.uk.coop/
Sociocracy - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociocracy
Loomio - loomio.org
Community pubs - pubisthehub.org.uk/community-ownership
Arizmendi bakery - http://www.arizmendibakery.coop/
ControlShift - ctrlshiftsummit.org.uk
See this link for an introduction to co-operatives:
lowimpact.org/lowimpact-topic/co-operatives
