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Wendy Bramall joined the Co-operative Learning & Development team as Curriculum Quality Manager in January after previously working as a College associate.
The Co-operative College invites you to a free networking event featuring the Pellervo Institute of Finland, a successful consumer co-operative. There will be a panel discussion by members of Pellervo Institute and a space for you to share your views and comments.
Finland is regarded as the world’s most co-operative country. Three quarters of all households [...]
The Co-operative College met evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson, who argues co-operation in groups is natural, and discussed the potential for collaborating in future.
Steve joined the Co-operative College as Curriculum Development Manager in January after many years as an Associate.
Co-operative News has published an article by College associate Stephen Yeo on the recently launched book The Hidden Alternative.
Yeo emphasises how the book collects stories of successful co-operative businesses all over the world and looks into how co-operatives are making a difference. The full article can be read online at www.thenews.coop/article/vital-stories-bring-together-world-co-operation.
Co-operation comes naturally to humans, as well as other animals in the natural world, says Co-operatives UK Secretary General Ed Mayo in a new article for Resurgence magazine.
Mayo notes that, in the wild, dogs, swarms of bees, schools of fish and flocks of birds work together. Far from what we have been told about human [...]
A new book looking at co-operative values around the world, past, present and future, with input from the Co-operative College, launched in London and Manchester on 12 January.
In his New Years Greeting in the Co-operative News, Co-operative College Principal and Chief Executive Mervyn Wilson calls 2012 International Year of Co-operatives a ‘once in a lifetime chance to mainstream co-operation’ – reflected in the Co-operative College’s strategic plan, which focuses on mainstreaming a co-operative alternative.
Wilson identifies ‘the need for and the availability of [...]
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