Hello, I’m Juniperus, a Democratic Socialist from somewhere within the United States. Send me a PM if you would like to collaborate on open-source software for social development and the greater good.
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Hello everyone, I’m brand new here and this seems like the perfect place to introduce myself.
I applied to join your community so that I can learn about secure network programming and perhaps find collaborators for an ongoing project.
The project is a template for an Articles of Association for a new type of worker’s cooperative. Rather than completely removing hierarchy as traditional cooperatives do, in my model the executive leadership is elected based on their business plan.
I believe that the executive at the top of an operational hierarchy should be legitimized through a popular election enfranchising all stakeholders, a concept I call Hierarchy by Consent. I believe this will lead to more productive and equitable companies. You can read a more detailed description on this Beehaw thread I created.
In order for the Articles of Association to be useful to anyone, there needs to be open-source all-in-one management software because these organizations could become quite complex right from the get-go. For example, it will need secure voting systems. I haven’t officially started on the software yet but my first step will be to create a requirements list.
My background is in mechanical engineering and systems, and I’d consider myself to be an intermediate programmer. I’m comfortable with local programming including database and GUI design but I lack experience with networking.
If anyone has any suggestions on what directions I take in my research, I’m all ears!
Thanks, Juniperus
Hey thanks I will certainly add that to my research.
I don’t know about their origins but I suspect the reason the supermarkets are still successful is because the conventional co-op model works pretty well for that type of business. It’s not a problem-solving firm so there’s not a lot of cross-communication between departments and they tend to be small enough that a flat management structure works just fine. Everybody knows the objective is to get products onto the shelves and out the door.
My model is meant to be more general purpose, enabling the firm to solve complex problems that most co-ops don’t take on.