#FungiHaveAgency

Still wrapping my mind around the news that supermarket behemoths Albertsons & Kroger are planning to merge. If this deal goes through we should all just go Amish. A thread about how private equity made: -food deserts -food hyperinflation -$$$$

Help communities set clear expectations Let people not just software decide how power flows Make systems explicit & transparent by default Enable relationships not just transactions Support diverse pathways for participation Hold space for culture & fun Respect attention economy

In this free seminar Ferananda Ibarra will explore the role currency design can play in supporting stable and healthy social systems. Helping align economic activity with the natural, healthy flow of energy and resources in the biosphere.

How to build a community of practice (or community of action or community of learning & improvement). A great blog with links to many useful resources. It's about the kind of convening systems & network leadership we need in future: blog.weareopen.coop/steps-to-succe… By Doug Belshaw Medium

Yep, pretty much!

This Friday 11/18 @ 6pm ET: Online seminar and in-depth discussion with Riane Eisler. Register now for free: thisviewoflife.com/building-a-car… David Sloan Wilson This View of Life

You might be aware of #Mastodon and even more mysterious #Fediverse You may not know this is much more than a Twitter alternative. Its part of what some call "the biggest communications revolution in a generation" Things are about to get very interesting social.coop/web/statuses/1…

#Mastodon allows groups to function as healthy communities, supporting agency, autonomy, & connection, internally & beyond (vs the behavioral sink VC-fueled platforms like this become) Nathan Schneider and Amy A. Hasinoff explore the emergent possibilities this offers: noemamag.com/mastodon-isnt-…

This Friday at noon EST! Nick Jordan on regenerative agriculture in the midwestern USA. Of interest to anyone interested in food systems and regenerative culture. prosocial.world/events/the-for…. David Bollier Bill Baue Daniel Christian Wahl IASC COMMONS Joe Brewer Kate Raworth Jeff Piestrak (on Mastodon at social.coop/@jeff)