platform coop

OCAD Craft Phases 2 & 3

OCAD Craft Phases 2 & 3

Craft, a new initiative by OCAD University, is an online marketplace where artists and designers can sell their work while developing skills to thrive in a just economy. As a platform cooperative, Craft is modelled as an equitable and democratic business collective that empowers, instead of exploits, creatives. In Phase 2, OCAD engaged 15 students in a 5-module co-design session seeking to determine how a platform like CRAFT might meet early-career artists’ needs. In Phase 3, through April 2023, OCAD is seeking to determine whether and how it will incubate Craft over the course of the next years (incorporation / launch phase) and the timeline to autonomy of the entity.

Platform business model & governance coaching

Platform business model & governance coaching

Launching fall 2022, The Accessibility Exchange SO is a support services organisation that provides robust, personalised assistance to help all TAE platform customers to match, contract and consult seamlessly, modelling the barrier-free Canada we are helping bring into being. Drawing from the co-design process lead by IDRC, I developed the business model plan, fundraising plan and roadmap through year 2. I further coached the founding team on how to approach the ownership and governance of the SO and platform to strike a balance between community control and growth / investment opportunities.

Montreal : an Ecosystem for Platform Coops

Montreal : an Ecosystem for Platform Coops

Might Montreal become a prime ecosystem for the development of platform coops? Capitalizing on Montreal’s thriving cooperative and start-up ecosystems, this project aims to bring two sectors operating in parallel to work together to benefit the development of platforms that are truly collaborative and constitute opportunities for the city’s economic activity.

Co-designing a Platform Coop for Arts Data

Co-designing a Platform Coop for Arts Data

In a data driven funding environment, creators must be able to measure their social & cultural impact... alongside their ticket sales. How might a platform equip them to meet these requirements more easily? Which business type best suits creators' current needs, complements the equipment currently at their disposal, and provide the adaptability to ensure it's future proof? The result of this phase : user research and strategic planning that is responsive to the reactions of our various member segments.

Equipping Creators to Measure Their Impact

Equipping Creators to Measure Their Impact

In a data driven funding environment, creators must be able to measure their social & cultural impact... alongside their ticket sales. How might a platform equip them to meet these requirements more easily? Which business type best suits creators' current needs, complements the equipment currently at their disposal, and provide the adaptability to ensure it's future proof? The result : containers that could hold their needs, as a foundation for the next stages of stakeholder mobilisation, design, and development. 

Up&Go | Scaling Worker Co-operatives Through Platforms

Up&Go | Scaling Worker Co-operatives Through Platforms

How might CFL leverage technologies to increase worker co-operatives' impact on people's lives? How might they be pioneers in truly democratizing the sharing economy? Through design thinking workshops with members of 10 co-operatives and consultations with funders & professionals, we created a platform & web app that served the workers whose labor it amplified. 

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