http://www.citizenrenaissance.com/2009/02/10/bob-the-co-op-and-pioneer-thinking/ This is a draft of a book to be published soon. Please contribute your thoughts and help finish the book. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:20:02 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.citizenrenaissance.com/2009/02/10/bob-the-co-op-and-pioneer-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-2349 Inverting The Power Pyramid | Citizen Renaissance Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:55:13 +0000 http://www.citizenrenaissance.com/?p=1789#comment-2349 [...] Fifth, invert the power in the workplace, as well as the shopping mall. Citizen power does not start at the till point. In the business context, employees must have a voice as equal and as powerful as customers and shareholders when it comes to issues surrounding Climate Change, Supply Chain Ethics and Sustainability (note: this trend is validated by recent Edelman Trust data). The fight for carbon reduction can therefore start within an organisation, long before a product or a service reaches the end customer. New business structures (based on co-operative and mutualised models) can help enshrine active and positive citizen participation from the outset. [...] [...] Fifth, invert the power in the workplace, as well as the shopping mall. Citizen power does not start at the till point. In the business context, employees must have a voice as equal and as powerful as customers and shareholders when it comes to issues surrounding Climate Change, Supply Chain Ethics and Sustainability (note: this trend is validated by recent Edelman Trust data). The fight for carbon reduction can therefore start within an organisation, long before a product or a service reaches the end customer. New business structures (based on co-operative and mutualised models) can help enshrine active and positive citizen participation from the outset. [...]

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