How do we develop communities of compassion, care, and love? – Addressing the co-operative identity challenge
We had a blast driving across the rocky Island of Newfoundland, off the Atlantic Coast of Canada, to the 2025 Convention and AGM of the ‘NL Federation of Co-operatives (NLFC)’, September 26-27, 2025[1], in Corner Brook. Jimmy, Ken, and I, enjoyed each other’s company and we shared a deep love for the cooperatives we are part […]
The Future Is Co-operative…
Mengel, T. (2025). The Future is Cooperative – What might it look like and how do we get there? in: Communities, Issue 206, Spring 2025. Global Ecovillage Network United States. pp. 31-34.
From Concept To Implementation – Co-operative Community Designs For The Future
In the inaugural issue of Creativity Matters, I had proposed a Model of Post-Contemporary Leadership, where leaders and followers demonstrate people and relationship focused attitudes, skills, and behaviours (Mengel 2020, p. 76). At the time, I did mean to leave the application of this model to other researchers who might follow in my footsteps after […]
