As part of this course, students were required to attend four skill-building workshops conducted at MIT in conjunction with the CEO of Cooperative Development Institute (CDI), Lynn Benander, on Coop organization, financing, and management. Videos of these workshops are provided.
| week # | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tensions between Capitalism and Democracy |
| 2 | Tensions between Capitalism and Environmental Sustainability |
| 3 | Combining Political and Economic Development |
| 4 | Cooperative Models |
| 5 | Community-Owned Real Estate (Trusts and Housing Coops) Presentation by Will Bradshaw on Market Creek |
| 6 |
Banking and Financing CDI workshop 1
CDI workshop 2 |
| 7 | Union Pension Investing |
| 8 |
Privatization and Gainsharing CDI workshop 3
CDI workshop 4 |
| 9 | Organizing Remittances |
| 10 | Work Session |
| 11 | Work Session (cont.) |
| 12 | Work Session (cont.) |
| 13 | Work Session (cont.) |
| 14 | Work Session (cont.) |
| 15 | Project Discussion |