Thanks Rosie. Yeah, these are interesting questions.
A couple of things Iām realising / thoughts that have emerged, are:
it seems difficult to organise any collective so thst itās completely holarchic/self-managing
(i.e. some form of leader/curator/charter of rules ie helpful)
it seems easier to start small, and slowly add members from there
I spoke to someone who has been in a 2-person collective, which has then utilised the skills of other freelancers
Iāve been recommended a book āBe More Pirateā, to take inspiration about how pirates used to work together, share their bounty, etc back in the day
I see a collective as having shared values, and skills around a central topic/theme, and tgst works together - with collaboration/exchange of opportunities that you mention
With something like a collective of freelancers, I suppose the incentive of earning a living/making money might add an element of āskin in the gameā, so to speak. Though, in a healthy way, Iām hoping. I believe thatās possible.
Iām still exploring and pondering these things. Figuring it out as I go
I ask, because Iām kind of doing and edging towards much of that in Rosieland. I donāt call it a collective, but it has similarities.
In my head, I see it as bringing opportunities that people need to people. An example of this is the Rosieland consultants list. People often have trouble finding opportunities, but I kind of see it as our role to support things like this to support our people.
I love the idea of a collective, such as I do about DAOs, but I think the realities of collaborating and coming to agreements is really tough.
I guess what this comes down toā¦is providing the seeds (opportunities) for people to explore how to succeed within their own capacities and goals.
āI love the idea of a collectiveā¦ but I think the realities of collaborating and coming to agreements is really tough.ā
I agree! Itās tricky business. I also think that each community/collective is a sort of amorphous entity that takes on a life of its own. So there might be some foundational building blocks that helps, but thereās no one-size-fits-all, so to speak. Iām aware that each member of a collective has the potential to influence/shape it. I think especially at the beginning (eg. 2 members ā 3 members ā 5 membersā¦ and so forth).
Thank you for the Farm Collective share, really interesting to read about what doesnāt work and spot possible pitfalls and blinds pots.
Someone I spoke to recently about the collective Iām gently putting together recommended a book called Be More Pirate, to potentially shed light on what might work.
) - Iāve bookmarked this.