They were on my mind. I think there are really interesting options to harness the innate relationship strengths they bring. Be good to chat about it. I’ll ping an email….
I love this Richard and see it as the Artisan taking back his/her power, independence and agency that was taken from him/her by having to 'work for' the organisation..
I can also see sense in Andy's suggestion about a farmer's Co-op who retain their independence via their local buying groups.
Richard- you are describing Farmer's Co-op here. There are lots of very successful ones who work locally and nationally. Farmers often have local buying groups, which can jointly purchase in order to get better deals. They can then join national Co-ops who market their product, Arla being one of the largest.
An alternative would be XL Vets in the vet space, where a national organisation provides thought leadership, better buying and training for members.
I would describe all of these as Starfish organisations.
Thanks, Richard. This has several layers of depth and relatedness to other ideas, and rabbit-holes. My thoughts are just a salad at the moment, but I hope to share them at some point.
They were on my mind. I think there are really interesting options to harness the innate relationship strengths they bring. Be good to chat about it. I’ll ping an email….
I love this Richard and see it as the Artisan taking back his/her power, independence and agency that was taken from him/her by having to 'work for' the organisation..
I can also see sense in Andy's suggestion about a farmer's Co-op who retain their independence via their local buying groups.
Richard- you are describing Farmer's Co-op here. There are lots of very successful ones who work locally and nationally. Farmers often have local buying groups, which can jointly purchase in order to get better deals. They can then join national Co-ops who market their product, Arla being one of the largest.
An alternative would be XL Vets in the vet space, where a national organisation provides thought leadership, better buying and training for members.
I would describe all of these as Starfish organisations.
The future is here- just not evenly distributed!
Thanks, Richard. This has several layers of depth and relatedness to other ideas, and rabbit-holes. My thoughts are just a salad at the moment, but I hope to share them at some point.