Organizational Imaginaries: Tempering Capitalism and Tending to Communities through Cooperatives and Collectivist Democracy

Our everyday lives are structured by the rhythms, values, and practices of various organizations, including schools, workplaces, and government agencies. These experiences shape common—sense understandings of how 'best' to organize and connect with others. Today, for—profit managerial firms dominate society, even though their practices often curtail information—sharing and experimentation, engender exploitation, and exclude the interests of stakeholders, particularly workers and the general...