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Worker-owned tech agency building tools for social good // #data, websites & humanity πŸ₯³ // https://space4.tech is our coworking & event space in London's sunny Finsbury Park. Come say hi!

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A comic-book style cover of a titan-sized Marc Andreessen crushing a city whilst pulling a lever labelled "AI". The title is "Time to Build: Marc Adreessen on Lenny's Podcast".

A comic-book style cover of a titan-sized Marc Andreessen crushing a city whilst pulling a lever labelled "AI". The title is "Time to Build: Marc Adreessen on Lenny's Podcast".

Jakob's Nielsen's UX newsletter has dropped in my inbox. Let's see if I can gird my loins and board his techno-optimist #AI train! Hot takes ahead!

What’s this? A comic. We'll begin with its rousing cover! 1/

28.02.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Own The Future: Our first co-op support programme starting in March! - workers.coop Workers.coop is launching Own The Future, its first co-op support programme for workers leading the transition to a new economy. Democratic worker

YES! This could be for you! **Β£5,000 cash funding** πŸ’ΈπŸ’ΈπŸ’Έ for startups / orgs working on everyday challenges (like food, housing & retrofit, transport, care), PLUS training PLUS help setting up as a workers co-op πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡
via @workers-coop.bsky.social

#coops #socialimpact #retrofit #care

19.12.2025 13:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
People work at their laptops in a coworking space, there's an air of relaxed creativity and collaboration with lots of chat, smiling and close working.

People work at their laptops in a coworking space, there's an air of relaxed creativity and collaboration with lots of chat, smiling and close working.

Come join us! We're looking for an organisation (or two) doing meaningful work to join our community, renting our main space. => 613 square feet + a long-term partnership rooted in shared values, collaboration & skill-sharing πŸ™Œ
space4.tech/semi-private...

#islington #finsburypark #socialimpact

04.12.2025 11:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Frank’s Easy Tech Corner | Frank Engelman | Substack If you are looking for easy-to-setup technology to make your smartphone more β€œusable” or make your home β€œsmarter,” this could be the place for you. Click to read Frank’s Easy Tech Corner, by Frank Eng...

Browsing a thread about how to help a mum with dementia to work with answerphones, I came across this *wonderful* Substack - simple tech & hacks to make things more accessible at home πŸ‘‡πŸ’™
#accessibility #dementia #dementiatech

04.12.2025 10:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We’re very proud to have been developing NookCRM for the #CommunityEnergy sector, funded by the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme too! πŸ™ŒπŸ™ŒπŸ™Œ

09.11.2025 19:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘‡ #digitalsovereignty

07.11.2025 09:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Say hello to our CoTech team there today, Natasha, Richard and Ben: members of worker owned tech cooperatives! They love to talk about #digitalsovereignty πŸ‘

07.11.2025 09:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nook CRM The open source client and case management tool for community energy groups.

Excited to be showcasing NookCRM.com at @commenergyengland.bsky.socialβ€˜s WINTER CONFERENCE, on 17 November! 🌟

Plus connecting with CEE members from across England, diving into crucial #CommunityEnergy matters.
πŸ™Œ If you want to learn more about how Nook can support your case management come say hi!

05.11.2025 09:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's built on #civicrm, if you're a dev and interested. Lots of new + custom Civi functionality such as a lovely UI skin, side bar navs and Kanban boards :)

29.09.2025 12:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is fantastic news and it's so good to see the interest in nookcrm.com !

#communityenergy

23.09.2025 09:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Precentage survival rates (YoY) for companies and co-operatives, for businesses incorporated in 2011

Survival rate for each year since incorporation for co-operatives:
1 - 96%
2 - 91%
3 - 87%
4 - 84%
5 - 80%

Survival rate for each year since incorporation for companies:
1 - 93%
2 - 76%
3 - 61%
4 - 51%
5 - 44%

Understanding the data: An 80% rate of survival at 5 years since incorporation means 4 out of 5 enterprises remain in business after 5 years, while 1 out of 5 have gone out of business. 

https://www.uk.coop/sites/default/files/2020-10/co-operative_survival_1.pdf

Precentage survival rates (YoY) for companies and co-operatives, for businesses incorporated in 2011 Survival rate for each year since incorporation for co-operatives: 1 - 96% 2 - 91% 3 - 87% 4 - 84% 5 - 80% Survival rate for each year since incorporation for companies: 1 - 93% 2 - 76% 3 - 61% 4 - 51% 5 - 44% Understanding the data: An 80% rate of survival at 5 years since incorporation means 4 out of 5 enterprises remain in business after 5 years, while 1 out of 5 have gone out of business. https://www.uk.coop/sites/default/files/2020-10/co-operative_survival_1.pdf

A comparison of survival rates (%) for co-operatives and companies over a 5 year period, for businesses incorporated 2009-2011

Survival rates of co-operatives and companies incorporated in 2009 by year since incorporation:
1 - 98.8% vs 90.8%
2 - 97.6% vs 73.8%
3 - 91.6% vs 59.6%
4 - 86.4% vs 48.9%
5 - 84.8% vs 41.7%

Survival rates of co-operatives and companies incorporated in 2010 by year since incorporation:
1 - 98.3% vs 86.7%
2 - 94% vs 72.5%
3 - 91% vs 57.1%
4 - 87.3% vs 48.1%
5 - 81.9% vs 41.4%

Survival rates of co-operatives and companies incorporated in 2011 by year since incorporation:
1 - 96.3% vs 93.1%
2 - 91.1% vs 75.6%
3 - 87.4% vs 60.5%
4 - 84% vs 51%
5 - 80.4% vs 44.1%

https://www.uk.coop/sites/default/files/2020-10/co-operative_survival_1.pdf

A comparison of survival rates (%) for co-operatives and companies over a 5 year period, for businesses incorporated 2009-2011 Survival rates of co-operatives and companies incorporated in 2009 by year since incorporation: 1 - 98.8% vs 90.8% 2 - 97.6% vs 73.8% 3 - 91.6% vs 59.6% 4 - 86.4% vs 48.9% 5 - 84.8% vs 41.7% Survival rates of co-operatives and companies incorporated in 2010 by year since incorporation: 1 - 98.3% vs 86.7% 2 - 94% vs 72.5% 3 - 91% vs 57.1% 4 - 87.3% vs 48.1% 5 - 81.9% vs 41.4% Survival rates of co-operatives and companies incorporated in 2011 by year since incorporation: 1 - 96.3% vs 93.1% 2 - 91.1% vs 75.6% 3 - 87.4% vs 60.5% 4 - 84% vs 51% 5 - 80.4% vs 44.1% https://www.uk.coop/sites/default/files/2020-10/co-operative_survival_1.pdf

Many claim that businesses organized as democracies are inefficient and will fail at a higher rate than the conventional undemocratic model.

But according to the data, democratic businesses are significantly more resilient and survive longer than conventional businesses.

#EconomicDemocracy

20.05.2025 23:07 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
Nook CRM Community Hour Monthly online sessions for existing Nook users, developers, and potential users, to connect, ask questions, and share insights.

Now this is a lovely development. We're starting a regular community of practice for NookCRM users + #communityenergy groups to talk approaches, opine about case management and to generally swap notes. Come join!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nook-crm-c...

19.08.2025 14:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nook CRM The open source client and case management tool for community energy groups.

More happy tidings! Nook, our CRM for #communityenergy groups, has secured a second batch of funding from the Energy Redress Scheme to develop improved reporting features for orgs working against #fuelpoverty and for #WarmHomes πŸ₯³

nookcrm.com

17.07.2025 07:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Happening here at SPACE4, Islington πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡
#innovation #socialimpact #data

16.07.2025 08:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of the interior of Rochdale Town Hall, with high arched ceilings and stained glass windows reminiscent of a grand church but actually depicting scenes of trade and history.

A photo of the interior of Rochdale Town Hall, with high arched ceilings and stained glass windows reminiscent of a grand church but actually depicting scenes of trade and history.

I’m off to #CoopCongress today in the incredible Rochdale Town Hall. I mean, just look at it!

I’m hoping to build some solid connections & opportunities for the coop tech sector πŸ₯³ #coops

04.07.2025 08:54 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unlocking Nature with Data: Designing Citizen Science Tools for Impact A London Data Week event about how we can combine policy, citizen science and ecological data to drive real-world change.

It's #LondonDataWeek in July! And as an official event host, we'll be running a FREE workshop on how to combine policy, citizen science and ecological #data to drive real-world change. Tickets πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unlocking-...

#biodiversity #govtech

16.06.2025 11:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happening next week! πŸ‘‡

#communityenergy #digitaltransformation #energyadvice #fuelpoverty

13.05.2025 09:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Life inside a cooperative – A personal journey I joined the Outlandish team – a workers owned digital agency cooperative, back in August β€˜19 and I’ve...

It's International Workers' Day! ✊πŸ₯³ If you want to advance your economic, social and cultural interests now's a *great* time to consider starting or joining a cooperative!

#coops #techjobs

01.05.2025 13:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Design risks & advice for your new CRM project | Notion 1. Don’t rush. Document and analyse your org’s existing processes first.

If you’re considering a new #crm this year we’ve put together some handy insights and risks from Nook CRM’s lead designer. Fill your boots!

#digitaltransformation

24.04.2025 15:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

News that Trump has signed an executive order banning collective bargaining for nearly 1 million US federal workers is incredibly worrying.

We stand in solidarity with our colleagues and sister unions overseas against these attacks on their union rights.

31.03.2025 12:21 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Helen! Richard from Outlandish @richardedwards.me has just connected with you on LinkedIn. Your experience sounds great :)

07.02.2025 17:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello BlueSky. Does anyone here work in #community engagement, organising or community #nature projects? Or worked on tools to help people do community projects? Do you have 30mins on Tues afternoon for a (paid) Zoom call to feedback on a new project idea?

07.02.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Nook CRM The open source client and case management tool for community energy groups.

I love these simple updates from Natasha to the Nook CRM website this week. Screenshots! Feature details & benefits! And a rambly video demo from me! 🫣

#communityenergy #fuelpoverty

nookcrm.com

18.01.2025 12:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Our lead developer said something beautiful this morning: "ok I think we have ourselves a multisite deployment pipeline". I'm so happy! This means we're almost ready to host and support separate setups of the CRM for each #communityenergy group. πŸ₯³

#fuelpoverty #buildinpublic

15.01.2025 10:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are hiring a Digital Project Manager & Business Development Specialist Outlandish is seeking a talented, pro-active, and socially-engaged individual to project manage a variety of...

There’s only ~1 week left to apply to join our lovely team as a Digital Project Manager & Business Development Specialist. Come deliver socially impactful tech for the likes of Greenpeace, Innovate UK, The Stroke Association, Stop The War & more!
#tech #socialimpact

11.01.2025 15:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A presenter stands in front of a screen showing a slide that reads (in bright and friendly curvy letters) β€œHow light business change if nature had a voice and a vote?”

A presenter stands in front of a screen showing a slide that reads (in bright and friendly curvy letters) β€œHow light business change if nature had a voice and a vote?”

A presenter stands in front of a screen showing a slide showing illustrations of raised hands, each reaching towards the phrases β€œguardianship model”, β€œindependence and accountability”, β€œpurpose clause” and β€œnature has an equal vote”.

A presenter stands in front of a screen showing a slide showing illustrations of raised hands, each reaching towards the phrases β€œguardianship model”, β€œindependence and accountability”, β€œpurpose clause” and β€œnature has an equal vote”.

What would it be like if nature was on your company’s board of directors? This week at @catapultnetwork.bsky.social , we had a great talk from Faith in Nature who’ve legally done just that 1/

10.01.2025 20:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are hiring a Digital Project Manager & Business Development Specialist Outlandish is seeking a talented, pro-active, and socially-engaged individual to project manage a variety of...

Come work with us! πŸ₯³ We're looking for a new Digital Project Manager & Business Development Specialist to deliver socially impactful tech projects for our wonderful clients, including the likes of Greenpeace, Innovate UK, The Stroke Association, Stop The War & more.
#techjobs #tech

19.12.2024 22:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

A great share and a good read - sounds like a much-needed project @weareopen.coop team πŸ™Œ

22.11.2024 09:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Obvs we're very excited to see this launch! If you're in #communityenergy or #retrofit and want to test out the CRM, follow the link & register your interest πŸš€

15.11.2024 17:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello new, blue world πŸ’™

15.11.2024 17:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0