Introduction

Welcome!

This is an informal invitation to become a founding member of the Vagus Pines Cooperative Network.

You are a keystone in developing Detroit’s Golden Creative Economy. Get familiar with the big idea with the Vagus Pines Vision Map. Get an in-depth explanation on cooperative, their advantages, and their trade-offs with the Vagus Pines Cooperative Guide. Get familiar with what’s possible based on what has already happened using the Case Studies Library.

Use this Founding Member’s Guide as your road map in understanding what role you are willing to play in development of the network, and the benefits of starting the most revolutionary creative economy on the planet.

As someone who is accepting responsibility for establishing the network, it is important that you understand the following as are our longterm goals;

  1. Establish Vagus Pines as an Anchor Institution for Detroit’s Golden Creative Economy.
  2. Create Distributed Digital Infrastructure owned and operated by the Cooperative Network and its members.
  3. Advocate for the cooperative network as a funnel to maintain talent developed in Detroit and Michigan.
  4. Establish the Great Lakes Region as a Cultural Innovation Cluster.
  5. Advocate for activation of the Detroit Arts Council.
  6. Advocate for redistribution of current arts funding in Detroit and the State of Michigan.

Phase 1: Establish the Worker Co-op

Bylaws

Earnings & Patronage Formula

Board of Directors

Determine Funding Strategy

Determine Revenue Strategy

Develop Worker-Owner Onboarding

Phase 2: Establish the Consumer Co-op

Bylaws

Board of Directors

Determine Funding Strategy

Determine Revenue Strategy

Develop Member-Owner Onboarding

Phase 3: Develop Bounty System & Web App

Identify Team, Roles, and Tasks

Determine Tech Stack

Design Sprints

Test & Iterate

Launch Year 1

Phase 4: Inaugural Membership Drive

Develop Narrative and Strategy

Determine

Develop Collateral and Materials