Platform Consensus: How Stocksy Achieves Democratic Governance

Summary

The contribution of Stocksy United members to the company goes far beyond submitting photos and videos and swapping tips on discussion groups. Since the beginning of 2018, the company has improved their already-innovative resolution process that allows any member to take a hands-on role in the governance of the co-op.

“Democratic member control, including the right to raise resolutions for changes to the business, is a long-standing principle of cooperative governance that has historically been fulfilled through in-person meetings and votes,” says Mike Cook, Stocksy’s acting chief executive officer.