Tag: cooperation

Looking for A Roommate?

By Emi Gennis

07.25.11, 11:44am Comments (0)

In this cartoon, Emi Gennis takes us through some of the more unsavory characters she's met roommate-hunting. For some advice on how to find a really great roommate, check out Annamarie Pluhar's "Panning for Gold. Read more »

Panning for Gold: How to Find And Keep A Housemate

By Annamarie Pluhar

06.06.11, 6:20am Comments (0)

Mary was scared. Her elation at getting the job she wanted was dampened by her fear of finding a place to live. Read more »

Does Sharing Come Naturally to Kids?

By Jason Marsh

03.15.11, 7:12am Comments (0)

More and more of my time these days is spent unsuccessfully negotiating conflicts between my two-year-old daughter and her friends — over baby dolls, snacks, a turn on the swing, you name it. Read more »

The Sum of Us is Greater Than One of Us…Sometimes

By Kare

06.29.10, 7:15am Comments (2)

The sum of us can be more powerful (and fun) than one of us… sometimes. The confounding thing is exactly how we make it happen. Read more »

Two Keys to Our Burgeoning Bottom-Up World

By Kare

06.29.10, 7:13am Comments (0)

Life is getting better faster, as Jesse Richards suggests in today's Q&A with Rachel Botsman. Food is more widely available; we live longer; more people have money and violence, disease and child mortality are down all around the world. Read more »

How to Raise Non-Competitive Kids

By Abby Quillen

05.17.10, 5:35am Comments (24)

In 2008, an interviewer admitted to Alfie Kohn that she considers herself a competitive person. “As long as you acknowledge that’s a problem to be solved; it’s not a good thing about us,” he responded. Read more »

New Study: Chimps Recognize Unfairness

By Jeremy Adam Smith

04.14.10, 4:02pm Comments (0)

New Scientist reports:

Chimps recognise unfairness, even when it involves individuals other than themselves. This sense of unfairness towards others may be a rudimentary form of the social justice that characterises human societies. Read more »

How to Create a Successful Collective

By Abby Quillen

04.12.10, 5:44am Comments (8)

Aprovecho is a 40-acre center 15 miles south of Eugene, Oregon dedicated to researching and teaching sustainable living practices and green skills.
Rosie Kirincic works there with six other staff members. She lives with four of them on-site. Read more »

Would You Share Your Car with a Stranger?

By Kim Gaskins

03.24.10, 12:52pm Comments (17)

When his car died in 2007, Shelby Clark put off purchasing a replacement. He spent time researching his options and looking for a good deal. In the interval, he signed up for the car-sharing service Zipcar and began taking more public transportation. Read more »

No Panaceas! Elinor Ostrom talks with Fran Korten

By Fran Korton

03.18.10, 12:36pm Comments (1)

Elinor Ostrom was an unusual choice for the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics. For one thing, she is the first woman to receive the prize. Her Ph.D. Read more »