Learning to Own

Nositelj projekta: Inštitut za ekonomsko demokracijo (Institute for Economic Democracy)

Odgovorna osoba: Erika Funa

2023

Nominacija

SL

Civilno društvo / Društvena ekonomija

Izazov

A number of challenges are faced by employees and businesses, including: Low levels of democracy in traditional work environments, non-involvement of employees in control over the economic value they create, limited opportunities for continuous learning and development, active participation in co-shaping the company, low employee motivation and engagement.

Ideja

The project has created a learning and development programme of ownership culture that encourages and systematically prepares companies for democratic employee ownership. It empowers employees for participation in the ownership and management at their companies, co-designing their work environment, working conditions and the company’s vision.

Akteri

Learning to Own involves all company employees in an expert-guided step-by-step process of needs identification for ownership culture development. A series of tailored interactive workshops, and the development of a democratic structure within the firm that builds on the company's internal capacities for further independent growth and development was created.

Učinak

The project has created, democratically managed, employee-owned companies, where the interests of employees are aligned with the interest of the company. This is reflected in a participatory and democratic work environment of continuous learning, higher employee motivation, engagement, competence, participation, belonging, and wellbeing.

Transfer

The programme’s flexibility lies in its clearly defined structure which enables it to address a company’s individual needs through development of ownership culture. Any interested company can benefit from democratic employee ownership, empowered and highly engaged employees, and a highly participatory work environment.

 

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