Cooperatives are set up by a group of persons to pool resources and achieve goals of common interest that are social, economic, educational etc whose accomplishments enhance the well-being of their members and the larger global humanity. As economic agents, the activities of cooperatives ultimately impact on sustainability requiring that they take action. Cooperatives have become major players in achieving sustainable development and social good. Supporting them with resources to achieve sustainable economic activities will leave humanity better.
OPiALiZER Show® for Cooperatives provides novel tools that enhance their ability to achieve the main goals of cooperation and other goals relating to sustainability, employees, society etc.
Purpose: A cooperative organization can use the show and the enabling tools to achieve goals and drive a wide range of operational processes.
a. Promote the cooperative activities
b. Engage stakeholders on various issues
c. Enhance sales of products to wider market
d. Earn revenue from tickets, adverts, sponsors etc when shows are organized for making projects of the cooperative.
e. Mobilize resources from the public to boost cooperative funds, activities and projects
f. Provide recreation and leisure for cooperative members, staff, and management
g. Organize media engagement sessions to boost the image and activities of the cooperative.
h. Use shows to foster cooperation, harmony, tolerance, global peace, etc
i. Provide a forum to meet and network with other cooperative to achieve shared goals etc
j. Showcase and mobilize support for corporate social responsibility and sustainability projects
Suitability: This show is suitable for cooperatives whose goals, aspirations, operations, production, consumption activities, projects etc can be aligned with the attainment of sustainability goals. The show will enable a cooperative to raise resources, to scale operations and expand operations and sales of their products.
Tools: The innovations that will drive the show includes Opia Goals Model©, which will be used to capture the goal to be achieved; the novel OPiALiZER Software©, that will be installed in a computer and used to create a actionable project representing the model; the Opia Goals Sport©, that will be used in a Goals Challenge to showcase how the goal will be achieved and in the process mobilize resources and the novel OPiALiZER Social Media© where projects will be shared and events streamed live.
Requirements
Cooperative entities wishing to organize shows will need to have an OPiALiZER Goals Centre® that will comprise.
1. A room having laptops with the OPiALiZER Software© installed to be used for generating goal oriented projects based on the logic of the Opia Goals Model© and which will be showcased during the show.
2. An Opia Goals Sport© Arcade where court(s) for the sport will be installed indoors or outdoors within the vicinity of the centre. The sport will be used for a Goals Challenge by guests to actualize their goals model and achieve the goal while also providing a means for learning, fundraising, entertainment, fitness, etc
3. The court can be customized with any artefact associated with the cooperative such as name, logo, motto, products, flag, emblems, etc
4. The size of land required will depend on the size of court desired by a cooperative entity and by the strength of the cooperative. To generate as much revenue from the courts, it is recommended that a minimum space of 400ft by 400ft be set aside for an OPiALiZER Goals Centre® excluding car parking space.
Order of programme for Cooperative Show
1. Opening remarks by Anchor
2. Introduction of Cooperative
3. Goals Lecture by Cooperative
4. Interview of Guest
5. Goals challenge for Cooperative
6. Mobilization of resources for Cooperative
7. Reception and Networking
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