An Opportunity to Build the Ownership Economy

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:37:00 -0400

Marjorie Kelly, SSIR, Dec 18, 2025

"It's clear a new cultural moment is opening," writes Marjorie Kelly, "a moment when worker ownership might take on a new sheen of possibility and promise." Might that work to reorganize learning? The article suggests, "nonprofits, churches, and universities can incorporate employee ownership programming and advocacy into their work on issues like community stability, wealth inequality, and the racial wealth gap." It's hard to say, though - the logistics are so different for young children as compared to professional certification. And education isn't just a workplace - it's also a place where a society or organization invests in its future goals and objectives (which may range from developing a workforce to developing a social conscience) by hiring people to put these into practice. I'm not ruling it out - and in general, I'm a great proponent of worker ownership - but it's complex.