Cooperation: module overview

Notice how much of your life depends on cooperation, and ask what, and whom, you are really cooperating with.

Every meal you eat, every piece of clothing and every device you use depends on the work of many people you will never meet. Cooperation is how humans have survived, and it runs through daily life, mostly without our noticing.

This module asks you to look at that cooperation more consciously. Who and what do your money, time and attention support? Do those choices serve everyone, or only a few? And what would it take to shift your focus from "me" to "we"?

In this module you will

• Explore your own feelings about cooperation, including what draws you to it and what makes you hold back.
• Recognise how much everyday cooperation happens without a conscious choice.
• Consider whether your choices support the wellbeing of all or work against it.
• Commit to making one choice more consciously.

The eight steps and your worksheets

1. Steps 1–2

   • 1. Your initial thoughts
   • 2. Hear what others think

   Your first thoughts · Allow 10–15 minutes

2. Steps 3–5

   • 3. Challenge your thinking
   • 4. Your reaction
   • 5. Explore the reactions of others

   Reacting to the film · Allow 15–20 minutes, plus the film

3. Steps 6–8

   • 6. Your AHA moment
   • 7. Hear the AHA of others
   • 8. Let's do something!

   Your AHA moment and commitment · Allow 10–15 minutes

Go further: suggested activities

• The story behind one object (20 minutes)
• Your "yes" list (15 minutes)
• From me to we (15 minutes)

Watch the videos on the Module 3 page →