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The ownership economy · SELECTED MOMENT · 1:23

Automation is treated as necessary for competitive survival rather than something cooperative ownership prevents.

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Ander Etxeberria OtaduiHead of Cooperative Dissemination · MONDRAGON CorporationLinkedIn ↗
Martin SmithCo-Founder & CEO; Partner, The Ownership Economy · CommonShareLinkedIn ↗
Ander Etxeberria OtaduiHead of Cooperative Dissemination · MONDRAGON CorporationLinkedIn ↗

Automation is treated as necessary for competitive survival rather than something cooperative ownership prevents.

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Attributed contributors: Ander Etxeberria Otadui; Martin Smith. “Automation is treated as necessary for competitive survival rather than something cooperative ownership prevents..” Ideology vs. Practice in Building the World’s Largest Federation of Cooperatives. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 17 September 2026. Session time 13:29–14:53. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/evidence/E-49656a208e08

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Automation is treated as necessary for competitive survival rather than something cooperative ownership prevents.

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Ander Etxeberria OtaduiHead of Cooperative Dissemination · MONDRAGON CorporationLinkedIn ↗
Martin SmithCo-Founder & CEO; Partner, The Ownership Economy · CommonShareLinkedIn ↗

Proposed mechanism: Adopt new technologies to remain competitive.

Limit: No quantified AI impact yet.

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