What if We Spark a Marketplace Revolution?

We know there are problems. Let’s work on solutions.

We have an unprecedented moment to do things differently. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought our systems and economy to a near standstill. People around the world are asking: How we can Build Back Better?

The old ways, the old models, won’t work. We have to get beyond business as usual.

These workshops will be pragmatic. We will learn AND create together. Our aim is to connect social enterprises, social purchasers, and social financiers and to DO things together to advance our mutual interests and cause. Our intention is to invite new people in, cross-siloes, and begin new collaborations.

Two pre-launch huddles with people spanning silos and the country surfaced three workshop themes.

In the Grand Scheme of Things They:

• Expand the Circle of Awareness and Grow the Movement
• Cultivate Collaboration Amongst Members of the Movement
• Get Down to Brass Tacks and Practical Tools

Social Value Marketplace Workshop 1

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. PST / 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST

What If The Stories of The Social Value Marketplace Were Told Better and More Broadly?

If all of us who are advancing the Social Value Marketplace worked collectively to share our stories, we could shift the narrative. Every story is important. Our stories convey the diversity of motivations and perspectives that bring us together and why the Social Value Marketplace is so important. Our stories can expand understanding and our sphere of influence. They can bring new players to the table and spark collaboration.

What if we explored all the ways we are and could share our individual stories AND the story of the movement in general? What if we leveraged all of our mutual story channels, websites, social media platforms, and email lists in collaborative ways to support one another and our cause? What would success look like?

How can we use stories to expand the circle, influence public policy, market our enterprises, find customers, find suppliers, close deals, and get things done?

In this workshop we will discover the expertise and assets in the room, dream up possibilities, design collaborations, and move towards delivering on our shared potential.

Social Value Marketplace Workshop 2

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. PST / 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST

What If We Could Build Relationships and Bridge Gaps Between Ecosystem Players?

There are many, many, moving parts in the Social Value Marketplace economy. No two communities or situations are the same. Depending on where you stand in the ecosystem your experience, frustrations, hurdles, and possibilities will look different from others.

Each of us has many things to consider in our own ‘silos’. Maybe some of the answers reside in other parts of the ecosystem. Understanding what purchasers, enterprisers, and financiers are grappling with … together … we can come to grips with things better by crossing those boundaries. The more diversity we can invite into this workshop the better.

What if we cleared the air on what is frustrating you, what your concerns are, and the hurdles you face? What if you were in contact with people who shared those experiences and are also moving through them? What if you could better understand what your partners really have to offer and need?

How can we find, amongst us, what we most need to be freed to play our own part more effectively? What if we found ways to collaborate to advance our mutual goals?

In this workshop you will have an opportunity to air your frustrations, name your hurdles, ask for what you need, and offer what you have to bring to the table … in order to grow your place in the Marketplace Revolution.

Social Value Marketplace Workshop 3

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. PST / 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST

What If the Tools and Templates Were Available to Speed Our Progress?

The good news is that they are! Buy Social Canada and others who are active in the Social Value Marketplace have already done great work to create tools and templates to address legal concerns, shape deals between social purchasers and suppliers, and structure financing that suits the aims of social value creation.

We know that in the first two workshops, the sparks of new relationships will fly. As collaboration moves from connection to contracting, we will all need templates and tools we can use as a starting point for thriving relationships moving forward.

As a result, this third workshop will offer a marketplace of tools and templates for you to explore. We will create space for people to access the support they need and try out hands-on approaches to build the social value marketplace.

RECOMMENDED READING

It would be helpful if you are familiar with the concepts outlined in Marketplace Revolution — from Concentrated Wealth to Community Capital before joining these sessions. You can order your copy HERE.

FOR INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS

To register for the individual workshops, visit the following links:

Social Value Marketplace Workshop 1

• Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. PST / 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST

Social Value Marketplace Workshop 2

• Tuesday, November 17, 2020 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. PST / 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST

Social Value Marketplace Workshop 3

• Tuesday, December 8, 2020 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. PST / 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST