cooperativeminded
Cooperativeminded is an adjective used to describe individuals, groups, or attitudes oriented toward cooperation and shared ownership. A cooperativeminded approach emphasizes collaborative decision making, mutual aid, and processes that aim to align the interests of participants rather than prioritize individual gain. The term is a compound of cooperative and minded, reflecting a disposition toward cooperative principles such as voluntary association, democratic governance, and equitable distribution of benefits. Etymology: formed in English in recent decades as interest in cooperative economics and platform cooperativism expanded; usage has appeared in sociological writings, labor discussions, and community organizing.
In practice, a cooperativeminded person or organization favors practices such as worker ownership, participatory budgeting, consensus
Critically, the label is descriptive rather than prescriptive; it signals a preference for cooperation, but does