8 Cooperation Paths

TogetherOS organizes all activities around 8 Cooperation Paths — the foundational categories for resilience and prosperity.

The Paths

1. Collaborative Education

Learning, co-teaching, peer mentorship, skill documentation. Project-tethered learning that's immediately useful.

2. Social Economy

Cooperatives, timebanking, mutual aid, repair/reuse networks. Keeping value local and building alternatives to extraction.

3. Common Wellbeing

Health, nutrition, mental health, community clinics, care networks. Meeting human needs collectively.

4. Cooperative Technology

Open-source software, privacy tools, federated services, human-centered AI. Building infrastructure we can trust.

5. Collective Governance

Direct legislation, deliberation, empathic moderation, consensus tools. Deciding together how we live together.

6. Community Connection

Local hubs, events, volunteer matching, skill exchanges. Building relationships that sustain cooperation.

7. Collaborative Media & Culture

Storytelling, documentaries, cultural restoration, commons media. Telling our own stories.

8. Common Planet

Regeneration, local agriculture, circular materials, climate resilience. Caring for our shared home.

How Paths Are Used

• Every proposal is tagged with a primary path
• Every forum topic is categorized by path
• Every module maps to one or more paths
• Members choose paths that interest them

Balanced Growth

We track progress across all 8 paths to ensure balanced development. A thriving community needs all paths healthy — not just the ones that are easiest or most popular.

Your Path

You can focus on paths that match your interests and skills, or explore paths that challenge you. There's no hierarchy among paths — each is essential.