Collabsake are firm believers in the capitalist system. However we are very aware of the pitfalls in profit motive agendas on community. It’s important that Collabsake or the likes of such institutions are not perceived as socialist, rather a guiding force for the bourgeois to foster better outcomes in capitalist economies in relation to communal affair. We must have confidence that government can avoid Marxist traps as they have to this point. We speculate as to the degree of success business venture can create societal wellness brought about by capitalism without a guiding force. Do we as first world nations living in the trappings of a materialist setting have an obligation to the reality of the environment. Taking into consideration the comparative luxury we live in to second and third world nations we do have alarmingly high levels of mental illness. Much of these issues are rooted in first world problems brought about by the pressures and demands of our economy. The health of capitalism relies in providing the working class with an optimistic forecast pertaining to their core needs. Essentially there is a need in mimicking circumstances of the idealism in wealth attainment to all echelons of society. To sustain a healthy working class the very lowest echelons require freedom, choice and fulfillment of some form at arms reach.
Business can only function within the systems and regulation they are bound too, ours being a capitalist system. Capitalism requires every edge to be taken over competitors and fosters varied methodology to remain successful. Business are free to do as they please within the boundaries of the law and success and failures are there own. It’s a fickle environment the business world and the capitalist system doesn’t take prisoners, but it dose provide the best circumstance in creating efficiency and innovation. So if you want businesses to have better community responsibility then it is the environment you must provide them to work within. There are two prerequisites that businesses should operate under that aren’t necessarily linked to results, they are a level playing field and transparency. If, as we do at Collabsake, have the desire for freedom through employment structure it needs ease and reason for broad adoption. That is one of our objectives to create a level playing field for this to happen through a rejigged union movement. Transparency we feel could be found in the Ideas Competition. If ideas and the accompanying questions/opinions are posed in a public forum then the reality is forthcoming to as the state of things. Which uncovers road blocks, overlaps, inefficacy and or industry rip offs that can be thrashed out and overcome or understood through a community collaboration platform. Obviously positives and negatives will evolve but we would like to believe open transparency will have more positive effects then what underhandedness can sometimes produce. The other driving force in capitalism is market demand. Market demand is a far trickier problem to tackle as it lies in a cultural shift in most cases. Creating the demand for community mindedness in the business equation may come through the appetite and momentum delivered through the Ideas Competition as a potential source. As community mindedness is central to Collabsakes purpose we certainly hope this is the case.
The focus of Collabsake in relation to business is providing the expectations of the Community Entity to create the economic demand for life enrichment that enhances or compliments materialism. Creating an environment of openness and collaboration encouraging better individual life outcomes being viewed as a viable business practice is the aim. Achieving this through a level playing field for stable work life structures from amicable union representation serving both employer and employee and the Community Entity giving scope for an expedient brand or economy. As climate change is now transforming our economy and business adapts to take advantage, so to we see the Community Entity shining a light on issues in society that business will adapt to take advantage of for the better.