by Sean Coté | Mar 1, 2022 | D3 Staff, Worker Ownership Series
Stephanie Quesnelle is a Senior Research Analyst and Project Lead Why did you choose to participate in the Worker Owner transition team? When I was hired in 2016, the initial conversations had just begun. I was very skeptical about the process, especially the...
by Sean Coté | Mar 1, 2022 | D3 Staff, Worker Ownership Series
Laura Lyons is a Project Lead and Senior GIS Analyst Why did you choose to participate in the Worker Owner transition team? To be honest, the transition team was just beginning when I started at D3 and I had no clue what my feelings were about a worker-owner...
by Sean Coté | Mar 1, 2022 | D3 Staff, Worker Ownership Series
Amanda Branch is the IT Director Why did you choose to participate in the Worker Owner transition team? I like the idea of the workers getting a say in decisions that affect them. I’ve worked for a lot of companies where the CEO can just change policies on a whim, to...
by Sean Coté | Feb 9, 2022 | Worker Ownership Series
In 2022, Data Driven Detroit (D3) transitioned to a worker-owned cooperative. This new governance structure has been designed by the long-established worker ownership team with the support of a wide variety of organizations—including our friends in nonprofits and...