TESA is gearing up for an exciting 2019! This year we are teaming back up with several previous clients, as well as embarking on projects with new partners. It’s always exciting to re-engage with people we’ve collaborated with in the past, as well as connect with new organizations. Basically, we love building things for you![…]
Not every board game is about fighting wars or ripping off your friends. There are games out there that are about changing the world – including the six below that we made! If you want your game night to reflect your values, these games will make people laugh, think, and strategize together about how we[…]
The worker cooperative movement is flourishing. That’s because there’s a growing understanding that the economy and the businesses we work in would fair better if they were owned and run by the people. But starting a worker co-op is difficult, and the process can be daunting. That’s why we at TESA teamed up with The Laura[…]
In October, the TESA Collective added two new team members, Kiah Morris and Audacia Ray, to co-lead our communications strategy and development work. A cooperative business is a living, breathing thing, and this summer as we said goodbye to David while Darya transitioned to direct client work. We took stock of what TESA needs to[…]
Learn how to play the Simplified version of Rise Up by watching these video instructions. (Rise Up comes with two versions: a Simplified version and a Standard version.) The first 2:30 minutes are on setting up the game, so if you’re running a workshop or generally have the game set up already, feel free to[…]
When people think of games, they often think of competitive games where one player wins, and everyone else loses. Competitive games encourage players to work against each other, rather than together. Competition can not only be discouraging for the majority of non-winners, but over time can turn people off from playing games all together. Why[…]
TESA is getting ready to launch our next board game: Rise Up: The Game of Movements. We need your help to give it a catchy, appealing slogan! Tell us which option is your favorite below, or write in your own idea. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts. Rise Up is TESA’s new board game[…]
*Featured image courtesy of Dr. Pop In Los Angeles, it’s not business as usual. The LA Co-op Lab has launched an exciting new effort to bring the co-op movement to the streets, calling the project “The Mobile Co-op Lab.†According to the Dr. Pop website, “The Mobile Co-op Lab is a collaboration between Dr. Pop, the L.A.[…]
Our first game, Co-opoly: The Game of Cooperatives, has been distributed to over thirty countries and used in homes, classrooms, and movement building spaces. It’s success is largely due to the fact that it is a simple game to pick up while also managing to get across a powerful message. And, of course, it’s a[…]
The TESA Collective (The Toolbox for Education and Social Action) is an award-winning organization that creates educational resources and programs for social and economic change. We are a worker-owned cooperative. This means that each worker has one equal ownership share of the company and one equal vote in its governance. Over the past five years,[…]