Resource Hub
Whether you’re just discovering Steward-Ownership or ready to dive into the details, this hub connects you with case studies, articles, videos, podcasts, and other learning resources. Start with our curated selections, handpicked for where you are on your journey – or explore freely using the filter system below.
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Book: Steward-Ownership 101
This book for everyone curious, exploring, or already working with steward-ownership. Discover the core principles, legal implementations, and real-world examples behind steward-owned businesses.
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Trump talks about ownership
In the dispute over Greenland, Donald Trump has used the ownership term to justify his demand for annexation. Learn in our blog post how the US President conflates economic ownership and national sovereignty, what the flaws in this thinking are, what steward-ownership has to offer here – and why we even agree with him (but only on one little detail).
- Curious Minds
Developmental Evaluation 2025
This evaluation offers a concise look of how steward-ownership and its ecosystem have evolved in 2025. It brings together insights from the Purpose Group, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, and field builders, and reflects on these developments and on our own work within the field. Designed as a shared resource, it helps orient the ecosystem, support learning, and guide collective next steps.
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Netflix and Warner: Another Wedding in Hollywood
A deep dive into the story of late 2025 when the headlines read that the streaming giant Netflix is about to swallow the Warner Bros. corporation, including its venerable film studio – highlighting the importance of ownership. But who is actually behind these corporations, and who would benefit from the acquisition? Make yourself comfortable and read on.
- Curious Minds
- Investor
- Other Practitioners
Netflix on the Verge of Swallowing Warner Bros.
Couch or cinema? Do you still like to go to the movies – or do you prefer streaming at home? Either way, the latest news from Hollywood are kind of mind-blowing: Netflix, the world’s leading streaming platform, is on the verge of buying the legendary Warner Bros., and with it, HBO, one of it’s biggest competitors in the streaming business. In the meantime, Trump entered the stage. And Paramount who also placed a bid. What does this teach us about ownership? Find out in our blog-post.
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- Curious Minds
What now? And some of the even bigger questions underneath …
In their podcast "What now?", Trevor Noah, Eugene Khoza and journalist Tom Mueller dive into the U.S. dialysis industry. They talk about incentives, responsibility, who gets to decide and what happens when life-and-death services follow the logic of quarterly results instead of human needs. Our blog post explores steward-ownership as a concrete, working alternative in healthcare.
- Curious Minds
Steward-Ownership – What Exactly Is It Again?
Still there are quite a few misunderstandings and myths surrounding the topic of steward-ownership. This article provides some orientation by taking a closer look at the two key principles of steward-ownership: self-determination and purpose orientation. What exactly shapes them? And how are they technically spelled out?
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SO:25 Brenna Davis: OGC – Growing Together With Steward-Ownership
Brenna Davis takes us on the nearly fifty-year long journey of organic product distributor Organically Grown Company to find an ownership structure that reflects its entrepreneurial spirit and long-term mission. She shares how the leaders at OGC have not only found a perfect fit in steward-ownership, but fully made it their own – bringing stewardship to life.
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SO:25 Maike Kauffmann: Welcome Speech
Maike Kauffmann from the Purpose Foundation gives the Welcome Speech at the SO:25.
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Our Steward-Ownership Learning Journeys
Learning journeyWant to go deeper? Our guided learning journeys offer a step-by-step path for exploring Steward-Ownership from understanding the basics to implementing the model in your company or advising others on how to do so.
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