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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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First TikTok, Now Warner: How the Two Take-Overs are Connected and What Is Missing in the Current Debates Around Ownership in the US Media Landscape
Warner Bros. (and with it, HBO and CNN) is about to be bought by entertainment giant Paramount, controlled by David Ellison. And TikTok's US operations have been transferred to a consortium of American investors including Oracle, co-founded by Larry Ellison, David's father and one of the richest people on the planet, known for his close ties to Donald Trump. Just some normal take-overs? Not quite. Although the Warner-Paramount merger might undergo scrutiny by authorities, one important topic is missing from the debate: ownership.
- Curious Minds
Organically Grown Company
Organically Grown Company, one of the largest organic produce distributors in the U.S., was one of the 1st companies in the U.S. implementing a Perpetual Purpose Trust structure to solve their succession and financing challenges.
- Mid-Sized & Family-Owned Businesses
- Curious Minds
“The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way.”
Is modern finance still serving the real economy - or mainly itself? In a guest essay in the The New York Times in February 2026, Oren Cass argues that large parts of today’s financial industry have drifted away from their original purpose. The result: financialization, extraction, and companies treated as tradable assets. In this blog post, we pick up this debate and explore why ownership structures are at the heart of the problem… and the solution.
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The Role of Ownership in Purposeful Businesses
Read Prof. Colin Mayer's captivating speech from the SO:25 conference in Berlin, in which he explains why businesses are both a solution to and a source of the problems we face, and how steward-ownership ensures that businesses deliver on their purpose of solving problems.
- Curious Minds
- Start-up
- Mid-Sized & Family-Owned Businesses
- Investor
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.
- Investor
- Curious Minds
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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