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A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on a specific project(s) to achieve a common objective.^{[citation needed]} Collectives differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an economic benefit or saving (but can be that as well). There may be some issues with meaningfully describing the qualities of a collective.

Types of groups[link]

Collectives are sometimes characterised by attempts to share and exercise political and social power and to make decisions on a consensus-driven and egalitarian basis.

A commune or intentional community, which may also be known as a "collective household", is a group of people who live together in some kind of dwelling or residence, or in some other arrangement (e.g. sharing land). Collective households may be organized for a specific purpose (e.g. relating to business, parenting, or some other shared interest).

The term "collective" is sometimes used to describe a species as a whole—for example, the "human collective."

A "street artist collective", sometimes referred to as a "graffiti crew" or in other instances simply an "artist collective" is typically a collection of individuals with similar interests in producing and documenting street art as a group. These "street artist collectives" or "graffiti crews" are often composed of friends or friends of friends from all walks of life with different beliefs, careers, & religions. These collectives can range in size from a few people to thousands of members. The style of art produced by these groups can have vast differences. The motivations behind the work they produce can be for a common cause or individually motivated purposes. Some collectives are simply people who enjoy painting with someone else and have no other goals or motivations for forming their collective.

A "work collective" is a type of horizontal collectivism wherein a business functions as a partnership of individual professionals, recognizing them as equals and rewarding them for their expertise. The working collective aims to reduce costs to clients while maintaining healthy rewards for participating partners. This is accomplished by eliminating the operating costs that are needed to support levels of management.^[1]

See also[link]

• Collectivism
• Collective farming
• Artist collective
• Musical collective
• Collective bargaining
• Collective agreement
• Collective investment scheme
• Collective security
• Collective intelligence
• Collective consciousness
• Collective unconscious
• Discursive dilemma
• Kibbutz
• Law collective
• Mutual aid
• Worker cooperative
• Workplace democracy
• Voluntary association

References[link]

1. ^ PRWeb Santa Monica, February 26, 2010. At One Year, New Agency Structure Succeeds: Commitment to Small Business Continues [1]

Further reading[link]

• For All The People: Uncovering the Hidden History of Cooperation, Cooperative Movements, and Communalism in America, PM Press, by John Curl, 2009, ISBN 978-1-60486-072-6

External links[link]

• Collective Labor is Direct Action: an introduction to worker owned collectives Andrew W. Smith, 2003

Jonathan "Jon" Lajoie (born August 21, 1980) is a Canadian comedian, actor, rapper, singer, musician and Internet celebrity from Montreal, Quebec.^[1]

Background[link]

Lajoie was born in Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada and raised in Montreal, Quebec. His father is French-Canadian and his mother is English-Canadian. He graduated from Dawson College's theatre program in 2001.^[2] Since 2003, he has acted as an English-Canadian musician named Thomas Edison in Radio-Canada's French-Canadian sitcom L'auberge du chien noir.^[3]

Career[link]

Jon Lajoie began his career as a comedian in 2007. Lajoie's performance included music, skits, and some stand-up comedy. Jon Lajoie has also released 2 studio albums.

[edit] The League

Lajoie currently has a role in the FX Network TV show called The League as Taco MacArthur, a perpetually stoned and unemployed musician.^[4] Lajoie performs his song "The Birthday Song" and "Vaginal Hubris" in two episodes of the first season. Throughout the series, Lajoie performs songs written specifically for the show.

[edit] Comedy Central Presents

Jon Lajoie filmed an episode of Comedy Central Presents on November 7, 2009.^[5] It premiered on March 5, 2010.^[6] The same special aired uncensored as part of Comedy Central's Secret Stash on June 6 at 1:30 AM (EST). The special featured the world premiere of the video for his song "Pop Song".

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Singles[link]

• "Very Super Famous" (2011)
• "The Best Song" (2011)
• "F**k Everything" (2011)

Music videos[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Jon Lajoie's channel on YouTube
• Jon Lajoie on Myspace
• Lajoie on Funny or Die
• Jon Lajoie at the Internet Movie Database
• The Lance – Jon Lajoie's transition from online to stage, Dec. 3, 2008
• Jon Lajoie Conquers web with Coarse Songs – AOL Music