The Catalan Integral Cooperative (CIC) has been a great source of inspiration for a new generation of cooperative projects around the world, which want to build an autonomous (from the state and capitalist market) economy by adapting the ‘CIC model’ to their local needs. A characteristic example is the Integral Cooperative of Heraklion (ICH) in Greece, which has managed to establish itself in the consciousness of the local community of Heraklion-Crete as one of the most interesting cooperative projects in recent years.