Publications

The Synergies of Cooperatives and Open Source

Are cooperatives1 and open source projects2 and communities a natural fit? What are the similarities between the two? What is the difference between a traditional company that invest heavily in open source and the traditional products and services that are produced...

Harvestocracy

Harvesting the sharing economy Not all meritocracies are fair. New forms of meritocracies are emerging where ideas are harvested into an ownership hierarchy. This results in a system that lures participants into giving away assets that they would normally keep for...

Self-Organized Structures

The new way to work in the sharing economy Some professionals do not believe self-organized groups are possible or, if possible, efficient enough to endure as a valid corporate structure. Camazine et al.1 describe self-organization as: “... a process in which pattern...

Rugged Coalitionalism

The question is whether for this purpose it is better that the holder of coercive power should confine himself in general to creating conditions under which the knowledge and initiative of individuals are given the best scope so that they can plan most successfully;...

On Exploitation in Learning

The Effects of Hierarchy on Education and Vocation An essential part of the so called E-Myth1 concerning starting a business is the idea that 1 basically, people don’t matter. That is to say processes matter more than people, at least with respect to hierarchies. The...

Ephemeral Groups

Creative Destruction Inside The Firm An ephemeral group is a coalition that comes into existence for just enough time to pursue an opportunity and then dissolves. Ephemeral groups can be formed within a larger organization or from a set of individuals with little...

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