Three Reasons Why the Future of Work is Cooperative
Workers around the world are in search of a better deal. The ability to work from anywhere has arrived. According to Lisa Taylor, President of Challenge Factory, “one in three Canadians would rather quit than go back to an office.”…
Strategy
The best strategies are democratic. When it is designed and decided by executives and consultants a strategy’s potential is limited. When there is no process, but an unequivocally and monomaniacally clear purpose, strategies emerge from everywhere – work folks are…
Governance
The world is less democratic than it was 15 years ago. Peoples’ growing malaise with democracy has been a disturbing trend that dates back to the 1970s. The way we govern our communities – neighbourhood associations, corporate boards, regional elections…
Sociocracy
Sociocracy is a system of governance and constant decision making that unlocks the potential of highly democratic, often member-led communities. It seeks to create psychologically safe environments and organizations through human-centric approaches and radical transparency. People feel included in decision-making…
The Second Best and Worst Jobs Ever
Holy crap we’re almost done the series! Through Pirates and Message Runners, University Professors and Fox News Fact-Checkers, and Singers and Searchers of the Dead we have explored myriad kinds of work and how these historical jobs impact communities. Sort of. Other times we rambled about tenure and the coming Plague. Sorry about that. On to the next two jobs!
Pirate Communities: Business and Governance
[Editor’s note: Sunday, September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day…I’m just saying.] Last week two dear friends sent me two different articles about pirate prominence. The first was from my friend Stewart and it discusses the rise of…