[p2p-research] [p2p energy economy] Worldchanging: Open Intellectual Property as a Sustainability Accelorator

[Paul B. Hartzog]

hierarchies are inherently unsustainable
-p

2009/3/29 marc fawzi <marc.fawzi at gmail.com>:
> I think it's great that these memes are being co-created and amplified by
> the greater whole. I wish I could say the same about the idea of "renewable
> hierarchies" ... It too is very involved in creating a sustainable system.
>
> Renewable Hierarchies in Action:
>
> Right where I live now (within a well run transitional housing program)
> everyone in the operational hierarchy, which is made up entirely of
> residents (elected by other residents into various positions), gets to stay
> in their position no more than 3 terms (each term being 8 weeks) and then
> move on to some other position, but only laterally unless they are voted
> into the executive committee which is considered a bit higher and has some
> privileges but there stay there is also temporary.
>
> The government employs a renewable hierarchy in Congress, Senate and the
> President 's position.
>
> Why then are the private corporations and NGOs made up of non-renewable
> hierarchies (or ones where people get to stay in their positions and just
> move up over time gaining more and more power) ?
>
> Marc
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Great little article...
>>
>> http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/009666.html
>>
>> Ryan Lanham
>>
>>
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