Whilst chaordinating (a word I keep slipping into sentences, and nobody even flinches, I hope they’re not hearing coordinating, or they’re missing the point) a truly epic event (which I really should write something about) with Gabriel Shalom (I should note we have 22 other collaborators, but this particular discussion was between the two of […]
Tag Archives: work
What businesses can learn from terrorists
A terrorist cell acts autonomously, with little communication. It acts according to a strong intrinsically motivated belief system, with a clearly defined objective – terror and disruption. It matters not how the objective is achieved, only that the objective is achieved. Knowledge is shared and innovation encouraged. What has this got to do with business? […]
Industries that should definitely not be part of the capitalist system
Capitalism as a whole encourages psychopathic organisational behavior as illustrated very well in “The Business”. This is not conspiracy only logic. The economic system dictates behavior, our behavior (due to our understanding of this system) is often driven by money. Where there is no longer a market, a market needs to be created. There is […]
Mind your language: I am not a “Human Resource”
I’ve heard the phrase Human Resources a lot lately and I have to say it sticks in my throat. Why? Because it embodies the attitudes of corporations and all that is wrong with the system in the first place. To see the human as a resource, is too see us as something to be owned, […]
What do I do?
A common enough question, but one I struggle to answer. When asked recently for a job title or description I flipantly wrote “google me”. Strangely I now have no title. I believe that I’m not alone in this loose definition of self, in terms of work. I aspire to fluidity and therefore would rather not […]
Building business environments
Etsy/Folksy/Dawanda meets Instructables Open and distributed models of product development create an environment in which products can evolve, advance, and be produced as needed, where needed. However designers and innovators attitudes repeatedly return to “yes very nice, how am I going to get paid?” Financial reward does not flow from the idea, it flows from […]
Intellectual Property is Theft
In response to Dougald Hines call for articles around the theme COMMONSense. and this has been bubbling under for some time now, so it’s time to splurge. Intellectual Property is theft Let us not decieve ourselves any longer, all forms of property and property rights are about control and power. They change the rules of […]
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