Jon Husband used to work in a prison. Prisoners call their prison guards 'Boss'. Jon Husband also used to work in a bank. In banks, employees call their leaders 'Boss'. There has been hierarchy, but there is a new word, a new movement which is eating away at this notion: "Wirearchy" (go to his website for a cool flash-based explanation of what this is).
Take a look at the cool representation of where we've come in terms of hierarchy/wirearchy, and then maybe have a go at some questions for us / you guys, which, after a few of your comments, I might attempt to synthesise later on:
- Is knowledge power? Has that been the case? Is it the case now?
- Is competition necessary for innovation, progress and evolution?
- Does the absence of hierarchy create disorder?
- Can connecting, conversing, linking, archiving, small pieces loosely joined etc replace the 'real' power systems (the top-down capital markets, legislation, political and governance systems, elections etc)?
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