This chapter explores the speaker's exposure to different perspectives on decentralized organizing and their willingness to reconstruct views based on new assumptions. They discuss the potential benefits of centralized authority in handling crises and the role of centralized leadership in New Zealand's response to the crisis. The chapter also emphasizes the importance of diverse perspectives and the coexistence of different dynamics.
In this episode, Vince Fakhoury Horn is joined in conversation with Richard D. Bartlett. Rich is the author of Patterns for Decentralised Organising and a contributing author for Better Work Together. He is a co-founder of Loomio and The Hum. He is a Director and longstanding member of Enspiral. In finding where convergence resides among them, Vince and Rich explore many interesting topics including Decentralised Organising, Microsolidarity, Fractal Narcissism, and the Occupy Movement.
Memorable Quotes
“In a time of massive disruption, where the stakes are really high and everyone has skin in the game, who is saying stuff that feels sensible? That feels like it’s giving me guidance?” - Richard D. Bartlett
“The world is great when there is a huge variety of different ways of being and they form some complex, uncontrollable network. That we’re all enmeshed together and we’re all playing different parts…” - Richard D. Bartlett
Episode Links
👤 Richard D. Bartlett, aka Rich Decibels
👤 Rich @ Twitter
👤 Rich @ Medium
📖 Better Work Together
📖 Patterns for Decentralised Organising
🔗 Enspiral
🔗 Loomio
🔗 The Hum
🔗 Microsolidarity
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