Buddhist Geeks

Deconstructing Decentralised Organizing, with Richard D. Bartlett

Sep 30, 2020

Richard D. Bartlett, author of Patterns for Decentralised Organising and co-founder of Loomio and The Hum, discusses interesting topics including Decentralised Organising, Microsolidarity, Fractal Narcissism, and the Occupy Movement. They explore convergence, reconstructing views, and the difference between oral and written cultures. They also discuss the shift from individual to collective interpersonal meditation practices and the concept of decentralized organizing and micro solidarity.

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The importance of psychological depth and cognitive complexity in engaging in politics.

The value of consent-based decision making and relational practices for collaboration and cooperation.

The need to embrace diversity and be open to new assumptions for understanding the world.

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Group Governance: Written v.s. Spoken Word

01:48

The Tradeoff Between Societal Coordination/Unity and Flexibility of Governance

02:29

Introduction

2min

Writing a Book and Exploring New Ideas

12min

Convergence and Divergence

13min

Reconstructing Views and Valuing Multiple Perspectives

26min

Exploring the Difference Between Oral and Written Cultures

2min

Interpersonal Meditation Practice: From Individual to Collective

9min

Exploring Decentralized Organizing and Micro Solidarity

3min

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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