-Is there a better way of proposing, collaborating, and working towards common goals?-Why has our governance and the political model remained the same for many years? Because is it the best way or are there better ways of doing things?-Is the pyramid structure the best model to manage country, military, or corporations? Is there an... See more

Boehm, C., Barclay, H. B., Dentan, R. K., Dupre, M.-C., Hill, J. D., Kent, S., Knauft, B. M., Otterbein, K. F., and Rayner, S. (1993). Egalitarian behavior and reverse dominance hierarchy [and comments and reply]. Current Anthropology , 34(3), 227–254 (b) Graeber, D. (2004). Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology . Prickly Paradigm Press, Chicago,... See more

Now here’s the crucial point: for St. Dionysius and for all the ancient church, these structures are not merely arbitrary but reflect patterns at the heart of reality. It isn’t the case that a father has authority over a child merely because he is bigger and smarter, but because fatherhood is part of reality on a primal level. Or again, it isn’t... See more

We need to think critically and understand things better, not less. Trying to reduce human systems to animal systems doesn't take into account how knowledge changes over time. In addition, it misses out on the most important element of those animal systems, being, doing, and interacting. At Nature of Work, we have developed a method of organization... See more

Kinda want to launch an unironic, on-the-nose pro-bureaucracy discourse. Not even an apologia or defense, just straight up “bureaucracy is actually good and you morons trying to tear it down have no idea what you’re talking about or doing”

My longer-term agenda is to re-imagine and refactor bureaucratic functions and patterns into decentralized... See more