Sublime

The self operating from this perspective strives to belong, to foster close and harmonious bonds with everyone. Orange promised a worldcentric stance; Green wants to cash in on the promise. Not only should individuals be able to break free from the prison of conventional roles, but the entire edifice of castes, social classes, patriarchy,

meritocracy.

One of the most important features of partnership is the seeming absence of hierarchy among partners.

projects are driven by democratized groups.1 Many find this notion of an alpha leader romantically appealing, believing that great design requires a tyrannical “Steve Jobs” at the helm to be successful.

Thus the redistribution of power from the inside to the outside of organizations and the rise of the multitude are changing the game. Openness in the Entrepreneurial Age is quite different from globalization in the Dark Ages of financialization. The global world of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s was dominated by giant, bureaucratic corporations. As it

Small Worlds networks mean that people don’t simply connect at random. They connect in clusters, ensuring that they interact with the same people frequently, even in large networks. This in turn reduces the Prisoners’ Dilemma and helps create social capital. One reason the phrase “social capital” is so evocative is that it connotes an increase in

3. To liberate the critical and creative resources of people by returning to individual persons the ability to call and hold meetings—an ability now increasingly monopolized by institutions which claim to speak for the people. 4. To liberate the individual from the obligation to shape his expectations to the services offered by any established