I've always liked the fact that Valve Corporation operates like a flatland organization.
It is led by managing director Gabe Newell (who only exercised his veto a few times). It's amazing they're able to pull this off, creating a gaming platform of 40 million active players. Would it have been the same with traditional hierarchical structures?
Maybe not. Both Steam (gaming platform) and Steemit are not final products. They should be expected to evolve over time, building on the wisdom and experience of both users and creators. Having a digital platform helps with rapid prototyping and constant iterations. And in Valve's case, teams are usually formed organically as people gravitate towards the activities that best suit their individual motivations.
Clearly I've yet to see another arrangement that inspires me. So it's something that I want to keep sharing here. The video below is quite a good primer on Valve's policies.
Check out their handbook too: http://www.valvesoftware.com/company/Valve_Handbook_LowRes.pdf
I love Valve's employee handbook and how they want T shaped skill sets. This thinking is very applicable to freelance workers.
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Yup it is! I attended a design thinking course a few years ago and they pretty much do the same thing. I really think anyone on Steemit should take more notice of this paradigm because it's applicable here.. even as a community or if you join up projects around here :)
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I posted a video about something called "holacracy" - a concept that seems related - a couple months ago, in Order in Business Without Top-Down Control. It would be fascinating if teams of steemit users start to emerge and launch projects using principles of self-organization like these. The blockchain is the perfect place for something like an organic organization's constitution.
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Steemit is already quite like that.. and will become more like that over time. Curie is an example. Others like steemprentice steemsports etc i believe is pretty much the same too, if not more relaxed than the usual rigid structures of traditional companies
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Great, where do I need to apply!
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Steemit is a giant example ;)
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Interesting!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Glad you found it so :)
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