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The Vibes Theory of Organisational Design | by Richard D. Bartlett | Enspiral Tales | Medium

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Stories from a bold experiment - creating a collaborative network that helps people do meaningful work. Follow publication 1 Top highlight 1 1 You highlighted 1 1 1 1 1 1.3K 29 Listen Share More In this article I’m going to bite off some big ideas, musing on the limitations of encoding agreements in text. To keep it grounded, I’ll illustrate the ideas with real-world stories. I’ll include a couple of practical tools you can try right away. But mostly, this is a reflection from the frontiers of decentralised organising: the ideas here probably only reflect the reality of a tiny number of organisations. It’s highly speculative, subjective, exploratory. I’m not educated in social psychology so I haven’t quoted any sources and I’ve probably mangled the science. In other words: don’t try this at home. The invitation is to put on your safety gear and come exploring with me… First I’ll set some context, exploring why groups create written rules as they grow. Then, I’ll name some of the dysfu

Press enter or click to view image in full size The bigger the group, the more rules they need. Can we do better than written agreements? 16 min read Feb 19, 2018 -- In this article I’m going to bite off some big ideas, musing on the limitations of encoding agreements in text. To keep it grounded, I’ll illustrate the ideas with real-world stories. I’ll include a couple of practical tools you can try right away. But mostly, this is a reflection from the frontiers of decentralised organising: the ideas here probably only reflect the reality of a tiny number of organisations. It’s highly…

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