The Governance Stress Test 001 🌿🏛️

I think it’d be a good fediverse start to talk about polycentric governance.

Today’s Stress Test:
Does your system support multiple, independent decision-making centers?

Elinor Ostrom noted that in a polycentric system, "many centers of decision-making that are formally independent also interact with each other in an orderly fashion."

Instead of a pyramid with a boss at the top making decisions, it's a network of autonomous groups collaborating. The Fediverse is a great example of this.

I’m curious about your offline or organizational experiences, though. When you've seen this attempted in co-ops, local governments, FOSS, or community groups, how does it usually play out?

👇 Vote below or reply with a story.

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Hello Fediverse! 👋 I am exploring the mechanics of how communities, cooperatives, and decentralized networks actually function and survive in the real world.

Welcome to The Governance Stress Test 🏛️🌿
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In this ongoing series, I plan on looking at the stress points of community-led systems. I will be posing questions backed by insights from thinkers who’s writings I’ve enjoyed like Elinor Ostrom, Murray Bookchin, Manuel DeLanda, Jane Jacobs, James C. Scott and others as a fun way to examine how resilient our systems truly are when it comes to dispute resolution, resource management, and autonomy.

I’m not planning on this being “The Travis Shares Theory Show”. I want to hear about your real-world experiences, case studies, and critiques.

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I'm looking forward to learning from all of you!

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