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Aliens of Our Creation Copyright Page Table Of Contents - Figure Index - Table Index Preface Introduction Part I. Conclusions I.A. Alien Entities I.A.1. What are the Alien Entities? - Emergent properties - Not AI I.A.2. Naming the Powers I.A.3. Organizations of economic production - Markets - Firms - Commons-based peer production I.A.4. Are the Entities good or evil I.A.5. How do the Entities keep their order? I.B. You Do Not Matter I.B.1. The Hero Myth I.B.2. Your Isolation is Deadly I.B.3. Denial that there are even problems I.C. Controlling Organizations I.C.1. Early Corporations - Theories about social evolution - Basic Freedoms I.C.2. The Domination System - Walter Wink's Solutions - Gandhi's Solutions - David Korten - Riane Eisler I.C.3. Economic Systems - The capitalistic economic system - "The Tragedy of the Commons" is wrong I.C.4. Restructure - Technology can help with social change - Regulating Big Tech - Corporation Restructuring - Corporations as Non-Human Entities I.C.7. Dilemmas and Dialog - Civility - Mutual Aid - Moral Values - Elite Schooling I.C.8. Opposite of Healthy Organizations I.C.9. Summary I.D. Social Limits I.D.1. Dunbar Number I.D.2. Politics - Large Groups - Tweedism solutions: - Get money out of politics - Gerrymandering solutions: - Measure District Overlaps - Algorithmically Define Districts - Voting solutions: - Get rid of unfair voting limits. - Fair Voting or Decision Procedures - Small Groups I.D.3. Cell/Body Model I.D.4. Structure I.E. Community I.E.1. Definition of Community I.E.2. What destroys community? I.E.3. Creating Communities I.E.4. Boundaries, Transparency I.E.5. Communication Technologies I.E.6. Continuing Community - Avoidances - Major problems I.E.7. Common Elements I.F. Leader, Follower, Observer I.F.1. Followers - flaws and duties - Americans are individuals, not followers (false) - People are trained to be followers not leaders. - Moral Dimension - Good/Bad Effects - The Dilemma of Obedience, Experiments - Fear induced engagement - Breaking the authoritarian trap - Group Responsibility I.F.2. Structure - selecting good leaders - Experiment/Play - Rule of Three - Hierarchy - Wealth and Power I.F.3. Leaders - flaws and duties - No new leaders? - Duty of Leaders - Corruptible Book Recommendations I.G. Subtopics I.G.1. Subtopic: Major Human Strengths I.G.2. Subtopic: Major Human Flaws I.G.3. Subtopic: Basic Freedoms I.G.4. Subtopic: Moral Values I.G.5. Subtopic: Lessons from Nature I.G.6. Subtopic: New stories are needed I.G.7. Subtopic: Balance I.G.8. Subtopic: Private vs. Public I.G.9. Subtopic: Company Structures I.G.10. Subtopic: New Social Rules Part II. Details II.A. Alien Entities II.A.1. What are the Alien Entities? - This is not a new idea! - More Examples - Emergent Properties - Game Theory - Not Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Another problem with AI, it isn't "intelligent" - GIGO - Garbage In Garbage Out - It can be used against us, by corporations and governments - Noam Chomsky's thoughts - Other thoughts - AI is a statistical parrot - Some fixes to identify falsehoods II.A.2. Naming the Powers - Bureaucratic Organizations - Corporations are usually dictatorships - Corporations are not living, not human - Organizations of economic production - Self-organized groups II.A.3. Are the Entities good or evil - Define "evil" - Examples Of Evil Organizations - Cults - Dictatorship - Fascism - Schools - Publicly traded, profit-based corporations II.A.4. How do the Entities keep their order? - Scarcity, fear, violence, distractions - The Domination System - Standardize Schooling - Specialization - Competition vs. Cooperation II.A.5. Summary - Large Group Powers - Small Group Powers II.B. You Do Not Matter II.B.1. The Hero Myth - You cannot cause change with direct action - Example: Rosa Parks - Example: The American story of the "self made man" II.B.2. Your Isolation is Deadly - The Virtual Connection Desert - An Individual and even crowds seem to have no effect II.B.3. Summary II.C. Controlling Organizations II.C.1. Early Corporations - Theories about social evolution - Basic Freedoms II.C.2. The Domination System - Walter Wink's Solutions - Organizations forget their purpose - Gandi's View - Violence does not work - Martin Luther King, Jr. - David Korten - stories for primary needs - Imperial Empire: Prosperity Story {korten-01:p238-p239} - Earth Community: Prosperity Story {korten-01:p303-p310} - Imperial Empire: Security Story {korten-01:p242-p244} - Earth Community: Security Story {korten-01:p305-p307} - Imperial Biblical: Meaning Story {korten-01:p246-p247} - Imperial Secular: Meaning Story {korten-01:p247} - Earth Community: Meaning Story {korten-01:p308-p310} - Riane Eisler - Domination vs. Partnership II.C.3. Economic Systems - The capitalistic economic system - "The Tragedy of the Commons" is wrong - Sharing the Commons - Examples - Some small experiences I've had with "The Commons." - HP snacks - Un-monitored snacks II.C.4. Restructure - Technology can help with social change, but only for a limited time - Factors driving humanity's future - Large organization structures - Corporation restructure - Semco Style - Trusts - Monopolies. Regulate, breakup, or recharter - Recharter profit only organizations - Minimize unnecessary bureaucracy in business - Human Needs - Community Rights - Regulations are tricky. They can lock-in big companies. - Government and Regulations - Bureaucratic regulations will not contain the abuses of Big Tech. - Change can be fast - Structure does corrupt II.C.5. Mutual Aid II.C.6. Civility - A short definition of civility - Ethics and Higher Power - Civility and Higher Power - Individual Control, Specialist Beware - The rule of law is not a replacement for a "Higher Power" - Unconscious People - Individual triggers - Reptilian, Mammalian, New Brain - Unconscious Organizations II.C.7. Dilemmas and Dialog - Pain is a symptom, not a cause. - Moral Values - Defund Police - WEIRD people - Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic - Education - not indoctrination - Elite Schools II.C.8. Opposite of Healthy Organizations - a. Opposite of Cult - Table 1. Unhealthy Cult vs. Healthy Cult - b. Opposite of Fascism - Table 2. Fascism and the Exploited Moral Dimension - c. Opposite of Domination System - Table 3. Empire vs. Earth Community - Table 4. Domination vs. Partnership - d. Opposite of a bureaucracy - Table 5. Three Organizing Models - e. Mob Mentality II.C.9. Summary - Freedom to Disobey - Violence Does Not Work - Organizations Forget Their Purpose - Capitalistic Economic System - Alternative Economic Models - Perspectives on Economics - Societal Implications of Monetary Systems - The Tragedy of the Commons - Civility - Miscellaneous Points II.D. Social Limits II.D.1. Dunbar Number - Group communication technologies, by size - Table 6. Structure and Process - Hierarchy: - Management - Teams, five to nine people - Table 7. Group Sizes, Communication Paths, Typical Names - Human social limits - Organizational limits II.D.2. Politics - Representative democracy - Address Tweedism and Gerrymandering - Tweedism - Gerrymandering - Fair Voting or Decision Procedures II.D.3. Cell/Body Model - Fractal organization of life II.D.4. Structure - The U.S.A. federal government has "conflicts" built into it - Communities need structure, but not too much - Sustainable systems self organize - Use simple rules to self-organize - Try different structures - Synergy in systems vs. Reduction and Specialization - Command and Control is anti-life. - Commitment and Size - Sustainable Systems - Linear vs. Nonlinear. The start of Low-Context culture - Low-context vs. High-context Cultures - Summary II.E. Community Overview II.E.1. "Community" is a very large topic space - Overview - a. Definition of Community - b. Western civilization is not more civilized than all other cultures - c. The Basic Freedoms of early cultures - The freedom to move - The freedom to ignore or disobey - The freedom to try different organization structures - d. Complex systems do not require a hierarchy - e. Consensus not coercion - f. Virtual Communities II.E.2. What destroys community? - Overview - a. Money - b. Money vs. Connections - b.1 Connections - b.2 Alternative Local Currencies - b.3 Gift Economies - c. Lack of Trust - d. Mobility - e. Time - f. Commitments - g. Individualism vs. Security - h. Too much sweetness - i. Evil People II.E.3. Creating Communities - Overview - a. Peck's method - The Setup: participants agree to - The Steps - 1) Pseudo-community - 2) Chaos is needed for community development - 3) building community - empty stage - Community Maintenance - c. We Need Each Other tips - d. Creating a Life Together - e. Ethical Cult Building - f. Comments from Dieter Duhm - g. Time for a story - h. Starting community building - i. Forming an intentional community. What about "play?" - j. Participation and silent members - k. Time is needed to create "community" - l. The importance of a clear goal, bigger than the community - "Road to Return" documentary - m. Community building, those who leave at the start - n. Community building - not for dysfunctional groups - o. Summary II.E.4. Boundaries: Transparency vs. Privacy - Overview - a. Healthy groups - b. Unhealthy groups - c. Relationships within a community - Tamera - Morehouse - We Need Each Other - Other cultures - d. Initiation is a common way for moving across a boundary II.E.5. Group Communication Technologies - Overview - a. Consensus - b. Forum - b.1. Forum process rules - b.2. My experience with Forum - b.3. Problems with Forum - c. Non-Violent Communication (NVC) - d. Convergent Facilitation - d.1. Criteria Gathering - d.2. Proposal Creation - d.3. Decision Making - d.4. Outliers - e. One-No-Vote - f. Do-ocracy - f.1. Summary - f.2. When to use - f.3. Problems - f.4. Trust - g. Hot-Seat - g.1 For Individuals - g.2. Hot-Seat for Couples - h. Community Building - i. Restorative Justice - i.1 What is it? - i.2 The Haudenosaunee Confederacy of the Iroquois. - i.3 Ho'oponopono and Hawaiian Restorative Justice - j. Plenary - k. Communication Technology Flow Chart II.E.6. Continuing Community - Overview - a. Tension is required for life - b. Tension Areas - c. Community building first, decision making second. - d. Community maintenance - apply the tools with agility - e. Maintaining community requires continuing review of major decisions - f. Groups soon attempt to avoid their tasks - f.1 Flight Avoidance - f.2. Fight Avoidance - f.3 Dependency Avoidance - f.4 Pairing Avoidance - g. The Pairing Problem can be very destructive - h. The problem of "drifters," no commitment - i. True communities are self-aware - j. Summary II.E.7. Examples - Overview - a. Tamera - b. Morehouse - c. We Need Each Other - d. Paul Wheaton's community - e. Homeless camps - f. My experience with intentional communities - g. A Dream - h. Ecotopia - i. The Fifth Sacred Thing - j. Connections, not shared activities, make for a tight community II.F. Leader, Follower, Observer II.F.1. Followers - flaws and duties - But Americans are individuals, not followers. (Not true) - People are trained to be followers not leaders - Personal experiences with small communities - Moral Dimension - Good/Bad Effects - Table 8. Moral Dimensions - Experiments - Authoritarian experiment: Palo Alto high-school, The Wave - Authoritarian experiment: Stanford, guards and prisoners - Discrimination experiment: blue/brown eyed kids - Authoritarian experiment: Yale, Milgram, shocking someone - The Dilemma of Obedience - Fear induced engagement - Breaking the authoritarian trap - Group Responsibility - Example: dum-dum mode - Example: Trying to build a community group - Example: How does Tamera handle hierarchy? - Fixes for when there are no leaders stepping up - Stop being an unthinking follower! II.F.2. Structure - selecting good leaders - Play, experiment - Anarcho-Communism - The rule of three - a) Computer Operating Systems - b) Product Creation - c) Entrepreneur's attempts at creating companies - d) Device Drivers - e) Computer Languages - f) Development methodologies, programming tools, libraries, applications, etc. - g) Interviewing - h) Community Building - Hierarchy - The opinions of science are only the latest, not the last word - The wealthy and powerful will work to increase their wealth and power II.F.3. Leaders - flaws and duties - Duty vs. Rights - A family cannot be a community - The top manager is the primary determinant of an organization's culture - Dirty Hands: The closer to the top the harder the choices - Take a lead in something and listen to your followers - Leaders initiating community - Servant Leader and Higher-Power - A leader also needs periods of emptiness to contemplate - A true leader discourages dependency on them leading. - Leaders should focus on the group as a whole, not much on individuals. - A leader will point out examples of larger group issues. - Group Health - The Corruptible book author's recommendations for leader problems II.F.4 Summary II.G. Summary - Response to Climate Emergency - Small local communities are the most important Appendices A. Call to Action A.1. How to Find Joy in Climate Action A.2. Help make a better culture, starting with communities A.3. Teach and practice group communication technologies A.4. Create new communication technologies or group structures A.5. Encourage healthier Company structures A.6. Get involved in local politics - Three Myths of Behavior Change A.7. Address the Tweedism and gerrymandering issues. A.8. Three major ecological areas that need action: - From Joanna Macy's book Coming back to life - Another point of view by Lynn Margulis: A.9. Trends that need to be started A.10. Some possible new rules. Spread these concepts. A.11. Help build the "reputation" foundation A.12. Balance - a. Video: Why Modern Life Feels So Empty - b. Video: "Why You Hate Modern Work" - c. Competition vs. Cooperation - Table 9. Competition vs. Cooperation A.13. Permaculture and Water - a. Permaculture - b. Water A.14. Setup or use a TimeBank, Tool Library, etc. A.15. Preserve and Enhance Villages A.16. Open up the knowledge commons A.17. Explore More - Check out Jamie Wheal's ethical cult building toolkit - Can "Promise Theory" be used B. Our Vision for A New Way of Living Short Version Long Version Structure - Circles - Processes - Projects - Hooks - Problem Areas - Main Points - Tribe, Others - Filters C. Acknowledgments D. About The Author E. Tools used to create this book [change these to H3 and H4 no-TOC headings] Process - Write the book - Review cycle - Publishing Process Tools - emacs - make - pandoc - LibreOffice - Libre-Bib - GNU/Linux - CVS - git - github - Lulu - Other programs or services - Hardware Summary F. Primary Influences - People, Books, Articles G. Bibliographic Reference Key Citation (NAME-NN) Page (NAME-NN:pN), (NAME-NN:pN-pN) Location (NAME-NN:locN) (NAME-NN:locN-locN) Time (NAME-NN:Ns) Append to Link (NAME-NN:+url) URL Links and Alt links Dates Bibliography *.org file markup Teaser MindMup Latest First version Book Structure - $Revision: 1.822 $ - $Date: 2025/05/09 21:48:26 $ GMT Aliens of Our Creation Copyright Page Table Of Contents - Figure Index - Table Index Preface Introduction Solutions? Making Room for Change Notes Part I. Conclusions I.A. Alien Entities I.A.1. Emergent properties - Not AI I.A.2. Naming the Powers I.A.3. Are the Entities good or evil? I.A.4. How do the Powers keep their order? - Domination System - Conquer, control, and exploit, with: - Competition vs. Cooperation - between: - Divide and conquer: - Use human "flaws" to manipulate people: - Bureaucracy: - Specialization: - Entertainment: - Standardized Schooling: I.B. The Entities' Environment I.B.1. Organizations of Economic Production - Markets - Firms - Alternatives: Commons-based peer production I.B.2. The Capitalist Economic System - "The Tragedy of the Commons" is wrong I.B.3. Politics - Large Groups - Tweedism : - Solution: Get money out of politics - Gerrymandering: - Solution 1: Measure District Overlaps - Solution 2: Algorithmically Define Districts I.C. Controlling the Entities I.C.1. Challenges to the Social Evolution Story - Basic Freedoms I.C.2. You Do Not Matter - The Hero Myth - Your Isolation is Deadly - The Individual's Power I.C.3. The Domination System and How to Change It - David Korten - Riane Eisler I.C.4. The Non-Violent Response - Walter Wink's Solutions - Gandhi's Solutions I.C.5. Restructuring - Technology as a Tool for Change - Regulating Big Tech - Restructuring Corporations I.C.6. Dilemmas and Dialog - Civility - Mutual Aid - Moral Values - Elite Schooling I.C.7. Opposite of Healthy Organizations I.D. Social Limits I.D.1. Dunbar Number I.D.2. Cell/Body Model I.D.3. Structure I.E. Community I.E.1. Definition of Community I.E.2. What destroys community? I.E.3. Creating Communities I.E.4. Boundaries, Transparency I.E.5. Communication Technologies - a. Forum - From Zegg, Tamera - b. Non-Violent Communication (NVC) - From: Marshall Rosenberg - c. Convergent Facilitation - From: Miki Kashtan - d. Consensus - e. One-No-Vote - From: Morehouse - f. Do-ocracy - from Noisebridge{noisebridge-03} - g. Hot-Seat - from New Culture - h. Community Building - From: FCE, Scott Peck - i. Restorative Justice - j. Plenary Flowchart I.E.6. Maintaining Community - Obstacles to Maintaining Community - Avoidances - Ways to Maintain Community - *Group Longevity* I.E.7. Common Elements I.F. Leader, Follower, Observer I.F.1. Followers - flaws and duties - Americans are individuals, not followers (false) - People are trained to be followers, not leaders. - Moral Dimension - Good/Bad Effects - The Dilemma of Obedience, Experiments - Fear-induced engagement - Follower Duties I.F.2. Observers - flaws and duties - Observer Flaws - Observer Duties I.F.3. Structure - selecting good leaders - Experiment/Play - Rule of Three - Hierarchy - Wealth and Power I.F.4. Leaders - flaws and duties - The Authoritarian Trap - No new leaders? - Duties of Leaders - Recommendations from /Corruptible/ I.G. Summary I.H. Subtopics I.H.1. Subtopic: Major Human Strengths I.H.2. Subtopic: Major Human Flaws I.H.3. Subtopic: Basic Freedoms I.H.4. Subtopic: Moral Values I.H.5. Subtopic: Lessons from Nature I.H.6. Subtopic: New stories are needed I.H.7. Subtopic: Balance I.H.8. Subtopic: Private vs. Public I.H.9. Subtopic: Company Structures I.H.10. Subtopic: New Social Rules Part II. Details II.A. Alien Entities II.A.1. What are the Alien Entities? - This is not a new idea! - More Examples - Emergent Properties - Game Theory - Not Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Another problem with AI, it isn't "intelligent" - GIGO - Garbage In Garbage Out - AI can be used against us, by corporations and governments - Noam Chomsky's thoughts - Other thoughts - AI is a statistical parrot - LLMs could be a one-time event - Some fixes to identify falsehoods II.A.2. Naming the Powers - Bureaucratic Organizations - Corporations are usually dictatorships - Corporations are not living, not human - Organizations of economic production - Self-organized groups II.A.3. Are the Entities good or evil - Define "evil" - Examples Of Evil Organizations - Cults - Dictatorship - Fascism - Schools - Publicly traded, profit-based corporations II.A.4. How do the Entities keep their order? - Scarcity, fear, violence, distractions - The Domination System - Standardize Schooling - Specialization - Competition vs. Cooperation II.A.5. Summary - Large Group Powers - Small Group Powers II.B. You Do Not Matter II.B.1. The Hero Myth - You cannot cause change with direct action - Example: Rosa Parks - Example: The American story of the "self made man" II.B.2. Your Isolation is Deadly - The Virtual Connection Desert - An Individual and even crowds seem to have no effect II.B.3. Summary II.C. Controlling Organizations II.C.1. Early Corporations - Theories about social evolution - Basic Freedoms II.C.2. The Domination System - Walter Wink's Solutions - Organizations forget their purpose - Gandi's View - Violence does not work - Martin Luther King, Jr. - David Korten - stories for primary needs - Imperial Empire: Prosperity Story {korten-01:p238-p239} - Earth Community: Prosperity Story {korten-01:p303-p310} - Imperial Empire: Security Story {korten-01:p242-p244} - Earth Community: Security Story {korten-01:p305-p307} - Imperial Biblical: Meaning Story {korten-01:p246-p247} - Imperial Secular: Meaning Story {korten-01:p247} - Earth Community: Meaning Story {korten-01:p308-p310} - Riane Eisler - Domination vs. Partnership II.C.3. Economic Systems - The capitalistic economic system - "The Tragedy of the Commons" is wrong - Sharing the Commons - Examples - Some small experiences I've had with "The Commons." - HP snacks - Un-monitored snacks II.C.4. Restructure - Technology can help with social change, but only for a limited time - Factors driving humanity's future - Large organization structures - Corporation restructure - Semco Style - Trusts - Monopolies. Regulate, breakup, or recharter - Recharter profit only organizations - Minimize unnecessary bureaucracy in business - Human Needs - Community Rights - Regulations are tricky. They can lock-in big companies. - Government and Regulations - Bureaucratic regulations will not contain the abuses of Big Tech. - Change can be fast - Structure does corrupt II.C.5. Mutual Aid II.C.6. Civility - A short definition of civility - Ethics and Higher Power - Civility and Higher Power - Individual Control, Specialist Beware - The rule of law is not a replacement for a "Higher Power" - Unconscious People - Individual triggers - Reptilian, Mammalian, New Brain - Unconscious Organizations II.C.7. Dilemmas and Dialog - Pain is a symptom, not a cause. - Moral Values - Defund Police - WEIRD people - Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic - Education - not indoctrination - Elite Schools II.C.8. Opposite of Healthy Organizations - a. Opposite of Cult - Table 1. Unhealthy Cult vs. Healthy Cult - b. Opposite of Fascism - Table 2. Fascism and the Exploited Moral Dimension - c. Opposite of Domination System - Table 3. Empire vs. Earth Community - Table 4. Domination vs. Partnership - d. Opposite of a bureaucracy - Table 5. Three Organizing Models - e. Mob Mentality II.C.9. Summary - Freedom to Disobey - Violence Does Not Work - Organizations Forget Their Purpose - Capitalistic Economic System - Alternative Economic Models - Perspectives on Economics - Societal Implications of Monetary Systems - The Tragedy of the Commons - Civility - Miscellaneous Points II.D. Social Limits II.D.1. Dunbar Number - Group communication technologies, by size - Table 6. Structure and Process - Hierarchy: - Management - Teams, five to nine people - Table 7. Group Sizes, Communication Paths, Typical Names - Human social limits - Organizational limits II.D.2. Politics - Representative democracy - Address Tweedism and Gerrymandering - Tweedism - Gerrymandering - Fair Voting or Decision Procedures II.D.3. Cell/Body Model - Fractal organization of life II.D.4. Structure - The U.S.A. federal government has "conflicts" built into it - Communities need structure, but not too much - Sustainable systems self organize - Use simple rules to self-organize - Try different structures - Synergy in systems vs. Reduction and Specialization - Command and Control is anti-life. - Commitment and Size - Sustainable Systems - Linear vs. Nonlinear. The start of Low-Context culture - Low-context vs. High-context Cultures - Summary II.E. Community Overview II.E.1. "Community" is a very large topic space - Overview - a. Definition of Community - b. Western civilization is not more civilized than all other cultures - c. The Basic Freedoms of early cultures - The freedom to move - The freedom to ignore or disobey - The freedom to try different organization structures - d. Complex systems do not require a hierarchy - e. Consensus not coercion - f. Virtual Communities II.E.2. What destroys community? - Overview - a. Money - b. Money vs. Connections - b.1 Connections - b.2 Alternative Local Currencies - b.3 Gift Economies - c. Lack of Trust - d. Mobility - e. Time - f. Commitments - g. Individualism vs. Security - h. Too much sweetness - i. Evil People II.E.3. Creating Communities - Overview - a. Peck's method - The Setup: participants agree to - The Steps - 1) Pseudo-community - 2) Chaos is needed for community development - 3) building community - empty stage - Starting community building - Community building, those who leave at the start - Forming an intentional community. What about "play?" - Participation and silent members - Community Maintenance - Time is needed to create "community" - Recommendations - b. We Need Each Other tips - Biggest Challenges - Bonding vs. Bridging Communities - Outline of a community - c. Creating a Life Together - d. Ethical Cult Building - e. Comments from Dieter Duhm - f. Time for a story - g. The importance of a clear goal, bigger than the community - "Road to Return" documentary - h. Summary II.E.4. Boundaries: Transparency vs. Privacy - Overview - a. Healthy groups - b. Unhealthy groups - c. Relationships within a community - Tamera - Morehouse - We Need Each Other - Other cultures - d. Initiation is a common way for moving across a boundary II.E.5. Group Communication Technologies - Overview - a. Forum - b.1. Forum process rules - b.2. My experience with Forum - b.3. Problems with Forum - b. Non-Violent Communication (NVC) - c. Convergent Facilitation - d.1. Criteria Gathering - d.2. Proposal Creation - d.3. Decision Making - d.4. Outliers - d. Consensus - e. One-No-Vote - f. Do-ocracy - f.1. Summary - f.2. When to use - f.3. Problems - f.4. Trust - g. Hot-Seat - g.1 For Individuals - g.2. Hot-Seat for Couples - h. Community Building - i. Restorative Justice - i.1 What is it? - i.2 The Haudenosaunee Confederacy of the Iroquois. - i.3 Ho'oponopono and Hawaiian Restorative Justice - j. Plenary - k. Communication Technology Flow Chart II.E.6. Continuing Community - Overview - a. Tension is required for life - b. Tension Areas - c. Community building first, decision making second. - d. Community maintenance - apply the tools with agility - e. Maintaining community requires continuing review of major decisions - f. Groups soon attempt to avoid their tasks - f.1 Flight Avoidance - f.2. Fight Avoidance - f.3 Dependency Avoidance - f.4 Pairing Avoidance - g. The Pairing Problem can be very destructive - h. The problem of "drifters," no commitment - i. True communities are self-aware - j. Summary II.E.7. Examples - Overview - a. Tamera - b. Morehouse - c. We Need Each Other - d. Paul Wheaton's community - e. Homeless camps - f. My experience with intentional communities - g. A Dream - h. Ecotopia - i. The Fifth Sacred Thing - j. Connections, not shared activities, make for a tight community II.F. Leader, Follower, Observer II.F.1. Followers - flaws and duties - But Americans are individuals, not followers. (Not true) - People are trained to be followers not leaders - Personal experiences with small communities - Moral Dimension - Good/Bad Effects - Table 8. Moral Dimensions - Experiments - Authoritarian experiment: Palo Alto high-school, The Wave - Authoritarian experiment: Stanford, guards and prisoners - Discrimination experiment: blue/brown eyed kids - Authoritarian experiment: Yale, Milgram, shocking someone - The Dilemma of Obedience - Fear induced engagement - Breaking the authoritarian trap - Group Responsibility - Example: dum-dum mode - Example: Trying to build a community group - Example: How does Tamera handle hierarchy? - Fixes for when there are no leaders stepping up - Stop being an unthinking follower! II.F.2. Structure - selecting good leaders - Play, experiment - Anarcho-Communism - The rule of three - a) Computer Operating Systems - b) Product Creation - c) Entrepreneur's attempts at creating companies - d) Device Drivers - e) Computer Languages - f) Development methodologies, programming tools, libraries, applications, etc. - g) Interviewing - h) Community Building - Hierarchy - The opinions of science are only the latest, not the last word - The wealthy and powerful will work to increase their wealth and power II.F.3. Leaders - flaws and duties - Duty vs. Rights - A family cannot be a community - The top manager is the primary determinant of an organization's culture - Dirty Hands: The closer to the top the harder the choices - Leaders initiating community - Servant Leader and Higher-Power - A leader also needs periods of emptiness to contemplate - A true leader discourages dependency on them leading. - Leaders should focus on the group as a whole, not much on individuals. - A leader will point out examples of larger group issues. - Group Health - The Corruptible book author's recommendations for leader problems II.F.4 Summary II.G. Book Summary - Response to Climate Emergency - Small local communities are the most important Appendices A. Call to Action A.1. How to Find Joy in Climate Action A.2. Help make a better culture, starting with communities A.3. Teach and practice group communication technologies A.4. Create new communication technologies or group structures A.5. Encourage healthier Company structures A.6. Get involved in local politics - Three Myths of Behavior Change A.7. Address the Tweedism and gerrymandering issues. A.8. Three major ecological areas that need action: - From Joanna Macy's book Coming back to life - Another point of view by Lynn Margulis: A.9. Trends that need to be started A.10. Some possible new rules. Spread these concepts. A.11. Help build the "reputation" foundation A.12. Balance - a. Video: Why Modern Life Feels So Empty - b. Video: "Why You Hate Modern Work" - c. Competition vs. Cooperation - Table 9. Competition vs. Cooperation A.13. Permaculture and Water - a. Permaculture - b. Water A.14. Setup or use a TimeBank, Tool Library, etc. A.15. Preserve and Enhance Villages A.16. Open up the knowledge commons A.17. Explore More - Check out Jamie Wheal's ethical cult building toolkit - Can "Promise Theory" be used B. Our Vision for A New Way of Living B.1. Short Version B.2. Long Version B.3. Structure - Circles - Processes - Projects - Hooks - Problem Areas - Main Points - Tribe, Others - Filters C. Acknowledgments D. About The Author - Car Culture E. Tools used to create this book E.1. Process - Write the book - Review cycle - Publishing Process E.2. Tools - emacs - make - pandoc - LibreOffice - Libre-Bib - GNU/Linux - CVS - git - github - Lulu - Other programs or services - Hardware E.3. Summary F. Primary Influences - People, Books, Articles G. Citation Style G.1. Citation (NAME-NN) G.2. Page (NAME-NN:pN), (NAME-NN:pN-pN) G.3. Location (NAME-NN:locN) (NAME-NN:locN-locN) G.4. Time (NAME-NN:Ns) G.5. Append to Link (NAME-NN:+url) G.6. URL Links and Alt links G.7. Dates Bibliography *.org file markup Teaser MindMup Latest First version Book Structure