The Chaordic Way - Moravec

Slide 1: John M oravec, Ph.D. IS / S 5950-001, S ummer 2008 L

Slide 2: Hock’s example of a chaordic organization Mondragón Corporación Cooperativa (stove company) found their sweet spot through…  Open membership  Democratic organization  Worker sovereignty  Instrumental, subordinate nature of capital  Participation in management  Wage solidarity  Cooperation between cooperatives  S ocial transformation  Universal nature (!!!!!!)  Education

Slide 3: What about ourselves? M y take on building our sweet spots:  Openness, honesty and transparency  Cooperation and collaboration  Personal transformation  L ife-long learning

Slide 4: What Frankl says F ormation of a personal will to meaning to counter…  S hock  A pathy  B itterness  Disillusionment L ogotherapy: We have freedom to find meaning in what we do, and what we experience, or at least in the stand we take when faced with a situation of unchangeable suffering

Slide 5: What are some examples of future- focused Gray Areas and Sweet Spots?

Slide 6: Some classic examples of balancing toward the Chaordic Way…

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Slide 13: Some tougher ones…

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Slide 18: Which are full of potential? All of them!

Slide 19: How might we build new and better futures through the Chaordic Way?

Slide 20: My take  E mbrace chaos and ambiguity for what it is  Understanding and being open to The Other  Openness  Create!

Slide 21: What’s your take?

Slide 22: Which chaordic systems are often overlooked?