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The Power of Decentralization: Discovering the New Physics of Organizing
Interview with Professor Thomas Malone - May 31, 2001 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology



A. Summary with Links
B. Interview

  1. Growing up on a Farm in New Mexico
  2. “Pick a Problem in Society that You'd Like to Help Solve”
  3. Stanford and Xerox PARC
  4. Formative Experiences and the Physics of Organizing
  5. MIT and a Moment of Ephiphany
  6. Teilhard de Chardin and Non-hierarchical Coordination
  7. None of Us Understands the Potential of Extreme Decentralization
  8. Coordination Is Managing Dependencies Among Activities
  9. Decentralization: Of Markets, Dialogue, Localization
  10. Blind Spots
  11. Science and Spirituality
  12. Reflection
  13. Bio
C. Complete Interview (Acrobat PDF Download)
D. Related sites: ccs.mit.edu


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