Collective Power with Ted Rau

Denizen

Over the last few episodes we’ve been exploring work that we can do on ourselves and in intimate relationships. This conversation builds on those by extending that individual work into the group and organizational level. We explore power and examine the patterns that show up at all organizational levels, from teams to organizations to coalitions to movements.

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In this conversation Jenny and Ted cover:

• Power and it's relationship with agency and responisbility
• The distinction between power-over, power-under, power-within, and power-with
• The importance of individual work
• The concept of multi-level selection and the need to balance autonomy with alignment
• The Principles for prosocial behavior
• Various models for decision making and why Ted believes consent is the only collectively minded decision making method
• The importance of trust and psychological safety in organizations
• Organizational structures and processes that enable coherence alongside decentralization
• Sources of legitimacy in organizations
• What blobs are and how to avoid your organization becoming one
• Coalitions
• Movements
• Challenges in implementing these ideas in the default legal and cultural context

Resources

• Collective Power: Patterns For A Self=Organized Future, Ted Rau

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