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Spent a lot of time analyzing how ecosystems of people form.

If I were to hypthosize, I think that the "software" that is running in the current human operating system is still coded for trusted networks of 150.

We started with clustered tribal communities of ~150, and in today's age, that number still stands for how many relationships we can realistically manage (trust diminishing as you spiral outward from the center).

This doodle was the first iteration of working out how to organize an ecosystem of people. From a design standpoint, people were the focal point - any business, non-profit, personal or professional network.

The goal: identify your Leads (1 per Domain), your Core Team (primary supporters to your Lead), Technicians (volunteers, contractors, etc), Advisors and Audience. Acknowledge that ecosystems have natural constraints (enough of the exponential growth BS). And your main constraints are how many relationships ONE Lead can truly manage without burning out (and still get their work done).

Especially as an entrepreneur where the first Lead is typically in multiple (if not ALL domains), the potential for destabilization is very high.

The most important person in an ecosystem? The First Follower.

To be continued...

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franny 1y ago

Ecosystems of people are indeed interesting!

I think it’s also interesting how companies loose efficiency the bigger they get. At least that’s what I could perceive so far!

VelvetBlue_art 1y ago

I think I read somewhere that it only takes 18 people in one room to have an absolute disagreement and argument.

DagnyT 1y ago

Hahahah. I bet it's even less 😂

FiddleHodlHomestead 1y ago

Interesting!

Dunbar's number is often what I come back to when I look at human interactions within society.

Our human impulses - whether we consider them "good" or "bad" - make sense within a small, interdependent group. Many (most?) are a disaster when applied at the scale of a nation.

DagnyT 1y ago

Absolutely!! How on earth could we think that having ONE person or even a group (or government) have authority over MILLIONS, particularly when we see that there are multitudes of sub-cultures even within a dominant culture? It's asinine. We'd be better off with bioregional governance hubs that allow communities to self-govern. Buuuut that would require people to truly take responsibility for themselves, and most current systems have allowed/incentivized people to outsource their responsibility. So we have to rebuild our own skills in decision-making, responsibility-taking, and most importantly sovereignty.