The Open Organization https://opensource.com/tags/open-organization en The future of the sharing business model https://opensource.com/article/23/4/future-sharing-business-model <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">The future of the sharing business model</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/users/ron-mcfarland" class="username">Ron McFarland</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-04-21T03:00:00-04:00" title="Friday, April 21, 2023 - 03:00" class="datetime">Fri, 04/21/2023 - 03:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-article-subhead field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>Online platforms enable the sharing economy and create an entry point for developers.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>Younger generations prioritize experiences over assets and quality over quantity in many areas of life, and technology has evolved to help fulfill their desires. That's the…</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lead-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/article/23/4/future-sharing-business-model" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_teaser/public/lead-images/BIZ_WorkInPublic_4618517_1110_CS_A.png?itok=DNF1q-OL" width="360" height="202" alt="open data center Facebook" title="Two open data centers at Facebook" class="image-style-article-teaser" /> </a> </div> Fri, 21 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Ron McFarland 70577 at https://opensource.com Real-world examples of the sharing economy https://opensource.com/article/23/4/sharing-economy-examples <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Real-world examples of the sharing economy</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/users/ron-mcfarland" class="username">Ron McFarland</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-04-20T03:00:00-04:00" title="Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 03:00" class="datetime">Thu, 04/20/2023 - 03:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-article-subhead field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>Many popular online marketplaces—and some you&#039;ve never heard of—illustrate how an economy based on social connections can work.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>Some of the most familiar examples of the online sharing economy started small. Consider Airbnb, which started from three airbeds and became AirBed and Breakfast in 2008. As…</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lead-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/article/23/4/sharing-economy-examples" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_teaser/public/lead-images/OSDC_bees_network.png?itok=wwC-qYoI" width="360" height="202" alt="bees network" title="Crowdfunded science exhibit encourages duplication" class="image-style-article-teaser" /> </a> </div> Thu, 20 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Ron McFarland 70573 at https://opensource.com The sharing economy and the open organization https://opensource.com/article/23/4/sharing-economy-open-organization <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">The sharing economy and the open organization</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/users/ron-mcfarland" class="username">Ron McFarland</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-04-19T03:00:00-04:00" title="Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - 03:00" class="datetime">Wed, 04/19/2023 - 03:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-article-subhead field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>Learn how the open organization principles of collaboration and community align with the new rules of businesses based on social connection.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>The sharing economy is a new industry built around sharing resources instead of buying things new from a factory. If an asset is not being used to capacity by the owner, there…</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lead-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/article/23/4/sharing-economy-open-organization" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_teaser/public/lead-images/OSDC_bees_network.png?itok=wwC-qYoI" width="360" height="202" alt="bees network" title="Crowdfunded science exhibit encourages duplication" class="image-style-article-teaser" /> </a> </div> Wed, 19 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Ron McFarland 70570 at https://opensource.com How Web3 and a mesh organizational design can turn challenges into opportunities https://opensource.com/article/23/3/web3-mesh-organizational-design-challenges-opportunities <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">How Web3 and a mesh organizational design can turn challenges into opportunities</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/users/jenkelchner" class="username">jenkelchner</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-03-02T03:00:00-05:00" title="Thursday, March 2, 2023 - 03:00" class="datetime">Thu, 03/02/2023 - 03:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-article-subhead field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>Unlock the potential of decentralization.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>We're in a new era (or at least the early days of a new chapter)—not just a new period in our technological history but also a new paradigm for how people work and contribute…</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lead-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/article/23/3/web3-mesh-organizational-design-challenges-opportunities" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_teaser/public/lead-images/LAW-Internet_construction_9401467_520x292_0512_dc.png?itok=exNOCnsj" width="360" height="202" alt="An intersection of pipes." title="An intersection of pipes." class="image-style-article-teaser" /> </a> </div> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000 jenkelchner 70491 at https://opensource.com 3 types of leadership for open organizations https://opensource.com/article/23/2/leadership-open-organizations <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">3 types of leadership for open organizations</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/users/ldimaggi" class="username">ldimaggi</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-02-09T03:00:00-05:00" title="Thursday, February 9, 2023 - 03:00" class="datetime">Thu, 02/09/2023 - 03:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-article-subhead field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>Servant leaders, quiet leaders, and open leaders have traits useful to open organizations.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>In the classic movie Born Yesterday , a crime boss repeatedly demonstrates his leadership style by bellowing, "Do what I'm tellin' ya!" in a loud, threatening voice. It's…</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lead-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/article/23/2/leadership-open-organizations" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_teaser/public/lead-images/leader_flag_people_team_group.png?itok=AuOi1jlj" width="360" height="202" alt="a big flag flying in a sea of other flags, teamwork" title="a big flag flying in a sea of other flags, teamwork" class="image-style-article-teaser" /> </a> </div> Thu, 09 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000 ldimaggi 70433 at https://opensource.com What's your community thinking pattern? https://opensource.com/article/23/2/community-thinking-pattern <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">What&#039;s your community thinking pattern?</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/users/ron-mcfarland" class="username">Ron McFarland</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-02-01T03:00:00-05:00" title="Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - 03:00" class="datetime">Wed, 02/01/2023 - 03:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-article-subhead field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>In the second part of this series, I explore community thinking patterns #4 and #5. Then, I provide a fictional scenario to illustrate thought processes and community…</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>This article is the second and final part of a discussion of the research by Dave Logan , Bob King , and Halee Fischer-Wright . If you haven't read the first part yet, you can…</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lead-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/article/23/2/community-thinking-pattern" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_teaser/public/lead-images/practicing-empathy.jpg?itok=dDyVztvp" width="360" height="202" alt="Practicing empathy" title="Practicing empathy" class="image-style-article-teaser" /> </a> </div> Wed, 01 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000 Ron McFarland 70410 at https://opensource.com Community thinking patterns and the role of the introducer-in-chief https://opensource.com/article/23/1/community-leadership-introducer-chief <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Community thinking patterns and the role of the introducer-in-chief</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/users/ron-mcfarland" class="username">Ron McFarland</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-01-19T03:00:00-05:00" title="Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 03:00" class="datetime">Thu, 01/19/2023 - 03:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-article-subhead field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>The introducer-in-chief introduces two people to each other, and then steps aside and lets those two work together. That&#039;s when the principles of the Open Organization come…</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>I recently studied some research by Dave Logan , Bob King , and Halee Fischer-Wright , who looked at what I call productive and counterproductive communities. Community is an…</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lead-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/article/23/1/community-leadership-introducer-chief" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_teaser/public/lead-images/network_team_career_hand.png?itok=HmDol2uf" width="360" height="202" alt="Shaking hands, networking" title="Shaking hands, networking" class="image-style-article-teaser" /> </a> </div> Thu, 19 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000 Ron McFarland 70409 at https://opensource.com How innovative Open Organization charts work in practice https://opensource.com/article/22/10/innovative-open-organization-chart-works <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">How innovative Open Organization charts work in practice</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/users/ron-mcfarland" class="username">Ron McFarland</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-10-25T03:00:00-04:00" title="Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - 03:00" class="datetime">Tue, 10/25/2022 - 03:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-article-subhead field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>Here are examples of how this new organizational chart can function in the real world.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>In the first part of this series , I illustrated what an Open Organization chart looks like based on the book Team of Teams, by Stanley McChrystal . In this second and final…</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lead-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/article/22/10/innovative-open-organization-chart-works" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_teaser/public/lead-images/Open%20Pharma.png?itok=6UnTGiUU" width="360" height="202" alt="shapes of people symbols" title="shapes of people symbols" class="image-style-article-teaser" /> </a> </div> Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000 Ron McFarland 70251 at https://opensource.com Exploring innovative Open Organization charts https://opensource.com/article/22/10/innovative-open-organization-chart <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Exploring innovative Open Organization charts</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/users/ron-mcfarland" class="username">Ron McFarland</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-10-18T03:00:00-04:00" title="Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - 03:00" class="datetime">Tue, 10/18/2022 - 03:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-article-subhead field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>Flip the traditional organizational chart upside-down and get a glimpse of the future of work.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>The ability to react quickly and adapt to changing situations is critical in today's business and work environment. In the past, offering efficient, standardized systems was…</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lead-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/article/22/10/innovative-open-organization-chart" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_teaser/public/lead-images/BUSINESS_crowdvsopen.png?itok=CrejcgRl" width="360" height="202" alt="Two different business organization charts" title="Two different business organization charts" class="image-style-article-teaser" /> </a> </div> Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000 Ron McFarland 70246 at https://opensource.com Applying open organization principles to save factory energy https://opensource.com/open-organization/22/9/saving-factory-energy-open-organization-principles <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Applying open organization principles to save factory energy</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/users/ron-mcfarland" class="username">Ron McFarland</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-09-06T03:00:00-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - 03:00" class="datetime">Tue, 09/06/2022 - 03:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-article-subhead field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>This example shows how one community turns to open organization principles to help factories save energy.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> <p>The problem with energy costs is that most people don't think about them. They just look at their overall bill without considering how the energy was used. By monitoring and…</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lead-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/open-organization/22/9/saving-factory-energy-open-organization-principles" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_teaser/public/lead-images/devop.png?itok=HZcBKqAM" width="360" height="202" alt="What&#039;s your DevOps problem?" title="What&#039;s your DevOps problem?" class="image-style-article-teaser" /> </a> </div> Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000 Ron McFarland 70183 at https://opensource.com