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I found this video.

It's about (among others things) a company that functions by eliminating rules and control over its employees.

Very impressive stuff.   Sounds like a fantastic place.

Amazing.  What's surprising to me is that it is humanitarian and counterintuitive (or at least would be to most people.)  It creates a situation that many socialists would envy, but could never be done under socialism.  However, because some capitalist put his own ass on the line it could be tried.

Wow, that was very interesting. It builds off the free market principle of incentives. Rather than make it the prerogative of a few bigshots to create a good work environment, it puts the responsibility into the hands of the workers. The video description is inaccurate however. It implies that the owner of the company was overthrown by the workers.

Thanks Dude! Very inspiring.

 

It seems to follow the agorist views of the free-market.

I think that's one way to put it. In my mind, I visualize a scale that ranges from mercantilism to productivity. Rather than have a top-down hierarchy and experience passive-aggression (e.g. mercantilism), these people have created a sense of freedom for the workers and eliminated most passive-aggression (e.g. productivity).

I liked the part about the Lumiar school.  It showed that children, even with limited experiential or academic knowledge, could set up their own rules.  This shows that the kids can empathize, use logic, and also forecast situations to arrive at mutually agreed upon rules that all can follow.

 

I also liked the very end where he surmised that it was simple economics that drove him to his decisions: if the business unit does not make sales then it ceases to exist, if a child refuses to learn then he/she will be ill-equipped for the job market, if the locals at the eco-tourism resort do not deliver a high level of service at a competitive price then they will not have guests.  The idea of personnel voting on their own salaries is great too.  I have worked at too many places where someone advances simply because management likes them and can BS their way up the corporate ladder, to a certain level.  Colleagues know who does and does not produce and the slack they have to take up for him/her. 

Cooper MacLean:

I have worked at too many places where someone advances simply because management likes them and can BS their way up the corporate ladder, to a certain level.  Colleagues know who does and does not produce and the slack they have to take up for him/her. 

Another good thing about this system: the decay of cronyism.