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RE: The under-appreciated intelligence in nature
In Biomimicry, we call this type of intelligent behavior, "self-organizing". This is an important component of "integrate development with growth", which shows how nature invests in strategies that promote both development and growth. You can use examples of how slime mold and ants build from the bottom up to design company organizations, manufacturing production, and dissemination of services, to name a few. Learning from nature and putting it into our own creations is why I fell in love with Biomimicry in the first place!
Interesting. But human in his nature will rather introduce element of coercion into it
I hope not. There is some evidence that if a person is getting his/her needs met, then they will actually happily contribute to the process that is meeting those needs. For example, check out Morning Star, a multi-million dollar tomato company that has no managers. You can read here an in-depth article by "Harvard Business Review" about how their no-management style (which in Biomimicry would be "self-organizing") actually works. Pretty interesting!
thank you, I will check it out, it sounds like something @anarchyhasnogods may enjoy reading
If either of you read it, let me know your thoughts. It is a long article because it goes through all the nuances of what works and doesn't work. I have seen some examples of this in organizations, and it can most definitely work.
Thanks a bunch. I will bookmark it for reading in the nearest future