Tuesday 3 June 2008

Hierarchy is Important


We live in a hierarchical society which is essential for getting things done. Interactive Democracy doesn't undermine this structure. The people at the top are best placed to manage and coordinate complex systems and to make sure that individual effort is amplified by collective action rather than dissipated in random directions. However, that does not mean that the people at the top are best placed to understand what the majority wants, or even always what's best for them!... This is where ID comes in.


1 comment:

Tony said...

Goretex is a counterexample to your claim that hierarchy is essential to get things done.