A decentralized organization stands on five legs

All decentralized organizations are alike in important ways and the most successful ones have five key characteristics.

A decentralized organization stands on five legs. As with the starfish, it can lose a leg or two and still survive. But when you have all the legs working together, a decentralized organization can really take off.

The five legs of a decentralized organization:

  1. Leg 1: Circles – Leadership is by circles in decentralized organizations
  2. Leg 2: The Catalyst – A catalyst starts and moves on from a decentralized organization
  3. Leg 3: Ideology – Ideology is the glue that holds decentralized organizations together
  4. Leg 4: The Pre-existing Network – Decentralized organizations emerge from networks
  5. Leg 5: The Champion – Champions relentlessly promote a new idea

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