The Starfish and the Spider – Brafman and Beckstrom (2006)

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title: The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations
authors: Ori Brafman, Rod A. Beckstrom
year: 2006
publisher: Penguin Books
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Decentralized systems are easily mistaken for centralized systems	14
Decentralized systems can adapt rapidly	13
Decentralized systems can grow quickly	13
Intelligence is spread throughout decentralized systems	13
Decentralization of industries tends to lower profits	12
When attacked, decentralized systems tend to become moreso	12
A catalyst starts and moves on from a decentralized organization	9
Leadership is by circles in decentralized organizations	8
A decentralized organization stands on five legs	7
Champions relentlessly promote a new idea	7
Ideology is the glue that holds decentralized organizations together	7
Decentralized organizations emerge from networks	6
Ten questions differentiate centralized and decentralized systems	6
Decentralized systems are incomprehensible to centralized worldviews	5
In decentralized social systems leadership is by influence	5
Accordion Principle says systems oscillate between centralization and decentralization	4
Catalysts are fundamentally different from CEOs	4
Property rights locks up a decentralized movement	3