If you realize that all things change,
there is nothing you will try to hold on to.


Chapter 74, Mitchell


IV. FORM NO LASTING ORGANIZATIONS

It's a sad but frequent fact of life: organizations lose touch with their ideals when they succeed and grow. Whether it's a government, business, religion, or political party, any organization will eventually serve only to perpetuate its own existence, even if this means contradicting its initial aims. As individuals who revere change, creativists avoid affiliation.

Creativists do organize, but only for short periods of time. Groups are formed on a project basis. When the project is completed, the group disbands. Individuals may again work together on future projects, but such alliances ought never be formalized.

ThoughtShops as groups are also transient. ThoughtShops sponsor projects, and current participation in a project makes you a temporary member of that ThoughtShop. As soon as the project is complete, you're again on your own.

All decision and delegation occur on a project basis. There is no formal government, no elected representatives. Everyone participating in a project has an equal say on all decisions that pertain to that, and only that, project.

   
         
     
please note: The word "Immuexa" was originally my name for what later became the World-Wide-Web. It's now the name of a company, not a network.

The software known here as "ThoughtShop" was originally called "Colony." The rights to the tradename "Colony" were sold in January 2000.