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Self-Governing Workshops and Offices

Opening context:
Scattered Work, Industrial Ribbon, Work Community

Conflict

No one enjoys his work if he is a cog in a machine.

Resolution

Encourage the formation of self-governing workshops and offices of 5 to 20 workers. Make each group autonomous — with respect to organisation, style, relation to other groups, hiring and firing, work schedule. Where the work is complicated and requires larger organisations, several of these work groups can federate and cooperate to produce complex artefacts and services.

Closing context:
Office Connections, Building Complex, Small Services without Red Tape, Master and Apprentices, Small Work Groups