Questions, Mr Skirky, Questions.

What does an organization without management look like?

               When answering this question you have to start with something. Dating back to the time before recorded time when humans were barely called humans, the need for survival was paramount. Everyone in the primitive hunter gather tribes was bound to the common cause of living for another day. As society in itself grew and the interactions between people became more complex, the focus of power became more centralized. As the concept and formation of "standard" social centralization grew so did the model of business centralization. A prime example of parallel social and business centralization is a medieval court. The King formed the center of society and business, his court was a product of both. However as the power shifted from the King to business and corporations, the model was still used. Central power wielded either from a ruling council such as a board of directors or a ruling individual like a CEO still clings to an archaic pyramid styled structure. The higher you rise the more responsibility and power an individual has.
               In this pyramid style structure the larger it is the more likely individuals are going to create minuature fiefdoms inside. As a product of the Industrial Revolution, specialization has influenced all faucets of business life. Fiefdoms represent a group of individuals working towards a common goal, but want to protect their interests and jobs within the institute. Eventually there is the possibly of these fiefdoms working against the overarching structure presenting the need for management. Management's sole function is ensure that the goals of the institution are being met by the working force. Thus towards the top of the pyramid is dedicated to nothing but management rather than producers.  But is there an alternative to that structure?
               Clay Shirkys' Here Comes Everybody poses the above question What does an organization without management look like? To escape the traditional "pyramid" style of management one that has been around for almost eternity, conceptually you would have to reach back to the very start of humanity. when survival was paramount. Humans were dedicated to survival, if an activity did not pertain to that goal it was discarded for the most part. The exact same thing needs to be stressed or instilled individuals preforming functions at the company. Only when individual's are united by purpose does the need for management recede. But it truly never leaves, human nature dictates that some individuals need to be led rather than be a leader.
               So in the end there can never be an organization without management, as long as human nature is involved.

Something to think about--->

We dont need a plan. A plan involes work. We need a mission statement. No work involved.