Chaordic Organisation
[File:charodic.jpg|200px|Charod - chaos and order.] The portmanteau chaordic refers to a system of governance that blends characteristics of chaos and order. The term was coined by Dee Hock, the founder and former CEO of the VISA credit card association.
The mix of chaos and order is often described as a harmonious coexistence displaying characteristics of both, with neither chaotic nor ordered behavior dominating. Some hold that nature is largely organized in such a manner; in particular, living organisms and the evolutionary process by which they arose are often described as chaordic in nature. The chaordic principles have also been used as guidelines for creating human organizations - business, nonprofit, government and hybrids — that would be neither centralized nor anarchical networks.
See also
- Dee Hock, the founder and former CEO of the VISA credit card association.
- Chaordic Commons facilitate access to knowledge about chaordic organizations and organizing.
- The Chaordic Organization: Out of Control and Into Order
- Chaordic Commons of Terra Civitas An invitation to participate in forming a self-organizing, self-governing global community dedicated to developing, disseminating and implementing new concepts of organization that result in more equitable sharing of power and wealth, improved health, and greater compatibility with the human spirit and biosphere.
