Questions
1. People living in democracies often believe that the best way to govern communities of people is to employ simple majority rule. (1 page total)
a. In what way does super-majority rule remedy some of the deficiencies of simple majority rule?
b. While it would be great if communities achieved 100% consensus in support of decisions, this seldom happens. Why? Does the absence of 100% consensus lead to weaker decisions?
2. In today's world, autocratic decision making is often viewed negatively. When is it appropriate for decision makers to operate autocratically? (1/2 page)
3. Strong leaders in many organizations employ a consultative leader decision making style. (1 page total)
a. Why does it work effectively in communities/companies with strong leaders?
b. If you have an ineffective leader, how can the consultative decision making style lead to dysfunctional decision making?
4. Honey bee democracy. (1-2 pages total)
a. What is honey bee democracy?
b. How do essentially brainless bees make collective decisions that yield optimal results? How does a community of bees decide where to relocate their new hive? What are the key decision making components of this process?
c. In what sense can distributed, decentralized decision making lead yield excellent results-consider the experiences of Wikipedia, Linux, the King James Bible, the maintenance of the world scientific enterprise, and the Oxford Dictionary of the English Language?
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