What Would You Call It ?

The suffix "archy" means principles or rules that govern.

I noticed this blip on Stowe Boyd’s blog, regarding Jeff Jarvis’ new book WWGD? – What Would Google Do?

Sounds like what I call wirearchy.

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Jeff Jarvis on The Google Age

by Stowe Boyd

[from The myth of the creative class]
When we talk about the Google age, then, we do talk about a new society and the rules I explore in my book are the rules of that society, built on connections, links, transparency, openness, publicness, listening, trust, wisdom, generosity, efficiency, markets, niches, platforms, networks, speed, and abundance.

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"A dynamic two-way flow of power and authority, based on knowledge, trust, credibility and a focus on results,

enabled by interconnected people and technology"

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I think that many people may get confused by the concept / term "wirearchy" because they want to know what specifically ONE model looks like, whereas I tend to think in terms of mass customization as a key characteristic of wirearchy when it comes to structures … different patterns and forms depending upon context and purpose.

I sometimes note that I would like to be able to "come back" to Earth in 2050 or 2100 AD to check on my assumption that with hindsight we will be able to see fractal patterns of human activity in networks due to the capabilities afforded by an interconnected digital infrastructure for communication and interaction.

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