
Your Experience → Our Collective Wisdom → A Crowd-Sourced Book
Here's where we are collecting experiences from the field about all of the areas covered by the articles from the Beyond The Machine series.
What do you wish you knew when you started different ways of working?
We are gathering "best practices" and "known pitfalls" from experienced practitioners like you.
No essays required—just your raw, honest insights.
👇 Help shape the project by sharing your story below. Answer these questions to share your experience and contribute to our crowd-sourced book 👇
(You can find all the articles from Beyond The Machine listed below, by number. These contain instructions for the Experiments.)
Your team might have great relationships — and still miss what's happening across the whole group. Here's the practice that changes that. ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project ,Beyond The Machine
March 10, 2026•10 min read

We changed our name because hierarchy wasn't the real problem. The mechanical worldview that produced it was. Here's what that shift means in practice. ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project ,Beyond The Machine
March 05, 2026•12 min read

Feedback training doesn't create a feedback culture. What's missing is the relational foundation that makes honest exchange safe — and it starts with appreciation, not criticism. ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project
March 02, 2026•8 min read

Most teams try to fix structure. The real gap is the web of connections underneath it — the relational infrastructure no one consciously builds. ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project
February 27, 2026•13 min read

Why do teams slip back into old habits after adopting self-management? Part 1 of 3 explores how our unexamined inner world quietly rebuilds the old hierarchy. ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project
February 16, 2026•8 min read

Discover the six core practices that shift leadership from individual control to collective emergence—creating resilient, self-managing teams. ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project
February 09, 2026•8 min read

When we adopt self-management, we assume hierarchy disappears. It doesn't. All three patterns coexist. The skill is recognising which is active and choosing what's the best fit. ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project
February 02, 2026•13 min read

What gives legitimacy to different ways of working and making decisions when self-organizing beyond hierarchy? ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project
December 02, 2025•6 min read

How self-organizing beyond hierarchy strengthens multi-stakeholder collaboration. ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project
November 26, 2025•4 min read

Discovering the hidden power of process can be the catalyst for evolving beyond traditional hierarchies toward self-organising, responsive organisations. ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project
November 19, 2025•4 min read

If we take self-management seriously, we must rethink what leadership actually means—and how this relates to power. ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project
November 12, 2025•5 min read

If we take self-management seriously, we must rethink what leadership actually means—and how this relates to power. ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project
November 05, 2025•8 min read

Why do so many organizations that claim to empower people end up reinforcing centralized control? ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project
October 29, 2025•14 min read

How outdated assumptions about human nature sabotage the shift beyond hierarchy. ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project
October 22, 2025•9 min read

In this article, I explore my "Inner Dictator" - the part of me that craves control. I reveal how our internalized hierarchies limit the value we create. Discover your team's "Control System" & assess... ...more
The Beyond Hierarchy Project
October 15, 2025•13 min read
