Commons are self-organized, self-governed, autonomous networks and
organizations that function outside the state and the private sector.
They are emerging around the world as people recognize that the state
and private sector have increasingly closed off access to basic
resources and services. People want increased power to determine their
political, economic, and social lives.
Reimagining Leadership on the Commons includes leadership approaches
derived from a complex, adaptive, open, whole systems perspective and a
more relational, distributed, and collaborative paradigm that recognizes
that rather than being individualist self-maximizers: people prefer to
work together to share benefits and found a society based on ethical
behavior, equality, and justice.
This is essential reading for researchers of commons, leadership
practitioners, and non-profits working towards a more ethical,
equitable, and just world.