http://www.osehra.org/blog/unmanagement-and-economics-hacking "The practice of "unmanagement" is closely related to what we normally call "facilitation" and "coordination". The key characteristic of unmanagement is that, as opposed to managers, the unmanager can not possibly forbid an activity. The unmanager is in the room to facilitate the activities, unclog the flow of information, create connections across people in the room, foster the awareness of the common purpose, and create the conditions for the development of mastery across participants."
Traditional management serves the Economies of scarcity by deciding what will not be done, and focusing resources on desired priorities, with the goal of reducing the uncertainty of outcomes. The unmanagement practices in peer-production and in Economics of abundance, are rather focused on facilitating the realization of possibilities, by making sure that no gates are closed, and no flow of value and information is ever restricted. The practice shifts from rationing and allocation of resources to focusing on growth, creation of value and maximization of possibilities.
Unmanagement does not waste time with problem solving. Instead it focuses on realization of possibilities, and hence its match to economies of abundance.
"The practice of "unmanagement" is closely related to what we normally call "facilitation" and "coordination". The key characteristic of unmanagement is that, as opposed to managers, the unmanager can not possibly forbid an activity. The unmanager is in the room to facilitate the activities, unclog the flow of information, create connections across people in the room, foster the awareness of the common purpose, and create the conditions for the development of mastery across participants."