NowBlu Archives

WorldBlu in the Wall Street Journal Today!

The Wall Street Journal has a feature article in today’s paper entitled, “Can a Company be Run as a Democracy?” about WorldBlu and select companies on the WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces 2007. Included in the article are Ternary Software, [...]

Emancipation Day? Oh, the ironies!

Today is Emancipation Day, marking the day that on April 16, 1862 President Lincoln abolished slavery in the District of Columbia (aka: Washington, DC). But here’s the irony: Some 115 years later Washington, DC residents (of which I am one) still do not have representation in Congress. As our license plates state, we have [...]

Inside the WorldBlu List 2007: Zaadz

I first heard about Zaadz through Jeff Klein, executive director of FLOW, an organization committed to “conscious capitalism.” Since Zaadz was also dedicated to the idea of conscious capitalism I was intrigued to see if they might also operate democratically (since the two concepts are closely linked). They decided to [...]

WIRED on Radical Transparency, Judeo and Being Liked

I just got back to my office after several days of travel to find the April issue of WIRED magazine waiting. WIRED is one of my favorite magazines and a great place to follow the trends that are reshaping businesses along more democratic lines. This month’s cover story was no exception.
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