We’re in the final countdown to full release of Getting Out of Control: Emergent Leadership in a Complex World on September 23.
But today’s Big News: the Kindle version is now available for preorder!
I’m thrilled - and a bit nervous - to be this close to broad distribution of the book. So much is going on in the tech policy world right now and I am seeing it all through the lens of this book. The unthinking tendency toward centralization and control - whether in government or in businesses - often limits the ability to do something new and innovative. And it especially limits the scale of solutions.
Why? Because decentralized solutions scale better, especially when the problems being solved are themselves highly individualized and decentralized. One of the best ways to improve people’s lives is to free them to solve the unique problems they face. By breaking those barriers and supporting self-actualization - whether through technology, policy, or community - we can make our own lives better, help others make their lives better, and ultimately make the world a better place.
That’s why I wrote this book, and I hope it is part of why you read it.