Applying the Starfish and the Spider to CrossWinds

1. The Starfish and the Spider
Decentralization and the Church

2. Spider Organizations

3. Spider Organizations
One Head

4. Spider Organizations
One Head
Multiple Legs

5. Spider Organizations
One Head
Multiple Legs
Cut off the head and the Spider dies

6. Starfish Organizations

7. Starfish Organizations
Decentralized

8. Starfish Organizations
Decentralized
Multiple Legs

9. Starfish Organizations
Decentralized
Multiple Legs
Cut of a leg and the Starfish will Grow a new one

10. Starfish Organizations
Decentralized
Multiple Legs
Cut of a leg and the Starfish will Grow a new one
With some species the arm will even grow into a
new starfish

11. Spider Org. in History

12. Spider Org. in History
Aztecs

13. Spider Org. in History
Aztecs
The Record Industry

14. Starfish Organizations

15. Starfish Organizations
Apaches

16. Starfish Organizations
Apaches
Craigslist

17. Starfish Organizations
Apaches
Craigslist
Wikipedia

18. Starfish Organizations
Apaches
Craigslist
Wikipedia
Emule

19. Traits of Spider Orgs.

20. Traits of Spider Orgs.
A Centralized Head (CEO, President etc.)

21. Traits of Spider Orgs.
A Centralized Head (CEO, President etc.)
A Hierarchal System

22. Traits of Spider Orgs.
A Centralized Head (CEO, President etc.)
A Hierarchal System
Great Degree of Control

23. Traits of Spider Orgs.
A Centralized Head (CEO, President etc.)
A Hierarchal System
Great Degree of Control
Driven by Coercion (i.e. money etc)

24. Traits of Starfish Orgs.

25. Traits of Starfish Orgs.
No Head

26. Traits of Starfish Orgs.
No Head
Flat System

27. Traits of Starfish Orgs.
No Head
Flat System
Driven by ideology

28. Traits of Starfish Orgs.
No Head
Flat System
Driven by ideology
Abolition Movement

29. Traits of Starfish Orgs.
No Head
Flat System
Driven by ideology
Abolition Movement
Women Suffrage movement

30. Traits of Starfish Orgs.
No Head
Flat System
Driven by ideology
Abolition Movement
Women Suffrage movement
Al Qaeda

31. Traits of Starfish Orgs.
No Head
Flat System
Driven by ideology
Abolition Movement
Women Suffrage movement
Al Qaeda

32. How Starfish Org. Grow

33. How Starfish Org. Grow
Circles

34. How Starfish Org. Grow
Circles
Early Methodism

35. How Starfish Org. Grow
Circles
Early Methodism
The genius of the Methodist movement was its realization that what had
begun as an informal circulation of John Wesley’s emissaries among the
first classes and Methodist groups could be channeled into a means of
spreading the Gospel that literally grew with the new nation out to its
very frontier.

37. Catalyst

38. Catalyst
Draws Circles into action

39. Catalyst
Draws Circles into action
Motivates the forming of new circles

41. Ideology

42. Ideology
This is the glue

43. Ideology
This is the glue
The stronger the ideology the stronger the organization

45. Networks

46. Networks
This is what the circles are formed from

47. Networks
This is what the circles are formed from
Every Starfish org. that has gone big took advantage of a preexisting
network.

49. A Champion

50. A Champion
Catalyst organize, champions sell

51. A Champion
Catalyst organize, champions sell
They are tirelessly dedicated to the cause

52. Hybrid Organizations

53. Hybrid Organizations
EBay

54. Hybrid Organizations
EBay
Has decentalized elements such as the seller rating

55. Hybrid Organizations
EBay
Has decentalized elements such as the seller rating
Users sell directly to each other

56. Hybrid Organizations
EBay
Has decentalized elements such as the seller rating
Users sell directly to each other
Has a CEO and centralized leadership

57. Hybrid Organizations
EBay
Has decentalized elements such as the seller rating
Users sell directly to each other
Has a CEO and centralized leadership
Amazon

58. Hybrid Organizations
EBay
Has decentalized elements such as the seller rating
Users sell directly to each other
Has a CEO and centralized leadership
Amazon
User reviews

60. IBM

61. IBM
Sun Microsystems

62. Starfish and the Church

63. Starfish and the Church
The Church can never be a fully Starfish
organization

64. Starfish and the Church
The Church can never be a fully Starfish
organization
The Church could be a fully Spider Organization

65. Starfish and the Church
The Church can never be a fully Starfish
organization
The Church could be a fully Spider Organization
The Church would function best as a Hybrid Org.

66. Hybrids & CrossWinds

67. Hybrids & CrossWinds
What are our current Starfish-like features?

68. Hybrids & CrossWinds
What are our current Starfish-like features?
What are some areas we could be more starfish-
like

69. Hybrids & CrossWinds
What are our current Starfish-like features?
What are some areas we could be more starfish-
like
What steps do we need to take?