What would it look like if we used our resources and strengths to contribute to co-creating something of great value? We might look more like a beehive. 

A bee is more than just herself, she is part of a superorganism that will exist and keep thriving even when she is gone. While human beings operate in hierarchies, the bee world could better be called a “heterarchy’, characterized by flexible, interconnected individuals with multiple, intricate relationships. 

Bees work together as a collective consciousness to produce honey. What if we could work in the same way?

There is something both magnetic and mesmerising about a beehive. Life is in motion as bees fly in and out in a constant stream. There is an order you can sense underneath the surface. And, of course, there’s a hum of activity.

A group working well together feels like this, too. When participatory practice underscores the work, people break off in small groups to attend to parts of the agenda. The group moves forward ...