The sudo leadership Pattern

This page is a part of Design Patterns.

Its content is derived from the presentation "Building a Hacker Space" by Jens Ohlig and Lars Weiler.

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Problem

You started as a community of like-minded people, but suddenly you find yourself in a dictatorship run by a single hacker.

Implementation

Do not have ranks. Use leadership temporarily, like for projects and when you really need it. Don’t have a single root.

References

• http://xkcd.com/149/ ( The pattern text refers to the practice of friends telling friends what to do, to get stuff done.)
• http://www.scribd.com/doc/9897224/1003Building-a-Hacker-Space#page=62