Author: Dr Sarah.P.Houseman

My PhD research explores non-hierarchical governance through a short-term ethnography with four not-for-profit organisations: Friends of the Earth Melbourne (Australia), Pachamama Alliance (US), Enspiral Foundation (Aotearoa-New Zealand) and Sustainable Economies Law Centre (US). My background is as an educator and organisational leader.

Emerging Ecologies of Organisation – a conversation with Dr Ben Habib

In this episode of the Edge Dwellers Cafe Podcast, I talk about my PhD research into non-hierarchical organisations. Ben and I discuss the many functional problems that arise in hierarchical organisations, from power relationships to functional organisational stupidity and leadership cults. We also explore non-hierarchy and decentralisation as alternative organisational structures, along with the challenges faced... Continue Reading →

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Leadermorphosis Ep. 24 Sarah Houseman on new governance for the Anthropocene

I was recently interviewed by Lisa Gill for the Leadermorphosis podcast exploring the emerging world of self-management and progressive organisations. This header features two of my case study organisations - the wonderful folk from the Sustainable Economies Law Centre and a quote from Friends of the Earth Melbourne on what decentralised governance takes.   Here is the interview.

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