Algorithmic Organization Roadmap

From self-management roots to agent meshes — a 20-year evolution in seven steps.

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Stage 1: Holacracy2007-2015

Operating-system for self-organization

We learned to replace managers with explicit roles, governance meetings, and the mantra: process tensions, don't escalate them.

Stage 2: In-Code2015-2021

For-Purpose Enterprise legal code

Encode.org wrote Holacracy's rulebook into Wyoming LLC law, proving purpose-driven orgs can anchor legal, capital, and labor rights—without hierarchy.

Stage 3: For-Purpose Enterprise2015-2021

Mission-anchored equity

Equity now pointed at purpose, not profit. Investors bought in; governance stayed distributed.

Stage 4: PowerShift DAO2022-2023

On-chain governance & tokens

We ported roles and policies to Polygon smart-contracts, issuing utility, equity, and security tokens for transparent value flows.

Stage 5: PowerShift Ecosystem2022-2023

Multi-company network

We spun up studios (Capital, People, Entheo Work…) to stress-test DAO tooling across real P&Ls. Market traction was thin; lessons were rich.

Stage 6: PowerShift Intelligence Mesh2024-Now

Human + specialized AI agents

Pivot: large-language models proved relational. We began orchestrating a live Agent Mesh that senses tensions and acts in real time.

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Stage 7: Algorithmic Organization2025 +

Fully agentic, self-evolving org

Next milestones: tool-using agents (MCP), A2A protocols, and quarterly OAI scores. Goal: an org that learns, reallocates, and scales itself.