Method, apparatus, and manufacture for facilitating a self-organizing workforce

A method for facilitating a self-organizing workforce of one or more workers comprising:

• providing a worksite having a set of worksite rules;
• providing at least one work module associated with the worksite for the one or more workers to collaborate on at least one idea;
• associating at least one worker credential with the one or more workers;
• and
• updating the at least one worker credential for the one or more workers as a function of the collaboration.

A method for facilitating a self-organizing workforce of one or more workers comprising:

• receiving a first post from a first worker, the first post having a vote total;
• receiving a vote on the first post from a second worker, the vote having an associated vote value;
• adding the vote value to the vote total for the post to determine a new vote total;
• receiving a second post from the second worker, the second post having a second vote total;
• receiving a second vote on the second post from a third worker, the second vote having an associated second vote value;
• adding the second vote value to the second vote total for the second post to determine a second new vote total;
• adding the new vote total by second new vote total to determine an overall vote total;
• and
• dividing the vote value by the overall vote total to determine a post credit for the first worker.

A method for a plurality of workers to collaborate on an idea and to receive compensation for the collaboration comprising:

• providing a message board having at least one idea posted thereon, the at least one idea having an associated number of merit points;
• providing a posting module for a first worker to provide a post of a discussion about the idea;
• providing a voting module associated with the post for additional workers to provide a vote on the post;
• and
• assigning a portion of the associated number of merit points to the first worker as a function of the post.

A method for a third party to invest in a company product comprising:

• establishing a worksite with an idea associated with the company product;
• selling at least one merit point to the third party;
• and
• allocating the at least one merit point to the idea.

A system for facilitating the self-organization of a plurality of workers, comprising:

• an idea definition module for defining an idea;
• a rules module for specifying worksite rules;
• a plurality of respective worker modules for the workers, each of the worker modules having a credential parameter and a capability of effecting work on the idea;
• and
• a work module responsive to the idea definition module, the rules module, and the worker modules for processing the work of the workers on the idea to enable collaboration amongst the workers in accordance with the worksite rules, and for determining the credential parameters in accordance with work of the workers on the idea and links between the workers.

A method for facilitating the self-organization of a plurality of workers, comprising:

• establishing rules of collaboration for the workers;
• establishing an idea for the workers to work on;
• associating worker credentials with the workers;
• monitoring collaboration of the workers on the idea under the rules of collaboration, each of the workers having an influence on the collaboration;
• determining the worker credentials as a function of the collaboration;
• and
• rewarding the workers as a function of the worker credentials.

A method for a worker to collaborate with a plurality of other workers, comprising:

• receiving a worker credential;
• evaluating an idea posted on a worksite;
• furnishing results of the idea evaluating step to a work module, the results of the idea evaluating step being weighed in accordance with the worker credential;
• evaluating comments of other workers on the idea, the comments of the other workers being posted on the worksite;
• furnishing results of the comments evaluating step to the work module, the results of the comments evaluating step being weighed in accordance with the worker credential;
• posting further comments on the idea to the worksite;
• and
• receiving an adjustment to the worker credential in accordance with evaluations by the other workers of the posted further comments.