Governance methods

This is for keeping notes on alternative democratic governance methods that are known or have been tried. See also cooperatives.
 * Venezuelan Communal Councils
 * Self governance (Organic Design wiki)

Related

 * http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681278/crowdsourcing-the-future-of-citizenship
 * http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/tom-atlee-on-the-relation-between-peer-governance-and-wise-democracy-processes/2013/03/10