omandisuhet
Omandisuhet is a term used in contemporary sociocultural and organizational studies to describe a pattern of governance and social coordination in which leadership and decision-making authority are distributed across a broad network of participants rather than centralized in a single leader or small executive core. The concept emphasizes collaboration, transparency, mutual accountability, and flexible role assignment within communities and organizations.
The term emerged in late 2010s academic discourse to capture observed practices in participatory groups, open-source
Key features include distributed leadership, rotating or shared roles, consensus-oriented decision-making, and multi-channel or asynchronous communication.
Proponents argue that omandisuhet strengthens resilience, trust, and adaptability by broadening participation. Critics warn that without
Examples in practice include community cooperatives with rotating coordinators, open-source projects with multiple maintainers, and neighborhood
Sociocracy; holacracy; distributed leadership; participatory governance; consensus decision-making.