This is a manifesto for "Contribution Equity Organization" (CEO). The manifesto aims to articulate a new organizational paradigm driven by AI technology, with contribution as the core of value distribution, committed to building a more fair, transparent, and efficient collaborative system.
Every leap in human society stems from revolutionary breakthroughs in productivity tools. The steam engine gave birth to factories, electricity and internal combustion engines shaped modern enterprises, and the internet connected global information. Each transformation reshaped our production relations and organizational forms. The Industrial Revolution brought about the concentration of capital, forming hierarchical bureaucratic companies centered on "capital-employment" relationships. This model greatly promoted social development over the past two centuries, but its inherent contradictions have become increasingly prominent: the separation of value creators from value distributors. Capital owners, by virtue of their ownership of means of production, occupy the absolute dominant position in value distribution, while the real contributors—workers and creators—are often in subordinate and passive positions.
Now, we stand at the dawn of a new technological revolution singularity—the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution. AI is not merely a tool for improving efficiency; it is a fundamental force for reconstructing production relations. AI and algorithms possess unprecedented capabilities:
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Precise Contribution Measurement: AI can objectively and precisely track and evaluate every contribution of individuals in complex collaborations, whether it's code, design, data, decisions, or community promotion, all can be quantified and verified. This transforms "distribution according to contribution" from a vague ideal into a technically feasible reality.
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Automated Management and Governance: Smart contracts and algorithmic rules can replace traditional middle management and cumbersome bureaucratic processes, achieving automated, transparent, and decentralized organizational governance. Organizational operations no longer depend on human authority, but on codified rules recognized by all members.
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Reduced Collaboration Costs: AI greatly reduces the costs of finding, linking, and coordinating contributors globally, making task-based, dynamic, open collaborative networks possible.
Just as the steam engine challenged feudal workshops, we believe AI technology will fundamentally challenge and ultimately promote the evolution of capitalized organizations. A completely new, more fair, and more dynamic organizational form—Contribution Equity Organization (CEO)—is emerging. It will gradually return power from capital owners to value creators themselves.
Our core goal is: To promote and establish a distribution system with verifiable contribution as the sole value measure, completely breaking away from capital-centered distribution systems.
In this new system:
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Value Returns to Creators: Organizational revenue will no longer flow primarily to shareholders, but will be distributed in real-time and dynamically according to the contribution weights of all members. Your contribution is your equity, and your effort directly determines your reward.
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Elimination of Employment Relationships: The relationship between organizations and individuals is no longer a "employer-employee" dependency, but an equal collaborative relationship of "platform-contributor." Individuals have high autonomy and can freely choose projects to participate in, ways to contribute, and time to invest.
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Incentivizing Continuous Innovation: When rewards are directly linked to contributions, every member will be maximally incentivized to create, innovate, and solve problems, thus unleashing enormous collective wisdom and potential.
We are committed to transforming today's "company" form into tomorrow's "value network" form, allowing every talented and willing individual to find their place and receive fair rewards.
Contribution Equity Organizations are built on the following key principles:
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Algorithmic Governance: The core rules of the organization (such as task allocation, contribution measurement, revenue distribution, etc.) should be openly and transparently written into algorithms and smart contracts in code form. Rule execution is automated, treating everyone equally, and minimizing human bias and rent-seeking.
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Radical Transparency: All work processes, contribution records, financial data, and governance decisions should be open and accessible to all organization members. Transparency is the prerequisite for building trust and achieving fair distribution.
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Verifiable and Traceable Contribution: Any contribution must have objective, verifiable records. Through blockchain and other technologies, ensure contribution records are tamper-proof and permanently attributed, becoming members' "digital assets" in the value network.
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Sovereign Identity: Each member owns and controls their own digital identity and contribution data. This data constitutes their reputation and value in the collaborative network, can be "carried" across organizations, enabling free flow of capabilities.
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Dynamic Equity: Members' rights in the organization (such as voting rights, dividend rights) are not static, but dynamically adjusted according to their continuous contribution activities. The more contribution, the higher the equity; stopping contribution will result in corresponding equity decay. This ensures organizational vitality and prevents "free-riding" and "zombie shareholders."
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Open and Permissionless Participation: Organizations should minimize entry barriers as much as possible. Anyone who identifies with the organization's goals and rules can freely join and start contributing, with their value judged by the system based on their actual contributions, not based on background, qualifications, or interviews.
To realize the above vision, we advocate and practice the following manifesto:
We acknowledge the coordinating role of positions and titles in traditional organizations, but we believe more in a person's value being reflected in their verifiable actions that contribute to organizational goals. In a Contribution Equity Organization, reputation and rewards come directly from what you do and what problems you solve, not what's printed on your business card.
We understand that hierarchical management was necessary in the era of information asymmetry, but we pursue more a governance system driven by code and consensus that is transparent and efficient. We replace vague instructions with open rules, and human intervention with automated processes, to build a more fair collaborative environment with less internal friction.
We respect the role of capital in the startup phase, but we firmly believe that continuous value creation is the source of organizational vitality. Compared to the static equity model of one-time capital investment for long-term income possession, we advocate more for an equity system that changes dynamically based on continuous contribution. Your influence should be proportional to your current effort.
We recognize the necessity of companies as legal entities, but we are more committed to breaking down barriers and building an open collaborative network that allows free flow of value and talent. The best talent and best ideas should not be confined within single companies. We encourage cross-organizational collaboration and record and reward every participant's contribution through trusted systems, regardless of where they are located.