Who is happy melly
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Happy Melly is an experimental business network created in November 2012 by three people who wanted to help knowledge workers be happier and live better lives. The business aims to bring inspiring content, games, courses, and other resources to workers through various activities like publishing, event planning, and sharing stories. Rather than a traditional hierarchy, Happy Melly operates as a democratic network where anyone can start their own legal entity or become a stakeholder involved in decision making. The goal is to practice creating a happier organization and then help others achieve happiness.
Who is happy melly
- 1. Who Is Happy Melly? an introduction version 1
- 2. In November 2012, three guys got together because they shared a purpose.
- 3. We want to help people become happy workers, and live better lives.
- 4. They were inspired by the famous photo of Melly Shum who hates her job. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bertwerk/623288901/ (c) 2007 Bert Werk, Creative Commons
- 5. They realized only a happy business can help other people be happy.
- 6. And so they named me Happy Melly
- 7. My business is bringing great ideas to knowledge workers and improve their lives.
- 8. In my day-to-day activities this goal can take many practical forms.
- 9. I can work with writers and designers to produce inspiring content.
- 10. I can help to bring great games and courseware to trainers and facilitators.
- 11. I can manage licensing programs and the central storage of assets.
- 12. I can create apps, videos and websites around popular topics.
- 13. I can help publish books and podcasts and coordinate translations.
- 14. I can assist in the manufacturing and distribution of cards and games.
- 15. I can support conferences, workshops, seminars, and other events.
- 16. And I seek, collect, and share stories of happier people.
- 17. All these activities require that I am a business with creative workers.
- 18. But I don¡¯t want to be just another traditional hierarchical organization.
- 19. Instead, I am a network of free creative people, just like in a democracy.
- 20. Anyone who has the mind of an entrepreneur can join my business, as a startup.
- 21. It¡¯s just a matter of launching a legal entity and offering a service.
- 22. Important decisions concerning the legal entities are made in Gatherings.
- 23. Anyone with a creative mind can also join my business, as a stakeholder.
- 24. It¡¯s just a matter of registering, joining the network, and getting involved.
- 25. The stakeholders vote on who should be their representatives.
- 26. Decisions for stakeholders are made by the representatives in Huddles.
- 27. The CEO is appointed by, and represents, both legal entities and stakeholders.
- 28. The CEO may need help from a Board, including a CFO and a CMO.
- 29. The Board decides which services are central and offered to the business.
- 30. And all this management stuff is properly documented in a Constitution.
- 31. ? Including a description of the brands we use for our products.
- 32. I am Happy Melly, and you should see me as an experiment.
- 33. I am an experimental organization, implemented as a business network.
- 34. Experiments enable learning, and we must learn how to achieve happiness.
- 35. We should apply ideas for better organizations to our own business first.
- 36. By practicing what we preach we can improve what we teach.
- 37. And we can only help others be happy if we are happy ourselves first.
- 38. I am Happy Melly. I¡¯m a different kind of business.
- 39. Are you an entrepreneur looking for more interesting work?
- 40. Are you a creative worker looking for a better organization?
- 41. I would love to work with you. Will you join me?