# Binding Chaos ***Binding Chaos: Mass Collaboration on a Global Scale*** (2013) is the founding volume of [[Heather Marsh]]'s *Binding Chaos* series, a study of how large groups can coordinate at scale without concentrated authority. The book deconstructs the existing relationship between governance and the trade economy and proposes a path to genuine self-governance built on three pillars: governance by user group, protection of individual rights and the global commons, and collaboration through [[Stigmergy]]. Marsh began publishing the rest of the series in 2020, starting with *The Creation of Me, Them and Us*. The work has circulated widely in decentralized-governance, open-source, and DAO communities as a theoretical reference point for ownerless coordination. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to resolve wikilinks from [[Heather Marsh]] and [[Stigmergy]]. Expand with chapter structure, key arguments, reception, and the rest of the series. ## See Also - [[Heather Marsh]] — author - [[Stigmergy]] — the book's central coordination mechanism - [[Decentralization]] — the broader principle the work advances