Federations of Meaning

Agentic AI automates routine coordination, exposing a leadership gap centered on 'why' rather than 'how.' Organizations will evolve into loose, cross‑organizational networks that align people by shared coherence and purpose (not formal hierarchy), requiring new governance, credentialing, and dispute‑resolution norms. — If true, policy and corporate governance must shift from optimizing workflows and compliance to financing and regulating these new 'meaning' networks that determine social cohesion, labor value and institutional legitimacy.