Walden 2.1 Economy: Testing the socio-economic acceptance of
conducting commerce using an individual KSA-reputation value economy.
“If more than 1 in 20
people do not voluntarily accept the unspoken (and sometimes) unwritten
covenants, civil societies can not exist” (Firestone, 2009). This researcher intends to test that
assumption by requiring over 95-percentage (95%) of a convenient random sample
group who might be willing to accept an adoption from the current monetary
economy to the concept of a KSA-based reputation value economy. The study will be using the 6-steps of
complexity science in the assemblage for qualitative research.
It is this researchers hypothesis that in the future mankind
will abandon the monetary system of economy for a more practical system of
meritocracy. An economy that is founded
on individual KSAs’ might use an inner dialogue (ID) avatar-mentor augmenting-conscience
as a social control. Individual users
can customize their “kazoo” avatar with any personality of a distant relative
or brilliant mind who life is chronicled.
It is the avatars duty to discern in adding or subtracting from the
individual’s reputation value. An
individual’s reputation value is comprised of points for gathering knowledge
plus adding positive or negative skills to abilities databank. KSA’s are the United States Government Human
Resources’ acronyms for Knowledge, Skills and Abilities as the prescribed
requirements in agency position handbooks, and Dictionary of Occupational
Titles (Human Management Division, 2005; DOT, 2012). The US-DOT codes, rates and categorizes every
known occupation into a series of cryptographic definitions describing the
required skills prescribed. “The
identified set of eight (8) managerial knowledge, skills, and abilities
included: business area knowledge and skills, communication skills,
creativity/adaptability, ethics, leadership, problem solving, teamwork, and
work habits” (Stivers, Veliyath, Joyce & Adams, 2010).
Purchasing power in the meritocracy economy comes from
individual ability points. The variable
of knowledge is defined as “an organized body of information, usually factual
or procedural in nature;” skills are “the proficient manual, verbal, or mental
manipulation of data or things,” and abilities are “the power or capacity to
perform an activity or task” or work (Human Management Division, 2005). Different levels of knowledge produce different
levels of skills. Skill levels increase
as the user practices the learned behavior and interact accordingly with peers,
clients and subordinates.
Dictionary
of Occupational Titles (2012). http://www.occupationalinfo.org/
Firestone, Bruce M. (2009). Metaverse Economics. EQ Journal
Stivers,
B. P., Veliyath, R., Joyce, T. & Adams, J. S. (2010). Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities for the
Market Economy: An Investigation of
Student Perceptions Before and After China’s WTO Entry. Journal
of Teaching in International Business, 21:27-52. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. DOI:10.1080/08975931003644721.
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