Here's an article I wrote in October of 2010. It was originally posted on the Agaric blog since that was my main occupation at the time (http://agaric.com/blogs/drupal-work-collectives) I figure it's a good way to kick off my new blog, plus I think the idea presented applies now more than ever, and not just for Drupal but all types of stuff...

Agaric proposes the creation of a new kind of workplace, essentially a Drupal commune, but really more like an open source free software idea & brainstorming commune, kind of along the same lines as an artist's or writer's colony. Imagine a network of state-of-the-art green living spaces spread across the planet in the most beautiful locations that mother nature has to offer. Places filled with the best and the brightest drupalistas living and playing and growing together, and together developing Drupal and the various technologies that help it work. As an open source community, Drupal already possesses many of the cooperative qualities that would make this sort of commune possible. Just think of any Drupal meetup you've attended in the past. Some show up to demo their latest work, others to ask for help, others to give help... What if we had spaces where this sort of thing was constantly happening?