Too Many Spocks, Not Enough Scotties (In Economic Development)

I was asking myself why people incorporate. Many non-profits seems to think if they are a corporation (although there are many types of corporations) that they get something out of it. This makes me wonder, why would you want to constitute yourself like a monster, assuming that is purely logical. Perfectly logical would be Spock.

Iowa is currently looking at reconstituting its economic development department into a more corporate model. I sympathize with this idea, at the same time as really abhorring it. I don't think the problem is that the department is missing the Spock piece, but rather missing more of the dynamics of the Star Trek team. You do need a charismatic leader who is willing to take risks. We learned this from Captain Kirk. We need an influential "logical" being like Spock to be represented, but we all know, we like Spock best when he leaned toward the side of emotion. It is especially why everyone loved Data in TNG. We also need a Dr. McCoy to often remind people of their high moral obligations. Once in awhile, it is also their job to declare "I'm a doctor! Not a _______" to remind people that they are limited to their role.  There is a need for the engineer, the helmsman, the tactical engineer, and a navigator. The team also needs red-shirts. I know that sounds sad, but on a good team the red shirts are the constantly rotating individuals with particular pieces to play, but not part of the core team for the long haul.

I think if more business partnerships were organized around this model, we wouldn't have monsters running the economy and we would all be a little better off. What we don't need is more Spocks.