Editing Adhocracy (section)

== Use in fiction ==
The term is also used to describe the [[form of government]] used in the [[science fiction]] novels ''[[Voyage from Yesteryear]]'' by [[James P. Hogan (writer)|James P. Hogan]] and ''[[Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom]]'', by [[Cory Doctorow]].

In the radio play ''Das Unternehmen Der Wega'' (The Mission of the Vega) by [[Friedrich Dürrenmatt]], the human inhabitants of Venus, all banished there from various regions of Earth for civil and political offenses, form and live under a peaceful adhocracy, to the frustration of delegates from an Earth faction who hope to gain their cooperation in a war brewing on Earth.

In the Metrozone series of novels by [[Simon Morden]], The novel ''The Curve of the Earth'' features "ad-hoc" meetings conducted virtually, by which all decisions governing the Freezone collective are taken. The ad-hocs are administered by an [[Artificial intelligence in fiction|artificial intelligence]] and polled from suitably qualified individuals who are judged by the AI to have sufficient experience. Failure to arrive at a decision results in the polling of a new ad-hoc, whose members are not told of previous ad-hocs before hearing the decision which must be made.<ref>{{Cite web|title = An Extract from The Curve of the Earth: A Samuil Petrovitch novel « Simon Morden|url = http://www.simonmorden.com/books/the-curve-of-the-earth/an-extract-from-the-curve-of-the-earth/|website = www.simonmorden.com|access-date = 2016-02-10|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160326060625/http://www.simonmorden.com/books/the-curve-of-the-earth/an-extract-from-the-curve-of-the-earth/|archive-date = 2016-03-26|url-status = usurped}}</ref>

The asura in the fictional world of Tyria within the [[Guild Wars]] universe present this form of government, although the term is only used in out-of-game lore writings.