Interesting and funny question from HR expert Heiko Fischer  « Ever wondered why the Crew of the Enterprise did not need HR? » His answer: « Because this crew had mastery, autonomy and purpose and their mission was too unpredictable to be controlled centrally. In Star Trek HR is no longer a Function, instead HR became competencies of Resourceful Humans. » And here we come to the point:  he explained why we have to think more in terms of Resourceful Humans and not Human Resources. « Mixing proven entrepreneurial focus on purpose and contribution based value creation with an agile mindset and a lean startup methodoly, gives HR a powerful method to escape the perpetual hamsterwheel. With the Way of Resourceful Humans, the HR Function becomes the driver and pioneer for an updated, democratic model of Capitalism: Democratic Entrepreneurship« ,he said.

Read more in his article « Kill HR! From Human Resources to Resourceful Humans »