## Editor's Note Time zone-appropriate salutations, one and all. Today, returning contributor Len Dimaggio offers his take on an age-old tension: the push and pull between innovation and standardization in an open organization. As Len frames it: "Are we doomed to always think of standardization as the broccoli we must eat, while innovation is the ice cream we want to eat?" Read on to find out.
–B ## New Today Len Dimaggio: "Why innovation can't happen without standardization" https://opensource.com/open-organization/20/1/standardization-versus-innovation red.ht/2FB81a0 Sample social media: Balancing standardization and innovation is critical during times of organizational change. And it's an ongoing issue in open organizations, where change is constant. red.ht/2FB81a0 #TheOpenOrg "Finding and maintaining the correct balance between standardization and innovation is critical during times of organizational change." red.ht/2FB81a0 #TheOpenOrg #adaptability "Are we doomed to always think of standardization as the broccoli we must eat, while #innovation is the ice cream we want to eat?" red.ht/2FB81a0 #TheOpenOrg ## Previously Published Sam Knuth: "Stuck in a loop: 4 signs anxiety may be affecting your work" https://opensource.com/open-organization/20/2/working-anxiety-inaction-loop Views last week: 507 ## Monthly Statistics Total page views for the month: 5,732 Total book downloads for the month: 105 ## Community Activity On the web: www.theopenorganization.org On GitHub: github.com/open-organization-ambassadors On Twitter: twitter.com/openorgbook On Discourse: www.theopenorganization.community ########## _______________________________________________ Openorg-list mailing list Openorg-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/openorg-list
