Chris- my view would be that its always possible that some organisations will get stuff done in spite of hierarchy's excesses
But I don't see why understanding of organisations hasn't got beyond recognising that hierarchy is only one of several systems that a thriving people-investing organisations needs to be structured around Why not ask the triple accountability and design question applied to the relationship infrastructures that all organisations are: What's the best of hierarchy how can this interface with the best of self-organising and how can we mix this withy the best of networking across organisational boundaries, we are wasting most people's working lifetimes Since we have the methods of open space and organisational transformation well worked out, my assumption is that the only thing that could possibly continue to cause such a system blockage to openness is wrong measurement It seems to me it's a case of taking the arguments of wrong measurement and open space together if we wish to sustain transformation through any conflict that traditional organisations are almost perfectly geared to compound chris Chris Corrigan wrote: When hierarchy atrophies and hardens within an organization I think it stops being useful (or fun) but I think it also creates the conditions for the kinds of social networking "hacks" that people invent to actually get work done in spite of the rigid structure. Whatcha think? Chris -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Bowen Island, BC, Canada (604) 947-9236 Consultation - Facilitation Open Space Technology Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot Homepage: http://www.chriscorrigan.com [email protected] * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
