Remember the reason
Keep decisions with their evidence and effective conditions.
The organization is part of the invention.
Shared purpose. Distributed responsibility.
Coherence can grow from explicit relationships.
A horizontal organization needs practical ways for people to act independently and still contribute to a shared purpose.
Responsibility should come with the context, resources and authority needed to carry it. A mandate should explain what is expected, what can be decided and when the work returns to others.
Disagreement is useful when it can be recorded, examined and resolved at the right place. Shared memory preserves the reasons behind a decision, including the alternatives that were considered.
Make handover a capability of the organization.
People and systems change. A coherent organization retains enough knowledge for work to continue.
Review the consequence
Separate a completed activity from an outcome that served the purpose.
Share an adaptable method
Document what worked, what failed and which assumptions another organization would need to revisit.
A few useful questions.
How can an organization explore this model?
Begin with a bounded coordination problem and a pilot mandate. Evaluate the result with the people doing the work, then adapt the structure before expanding it.
Technical reference2 further sections
Make handover a capability of the organization.
Remember the reason. Keep decisions with their evidence and effective conditions.
Review the consequence. Separate a completed activity from an outcome that served the purpose.
Share an adaptable method. Document what worked, what failed and which assumptions another organization would need to revisit.
Make handover a capability of the organization.
Remember the reason. Keep decisions with their evidence and effective conditions.
Review the consequence. Separate a completed activity from an outcome that served the purpose.
Share an adaptable method. Document what worked, what failed and which assumptions another organization would need to revisit.
What could these mechanisms make possible for you?
Discuss organizational adoption