strategic structures

It all started with frustration, which motivated efforts to find a solution.

Responsibility is like a hot potato, but we have developed better ways to handle it than simply passing it on.

Information is not a first-class citizen in corporate information systems.

What do empathy, common enemies, and small talk have in common?

All cohesion mechanisms impose constraints and reduce autonomy.

We need a center to steer explanations, summarise values and focus attention.

The history of information technologies can be looked at as a punctuated increase in degrees of freedom.

This essay is part of the Autonomy and Cohesion series.

This article is part of the series on Autonomy and Cohesion.

The viability and welfare of socio-technical systems depend on their ability to balance autonomy and cohesion.

The city is charged with tension and a sense of urgency.

This blog started in January 2011.

If you look to the east, you’ll see the Outliners Forest.

When the virus hit the planet, it induced other parallel pandemics.

We see patterns, create patterns, and think in patterns.