Innovation

Is the Org-Structure Dead?

Is the Org-Structure Dead?

A blog by Martin Erasmuson.

On one level, we understand we are operating in an increasingly dynamic business environment.  Indeed, we seem comfortable with continually adding-to, changing, removing, ‘tweaking’ three of those four organisational dimensions; information, process and technology elements to meet those constantly changing business needs; but get stuck on organisation structure.  That always seems to require the classic ‘restructure’ with all the heartache and disruption that comes with it.  Why is that?  Why can’t the way we organise our people to be as agile and adaptive as those other three elements? 

Who still believes they don’t need adaptive-strategies?

Who still believes they don’t need adaptive-strategies?

A blog by Martin Erasmuson.

Anyone still having trouble with the concept of exponential, unexpected change, keep looking at any international news website over the next few days until you come right.  Unplanned, unforeseen, continuous, unrelenting change is the key underlying condition of today’s world.  The good news is the sun will (likely) come up tomorrow and organisations have what it takes to adapt.

Your survival may rely on your ignorance

Your survival may rely on your ignorance

Since the industrial revolution kicked-off in the 18th century; there has been an almost fanatic focus on the role of the expert.  This is reflected in our public education systems who are tasked with churning them out.  But knowledge and experience; in and of themselves, aren’t going to cut-it in this emerging knowledge revolution – the so-called 4th revolution.