If an army marching in lockstep to tightly arranged military music is a metaphor for yesterday's workplace, the workplace of the future will be more like a jazz ensemble where musicians improvise creatively around an agreed key, melody, and tempo.
Self-organisation helps create an energetic community with intelligence distributed throughout rather than controlled from the middle where people share knowledge, collaborate spontaneously and innovate together. But without a command centre telling you what to do and how to do it common goals, discipline and leadership are more important.
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Great little post and I generally agree but it is critical to have the right players (or musicians). I am a big fan of emergent organizations when tempered with the reality of how complex people and their interactions can be.