Buddhist scholar Robert Buswell tells a story about meeting with the Theravada monk Maha Boowa. He asked for a meditation method that would help him achieve enlightenment. Instead he was told that “the only method is no method” and he needed to figure out what worked for him based on his own experience and interests.
In the past 50 years myriad ways to organize our organizations for greater flexibility, responsiveness, inclusion and effectiveness have been developed, tested and proffered. Presented under names like Holacracy, Theory U and Teal Organizations, the sheer abundance of operating principles can be daunting.
Perhaps the monk's advice about finding enlightenment is relevant here. Maybe the best method is the one that works for us. To help us consider our options Joost Minnaar has assembled a list of the different "adaptable organizational structures" he's come across. To keep things real he's listed only the progressive organizational structures that are rooted in practice, not theory. In fact, he links each practice to a specific company.
Article: 10 Progressive Organizational Structures Developed By Real Companies
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