Let's start with the conclusion:
1. Self-organization and empowerment are not decentralization, but the flow of power, so that every most critical issue has the right person, the right time and the right resources, and it is broken with the greatest power pressure.
2. Adam Smith defined that scale is the premise of division of labor. Similarly, efficiency is the basis of scale. The assumption behind self-organization is also for scale, which is both support and pursuit. I can't forget it.
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In the earliest hunting era, hunters who hunt large animals can only see the prey and its nearby partners, and only the leader can choose the observation position and see the whole hunting.
Shouts tend to weaken and interfere with each other, so there can only be one voice, or musical instruments and flags are used to direct.
This idea is deeply rooted, but what if we go back to the scene of hunting a group of mammoths and every hunter can see the whole picture of the hunting?
Will let the person who finds the weakness of the prey command the battle.
I think this is the key for us to talk about how to coordinate. Cooperation is not the key, but who will be given the command and who is more likely to win.
But at this time, if the mammoth suddenly goes crazy and the environment changes dramatically, then at this time, quickly switch the command to whoever can better command the hunter to evacuate, and give the command to him.
In this small case, understanding and letting power flow in the organization is the key to maximizing benefits.
Therefore, self-organization is not to give someone power, but to let power flow, not to give power to everyone equally, but to make every most critical issue have the greatest power pressure to break it.
Let's talk about the mission Speaking of tasks, everyone thinks it's great. Why should the company be mission-driven?
? Adam Smith put forward the premise hypothesis of division of labor in The Wealth of Nations: scale is the premise of division of labor and cooperation.
The assumption of scale is nonlinear, so efficiency is the basis of scale.
The mission is great, including the metaphor of scale. To realize a big dream, we must reach scale somewhere, and scale needs efficiency support.
The assumption behind self-organization is also for scale, which is both support and pursuit. I can't forget it.
Let power flow, that is, let decision flow, let decision flow, let information processing flow, let information flow, let information flow, let business flow, and let business flow. In essence, it is to let scale and efficiency flow.
After all, business is an informatics game, and we are all cracking the passwords given by the market.
-Mr. Camera 20200322
Chaotic Shanghai