What if you organization (I’ve always got the IC on my mind, but any org will do) wasn’t a hierarchy, but a browser? A basic framework that provided some core capability/service (facility, access, connectivity, production, etc.) for all, yet open enough to allow one to add functionality as needed without dramatic effort (extensions, plug ins, add-ons).
A basic principle for operation is in place (the –INT cycle) but each deliverable is produced using either established applications (trusted downloads) or a solution developed ad hoc. Success? Upload your solution for polishing and re-use by others. Failure? Disseminate what happened and a) avoid future failures or b) discover a previously unknown source that can make it work.
Value derived from increased speed of delivery, more minds-on-task, and more granular/refined content (not to mention reduced overhead, inefficiency and bureaucracy). Trends with technology developments as well as workforce dynamics (demands for frequent challenges; measurable, instant feedback; and flexibility). Capable of adapting to new situations/problems/demands precisely because it lacks a rigid structure. Scalable from team to agency to community-level.
IC-as-platform?
(H/T to everyone I’ve talked to in the last week (you know who you are) about related issues. Just took me some time and a couple Sierra Nevadas to put it all down).
