Tag: complexity management
Against the Invisible Drift, Part II: Complexity ≠ Chaos – Why Most Org Design Fails Before It Begins
This is Part II of an unfolding series on structural drift in organizations. Part I introduced the concept of invisible organizational drift—how surface-level alignment can mask deeper structural misfires. This installment builds on that foundation by exploring the distinction between complexity and chaos, and why failing to understand that difference leads to failed design. Part…
Against the Invisible Drift, Part I: The Drift Problem – Why Organizations Rot While Appearing Aligned
This is Part I of an unfolding series on organizational drift. The series traces how structures quietly erode, why surface alignment often conceals deep dysfunction, and what it takes to diagnose and reverse drift at a systems level. Part II explores how mistaking complexity for chaos leads to brittle design. Part III will examine the…