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Theory: it is not the structure of an organisation, but its interactions that determine its outcomes. A badly organised firm that nonetheless interacts well with its customers will perform better than a perfectly organised firm that interacts poorly, does not interact at all. | Theory: it is not the structure of an organisation, but its interactions that determine its outcomes. A badly organised firm that nonetheless interacts well with its customers will perform better than a perfectly organised firm that interacts poorly, does not interact at all. | ||
“You are in a queue. an operator will be with you shortly. Your call is important to us.” | “You are in a queue. an operator will be with you shortly. Your call is important to us.” The difference is neatly illustrated by what remains of [[the beginning and end of Elvis Presley]]. | ||
When you put it like that, it becomes obvious. Success is an [[emergent]] property of a [[system]]. Systems are defined by their flows, not their stocks. Components that don't interact are not in a system. Stocks — formal, structural capacities — only ''facilitate'' flows. But formal structures are easier to see than interactions. [[Modernism]] focuses on what it can see. | When you put it like that, it becomes obvious. Success is an [[emergent]] property of a [[system]]. Systems are defined by their flows, not their stocks. Components that don't interact are not in a system. Stocks — formal, structural capacities — only ''facilitate'' flows. But formal structures are easier to see than interactions. [[Modernism]] focuses on what it can see. | ||