For reference (as per Wikipedia):

Any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization’s communication structure.

— Melvin E. Conway

Imagine interpreting that as advice on how you should try to design things, lol.

Tbf, I think most of the post is just typical LinkedIn fluff, but I didn’t want to take the poor fellow out of context.

  • thanks_shakey_snakeOP
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    1 year ago

    I feel like you’re probably making a very good point but I can’t quite tell what it is.

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      1 year ago

      Managers typically have local incentives that lead away from doing good things with their control of organizational architecture.

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        1 year ago

        Oh-- Yeah that IS a good point. I’m not an anti-manager person, but I do think that many managers are incentivized to perturb their orgs superstitiously, with almost obligate overconfidence.