Harold Jarche looks at what makes the Internet powerful and scaleable, and offers some tips on why networks are needed to move to the next level in solving complex problems.
While a certain amount of hierarchy may be necessary to get specific project work done, networks function best when each node can choose with whom and when it connects. Hierarchies should be seen as temporary, negotiated agreements to get work done, not immutable power structures. Networks enable work to be done more effectively when that work is complex and there are no simple answers, best practices, or case studies to fall back on.
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