this post was submitted on 19 Aug 2023
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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.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.