Machine Learning

The answer can be found in the complexity of the work of organizations As described in the previous section, flat organizations with more fluid processes allow more people to participate more often in shaping the future of the organization This is a key, but insufficient condition for productivity The theory of complexity shows why this is insufficient In our experience, we find that organizations that achieve high levels of productivity do so because they have developed a sufficiently complex and adaptive structure These organizations have created polycentric organizations, in which authority and influence are distributed in many different places Within these polycentric organizations, people are able to exercise their judgment and develop new ideas and initiatives In contrast, traditional hierarchical organizations have a very simple structure, which is adaptive only under very specific circumstances For this reason, they are very resistant to change, which, in turn, makes them very inflexible That