Real organizations work because they're layered.

· Bits and Bobs 3/30/26
  • Real organizations work because they're layered.
    • They are not designed; they emerge and grow, pulled under tension between multiple nested objectives.
    • This evolution builds into them a kind of pre-tensioned stress that helps them remain flexible and strong.
    • It's best to grow an organization from a seed, carefully iterating and evolving it to stay continuously viable, than to try to build it.