p.1 Freedom of movement is one of the most basic of physical dynamics...
Without the flexibility and constant transformation implicit in motion, things that are integrated disintegrate.
Motion is the most impervious of all constants. When Heraclites said that change is the only constant, he knew of what he
spoke.
p.1 The forms change, but the mission remains clear. Structures emerge,
but only as temporary solutions that facilitate rather than interfere.
p.2 To move effectively toward integration, the
nature of the blockages must be understood (it can be a combination of factors) and a concerted effort made
to reduce or remove them.
p.3 An organization... embodies intelligence and
the essence of strategy is bringing that intelligence to bear against uncertainty and resistance. Without
uncertainty and resistance, there is no need for strategy. In business, barriers to movement demand strategy.
p.7 Central to the longevity of the returns on investments in integration
infrastructure are flexibility and abandonment. Once more, paradox rears its head. The infrastructure you build to
support integration must be tight and at the same time capable of flexing and evolving. And just as leadership
must be steadfast in creating the infrastructure for integration, so must it be willing to move away
from that infrastructure to a new one... Maintaining integration means you must constantly consume yourself. Infrastructure
must be assembled and disassembled almost simultaneously. Old organization structures must be in a continuous state of cannibalization.
How is this possible? By focusing organization design and infrastructure decisions at the level of the work to be done. It
requires throwing away the organization chart and letting line managers continuously restructure themselves in response to
shifting customer needs and evolving organizational capabilities.
