So what is the most important aspect of any organization shifting from a top down approach to a real network or wirearchy?
My friends and I at KETC have had to had a answer to this question - we have to report back to the system as how best to do this.
I think I have found a metaphor that describes what KETC has done that has really worked. Worked in that KETC now operates as an organization as a Trusted Space. They have made the shift to "Wirearchy".
The working definition of Wirearchy is: a dynamic two-way flow of power and authority, based on knowledge, trust, credibility and a focus on results, enabled by interconnected people and technology.
The metaphor popped out this weekend as I watched the Olympics. It is the discipline of how a rowing 8 is run. As a boy I used to row in an 8 myself.
The irony as I worked this through was that the answer suggests that the managerial process that drives freedom and participation is much more disciplined than the usual norms.
