One of the root assumptions [link] of the MG Taylor way-of-working is that the network [link] organization and economy is fundamentally superior to existing structures. [link] For this reason, NavCenters are designed to facilitate complex [link] networks - not just single organizations - and, in turn, they require the resources of a network to remain viable. [link] We call these network architectures ValueWebs. A ValueWeb is structured [link] and emergent [link] in it’s behavior. It is highly adaptable. A ValueWeb’s process is hueristic. [link] .

At this time (mid 2003) there are 27 plus environments around the world that deliver MG Taylor work processes. We expect this number to double over the next few years. Our goal [link] has been, since the beginning of our enterprise, to have a distributed network of environments capable of supporting a new way of working and the transformation of individuals and organizations. The objective is ubiquity of this new way of working. Today, the work of most of these Centers are focused on their own enterprise. This is one level of recursion; It is where most begin. We expect future work to progressively shift to these enterprises’ ValueWeb and, ultimately - within a global focus, to the economic bio region of which they are a part. It is at this scale that a new set of critical and presently unattended problems and opportunities can be found. I call these “worthy problems.” I have my own list [link] of what these might be. Other’s list will be different. It does not matter as long as we start to craft our future on this scale. Otherwise, we design our future by default. [link]

No single enterprise has the resources to deal with all the issues they face. Very large enterprises are prone to fail under the weight of their own complexity. Networks of enterprises are far more likely to accomplish requisite variety [link] with their environment. The right balance between variety, complexity, human scale, global scope, order and emergent properties can be designed into a ValueWeb architecture that employs a PatchWorks [link] organization. On this scale, NavCenters function as nodes in the network made up of patches [link] of various kinds. This organizational pattern language [link], is inherently capable of both extreme flexibility and sustained organizational continuity.

By organizational architecture I mean...

The specific defects of the old organization that the NavCenter ValueWeb is designed to solve are...

One model of how a NavCenter ValueWeb may to wired is...

Communities that may become involved are...

One model

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