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Something isn't working. Maybe it's meetings that drain everyone. Decisions that bottleneck at the top. Good people disengaging because they can't do their best work inside the current structure. A sense that the team has more potential than the way it's organised allows.

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# 17 Beyond The Machine: From designing better organisations to discovering what design can’t solve

# 17 Beyond The Machine: From designing better organisations to discovering what design can’t solveNick Osborne Published on: 05/03/2026

We changed our name because hierarchy wasn't the real problem. The mechanical worldview that produced it was. Here's what that shift means in practice.

Effective Strategies for Monitoring Team Performance

Published on: 30/04/2025

Monitoring team performance is essential for ensuring that your team stays aligned, productive, and continuously improving. But how you monitor depends greatly on your team’s structure—whether it’s hierarchical, collaborative, or self-organizing.

Effective Strategies for Monitoring Team Performance

Things High-Performing Teams Do Differently

Published on: 29/04/2025

High-performing teams are distinguished by their ability to communicate effectively, trust each other, and adapt quickly to change.

Things High-Performing Teams Do Differently

How Do Team Dynamics Affect Performance

Published on: 29/04/2025

Team dynamics directly influence how well a team performs. When dynamics are healthy, teams communicate effectively, collaborate seamlessly, and adapt quickly to challenges

How Do Team Dynamics Affect Performance

How to Build a High-Performing Team

Published on: 28/04/2025

It’s a common misunderstanding that you can apply a single formula to building any high-performing team. But actually, high performance in teams looks different according to whether your team operates within a hierarchy

How to Build a High-Performing Team

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