Fractal Organizations

In smaller organizations its easier to act naturally and keep the flow of
information moving toward collective goals. With fewer layers of
bureaucracy, the resistance to information flowing in all directions is less than
in typical large organizations. One reason for the one-way flow of information
in organization is that nearly all organizations believe that humans are as
controllable as material things and physical processes. In larger organizations
we need suitable structure to use resources efficiently. Large organizations
therefore need to be fractal, i.e., maintaining a natural hierarchy that actually
enables an event, balanced flow of information between the center and the
edges of the organization, where the core leaders make decisions for
allocating resources and the managers of human and physical processes are
interacting with the external environment. The chain of leadership in the
Fractal Organization creates and sustains the shared vision and goals.
Everyone acts as conduits of information flows from the center to the edges
and back. Everyone is allowed and encouraged to be creative.
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Negative Entropy
Entropy is defined as a measure of the degradation of the universe. As a scientific
law it states that everything will disintegrate within time. Thus negative entropy
suggests growth as opposed to reduction. Negative entropy is where a organization
can maintain itself, and quite possibly has managed to grow since it first began. In
open system of organization negative entropy can be sustained, as such organization
is able to maintain its structure through such things as repairs, avoiding closure and
possibly growing by importing energy (external ideas and products).
Equifinality
Equifinality is a concept that states that a certain outcome can be achieved by many
different means. Equifinality in organizational settings occurs when "a system can
reach the same final state, from different initial conditions and by a variety of
different paths.
Dynamic Homeostasis
It is necessary for organizations to maintain their equilibrium in changing
environments or disturbances, otherwise they cannot function properly or their goals
cannot be attained. In living systems, the process of self-maintenance or homeostasis
is essential to ensure their survival and viability. Through continuous exchange and
replacement of matter, energy, and information between the system and the
environment, organizations maintain dynamic homeostasis.
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