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Models and Concepts for Socio-Technical Complex Systems – Fractal Social Organizations
We introduce fractal social organizations—a novel class of socio-technical complex systems characterized by a distributed, bio-inspired, hierarchical architecture. Based on a same building block that is recursively applied at different layers, said systems provide a homogeneous way to model collective … Continue reading
What are Fractal Systems?
Within science, we introduce ‘fractality’ as a watchword for a new way of thinking about the collective behaviour of many basic but interacting units, be they atoms, molecules, neurons, or bits within a computer. To be more precise, our definition … Continue reading
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Knowledge Workers as Fractals in a Complex Adaptive Organization
This paper addresses the link between effective knowledge management in an organization and the organization as a complex adaptive system, which is required to deliver a rapid and high-quality response to social, media-related and technological changes in the environment. In … Continue reading
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Dynamic Fractal Organizations for Promoting Knowledge-based Transformation
How can a company become sustainably innovative? We propose that the company needs to have organizational forms that achieve a dynamic synthesis of knowledge exploration and exploitation. In this paper, we present the ‘‘dynamic fractal organization’’ as a new organizational … Continue reading
Fractal Organizations vs. Top-Down Hierarchies
Part 1 – Janna Raye’s discovery of a naturally emergent structure in vibrant and creative start-up and entrepreneurial environments that enables continuous improvement and expansive flow of resources. Part 2 – shows how modern communication tools enable Fractal Organizations to … Continue reading
Fractal Organization Theory
Top-down hierarchies are typically characterized by command-and-control systems of authority that create harmful stress and internal competition for advancement within organizations. The pervading perception is of “limited room at the top,” where positions of authority become scarce resources. Members withhold … Continue reading
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