“The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations”

Respect.

Consider this a companion piece to The Long Tail.

The influence and potential for decentralization in the modern world is palpable, from the Internet to terrorist networks. And thus, the metaphor: cut the head off of a centralized power and it dies (spider), but cut the arm off of a decentralized power and it mutates into several powers (starfish).

With only one caveat: the authors spend much time describing how superior Toyota and its decentralized operational structure is to GM’s centralized approach.

I suppose that decentralization is so great that you cannot put the brakes on it.

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