Chapter 3

The Innovating Organization

Man muss noch Chaos in sich haben, um einen tanzenden Stern gebären zu können

(You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star)

—Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (1844 to 1900)

The attempts to introduce a full-scale agile organization have largely come to nought owing to a failure, or perhaps a refusal, to recognize that operating by an agile mindset is ill-suited to some corporate functions. These include the various types of controls and policing of ongoing operations from accounting and compliance with laws and regulations to the traditional responsibilities of human resources. In these units, stability of processes and people are key principles to live by and are best arranged through ...

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