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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.

*Negative EntropyEntropy 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). EquifinalityEquifinality 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.