Before I embark on the subject of this blog, I would just like to point out how dedicated I am to my studies. I am at the beach, the weather has never been more beautiful, but here I am in the beach house writing a blog while everyone else is watchin the Pfightin Phils, drinking beers and sitting out on the deck. Yet I blog on...
As I read on and on, I cannot get past what I learned when reading Glut by Alex Wright, when he explained the difference between networks and hierarchies how they relate to the organization of society, and how these two have shifted back and forth in importance in human society. In times dominated by networks, information seems chaotic; and in times of dominating hierarchies, too much order limits information. In between (and most often), a balance is met between hierarchy and network.
We are moving into a time dominated by networks, and hierarchical institutions find themselves unsure of how to evolve and subsist. This presents an opportunity to reform the old hierarchies that are no longer relevant to how we now exchange information. By being strategic, thoughtful and accepting to the shift to a networked society, we can enhance all the benefits of networks, by implementing the right kinds of hierarchies to support the network.
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