Adaptive strategy Strategy needs to be appropriate to self-organising transformation. The emphasis will be upon ecosystem scanning, exploring possibility spaces by means of approaches such as scenarios, and learning rather than predicting. Good communication is essential, of course. But it also needs to be appropriate. Telling is fine for boundary setting and information giving but participative inqwuiry is needed to sustain self-organisation.
Any adaptive organisation needs good feedback.
Reporting structures Excessive hierarchy or inappropriate exercise of power will inhibit emergent change. The role of managers must change to become facilitative and enabling. Coaching and counselling become key skills. At the same time, managers have a greater onus to be guardians of standards if, and only if, these break down in the team or organisation. However, it is not necessary to try to avoid all kinds of competition between individuals and teams.