Matthew SkeltonMar 28, 2024

The fun thing about the Haier micro enterprise model is that it's basically the logical extension of autonomous teams ... but with a strong "legal bulkhead" around each team, because each team* is a separate company with its own P&L, CEO, etc.

A forcing function for innovation, accountability, limiting risk, etc.

(*Not quite true but close enough)

#innovation #3eo #eqip

https://www.corporate-rebels.com/blog/next-influential-management-model-of-the-world

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Show threadBillie Thompson 🦊Mar 29, 2024
@matthewskelton yes! I really want to work somewhere that tries it out, it feels very right to me, combined with something like dynamic teaming and you have a VERY different form of organisation. I think what frustrates me a bit about the corporate rebels is they don't talk enough about the evolutionary pressures that got haier there. Super appealing but without knowing what problem there were solving for, hard to know when to apply it
Show threadMatthew SkeltonMar 29, 2024
@PurpleBooth even Haier doesn't really know why Haier works 🤣
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@matthewskelton @PurpleBooth There is a lot of 'design thinking' about how Haier might work: https://stories.platformdesigntoolkit.com/an-entrepreneurial-ecosystem-enabling-organization-c35eaf5acd9c
....but perhaps the theories and toolkits are less important than a core shared understanding of value (chain) and a sense of community around it?
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Show threadBillie Thompson 🦊Apr 6, 2024

@mutineer @matthewskelton This was really enjoyable, I think I am going to have to keep learing more about Haier, it's really neat in structure.

I particularly liked this quote at the end:
"At the end of the day, an organizational structure “IS” technology and therefore is natural that — especially in such an advanced company — the two (the technology and the organization) are almost impossible to separate."

Show threadMatthew SkeltonApr 6, 2024
@PurpleBooth @mutineer the focus on structure still seems limiting to me. It's the dynamics and interactions within a system that provide the behaviours...
Show threadMutineerApr 6, 2024
@matthewskelton @PurpleBooth Exactly - the dynamics of interactions. Starting with identification, mutual perception and trust of parties. Structure can be brutalist. Folks can get on despite it. Especially with mutual ownership and co-operation.