Organizational Structure

Organization

An organization is a group of people coordinating towards a common purpose. An organizational structure is a system through which people coordinate.

Parameters of an Optimal Organization

• High productive efficiency and versatility

• High educational efficiency and versatility

• Strong intrinsic motivation

• Strong organizational resilience

Organizational Functions

• Communicate: signal others in order to inform and time-coordinate

• Research: experiment and observe

• Develop: design, prototype, and test new products and services

• Document: add and edit information in repositories

• Produce: make products and provide services

Note that recruitment, financial distribution, and dismissal are also important.

Individual Versatility

In addition to having deep skills in particular areas, individuals should have at least basic proficiency for a broad set of tasks.

• Organization can rapidly fill in missing functional positions

• Organization can rapidly change productive concentration on tasks

Recruitment, Financial Distribution, and Dismissal

• Recruitment should involve targeted communication with people identified through applications, meeting, networking, analysis of other organizations, and database analysis

• Financial distribution may involve financial trustees that receive revenue/donations and regularly distribute according to a system: fairly/equitably to all members of the organization/team (normally, members must fund their own team's research/development/production). The trustees can set aside certain amounts of funds for special/emergency cases according to decisions from the coordination system.

• Dismissal should involve productive and social performance standards. If such standards are not adhered to, then dismissal of person(s) is possible according to decisions from the coordination system.

Methods of Communication

Understand that every individual has a maximum rate of giving and receiving information at a certain point in time.

• Person-to-person (talking, instant messaging, emailing)

• Group discussion (group talking, group instant messaging, group emailing)

• Public posting/documenting (blog, wiki, other communication software)

Needs for Coordination

• Organizational Direction

• Technical Information

• Timing

Coordination Methods

The primary coordination method can be a set of standards posted publicly and edited with other coordination methods when necessary.

• Single Person

• Group Majority

• Group Weighed Majority

• Group Consensus