Organizational Structure

Organizational Functions

• Communicate: signal others in order to inform and 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 and financial distribution 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

Parameters of “Optimal”

• High productive efficiency and versatility

• High educational efficiency and versatility

• Strong intrinsic motivation

• Strong organizational resilience

Approaching Optimal Organizational Structure

• All individuals should be able to communicate and document effectively

• Each individual should be able to research and/or develop and/or produce effectively

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

• Financial distribution should involve financial trustees that receive revenue/donations and regularly distribute according to a system: fairly/equitably to all members of the organization (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.