Michael Helfrich: "An even bigger hurdle is the one we faces as managers: Can we embrace human chaos with as much zeal as we embrace order?" [Werblog]
Of course, some managers have an easier time. This New Scientist discusses my favorite recent article. The study was published in Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences (vol 6, p 37). Twenty-five percent of the people examined can find the order underlying chaos. They can see subtle non-linear effects in the world around them. I believe that we are selecting for these people today. The ones that can ride the 'Future Shock'-wave; that can embrace change because they understand it, if only intuitively. My current hypothesis is that a vital part of our brain is very good at these sorts of things, but that it does not communicate well with the control structures of the brain (right brain vs. left brain?). Perhaps savants who demonstrate such tremendous mathematical skills are a window to this part of the brain.
Michael is onto something. I think that the best organization for a changing, creative company is one that has a low hierarchy and a very strong social network. If composed of the right type of people (as detailed above), the company is able to 'flow around any problem', finding the correct answer in the chaos that is the modern world. 11:46:09 PM 
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