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← The larger an organisation, the less flexible it is and the more its designs copy it.

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 28 Oct 2011 to 4 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about design.

Everything filed under management management Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under team size team size Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The larger an organisation, the less flexible it is and the more its designs copy it. The larger an organisation, the lessflexible it is and the more its designscopy it. MC Melvin Conway — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: An organisation that is not fully flexible in how it communicates stamps an image of itself on every design it produces. — tap to centre the map on it An organisation that is not fullyflexible in how it communicatesstamps an image of itself on everydesign it produces. MC Melvin Conway — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Much of design has become homogeneous, with designers designing for other designers. — tap to centre the map on it Much of design has becomehomogeneous, with designersdesigning for other designers. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Because the first design is almost never the best, organisational flexibility matters for good design. — tap to centre the map on it Because the first design is almostnever the best, organisationalflexibility matters for good design. MC Melvin Conway — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Design teams work better structured around giving designers broad scope than around features and narrow parts of the pie. — tap to centre the map on it Design teams work better structuredaround giving designers broad scopethan around features and narrowparts of the pie. Last stated a month ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The design industry is shifting to be more and more filled with independent people. — tap to centre the map on it The design industry is shifting tobe more and more filled withindependent people. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Big companies can probably less afford the bigger design risks than they once did, so such work shows up more in small indie shops. — tap to centre the map on it Big companies can probably lessafford the bigger design risks thanthey once did, so such work shows upmore in small indie shops. Last stated 5 months ago 5 May 2026 RC Rafa Conde — holds since 2026-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Small product teams beat large ones for a reason that has nothing to do with AI: fewer people to coordinate means less design by committee. — tap to centre the map on it Small product teams beat large onesfor a reason that has nothing to dowith AI: fewer people to coordinatemeans less design by committee. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Jul 2026 AM Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The really great designers just do less. — tap to centre the map on it The really great designers just doless. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out oftheir way" is dangerous advice foranyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Dec 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to thepart of a business that brings themoney in than to a cost centre,whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago 28 Oct 2011 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it A career ladder must not be achecklist that guarantees promotion,because a promotion depends on theorganisation’s needs as much as onthe employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago 28 May 2025 CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 6 days ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The larger an organisation, the less flexible it is and the more its designs copy it. Last stated c. 1968 Holds Melvin Conway Read this korrent →