Businesses need creative decision making. The pandemic has forced many organizations to rethink how great work gets done.

Command and control organizations are at a disadvantage—especially when they place their most creative people in places with limited influence. /1

Imagine a different organization design that maximizes the influence of your brightest creative achievers. Creative decision making influences more of the organization. /2

In my experience, great creative decision making has a network effect that encourages people to pursue bolder ideas.

A nonlinear org chart enables more creative thought across the organization. I call this a 2nd-degree effect. /3

In a command and control organization, creative ideas have an uphill journey to the decision-makers. Creative influence is harder to achieve. /4