4 Lenses on Organisations
summary
Four concrete lenses for organising work and why to apply each: Value Stream + Team Topologies focuses on faster flow by using value‑stream mapping, DDD and platform/enabling teams to reduce cognitive load; BVSSH trio of leads (Value, Team, Architecture) composes nested value centers so teams scale into business lines; Viable Systems Model enforces five recursive functions (coordination, monitoring, strategy, identity, operations) using variety engineering; Liquid Organisation manages phase‑changes with thixotropy and enabling constraints to balance coherence and autonomy. Practical bank examples show the lenses combine rather than replace one another.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction and context
- 1:40Team topologies and value
- 10:08Nested and modular structure
- 20:28Viable systems model
- 30:02The liquid organization
- 38:24Q&A and concluding thoughts
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