Jochen Deferme
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Jurgen Appelo:
All models are wrong, but some are useful. In that sense simpler models can be more useful than complete models. When trying to describe an exhaustive model for organization design how do you keep it focused on what matters most?
Jurgen Appelo
It is not our job to create simple models. That's your job. We only offer the pieces (patterns) for modeling, but the modeling should be done by people in the organization. We cannot do that for them. Like LEGO offers 4,000 different types of LEGO blocks, but *you* are the one who should use (some of) those blocks to make something unique in your context. That's not LEGO's job; that's your job. And you're not supposed to use all 4,000 types. You only use what you need. Of course, like LEGO, we can inspire people with some (simple) examples of the things you could be building. That's what case studies are for. #unfix
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