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Constructs/Process

Member states → communication tools → data management → governance and decision rights (+2)

Workflows that drive an outcome from step to step. Process steps that hand work to each other.

Cross-industryRun by organizations in 6 industries. Counted from public, sourced parts only; each organization below links to the parts it was counted on.

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Organizations running it
12
Of their industry
5%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
  1. People
    Member states
    in 92% of instances
    then
  2. Software
    Communication tools
    in 100% of instances
    then
  3. Data
    Data management
    in 92% of instances
    then
  4. Decisions
    Governance and decision rights
    in 100% of instances
    then
  5. Decisions
    Founding treaty and mandate
    in 100% of instances
    control
  6. Decisions
    Market and positioning
    in 100% of instances

Coloured arrows: a flow of that type seen between the two at instance organizations. Grey arrows: order only.

Structure
GroupsLayersEverything
Element
Share of instances
Companies
Production or delivery
75%
9
Norms and standards
75%
9
Management cadence
67%
8
Country offices and field presence
50%
6
Hiring
50%
6
Evaluation and oversight offices
50%
6
Lead generation
33%
4
Product or service design
33%
4
Planning and scheduling
33%
4
Quality control
33%
4
Customer onboarding
33%
4
Assessed contributions
33%
4
Voluntary and earmarked contributions
25%
3
Variant · where they differ
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.

See Member
Couplings · what comes together
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.

See Member
Entropy
Where it runs rough

Operating-reality findings at instance companies: workarounds, manual hand-offs, bottlenecks.

  • Management cadence3 findings
    Dependency 2 · Informal channel 1 · at 3 companies
  • Governance and decision rights3 findings
    Dependency 1 · Informal channel 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 3 companies
  • Pricing3 findings
    Dependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · Workaround 1 · at 3 companies
  • Hiring2 findings
    Dependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 2 companies
  • Org structure2 findings
    Dependency 1 · Manual hand-off 1 · at 2 companies
  • Resolutions and decisions2 findings
    Dependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 2 companies
  • Voluntary and earmarked contributions2 findings
    Dependency 2 · at 2 companies
  • Budgeting and forecasting1 finding
    Dependency 1 · at 1 company
Seen across
Where it holds
Size
  • 1000+ people25%
  • 51-200 people8%
Region
  • Switzerland33%
  • France17%
  • Canada8%
  • Central Europe8%
  • East Africa8%
  • Europe8%
Instances
The 12 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.

See Member