Emergent Strategy

In Emergent Strategy, brown describes various elements of emergent strategy that are distinct from one another, but totally connected. The fractal element consists of the “relationship between the small and large.” Fractals are structures that repeats itself in a never-ending battle of patterns. The smallest and simplest of daily work practices unfolds into a paradox that is infinitely complex. “We must create patterns that cycle upwards” (38). The intentional adaptation is “how we change” while the interdependence and decentralization is defined as “who we are and how we share.” It is not a new idea that change is constant, and embracing change is a non-negotiable act. Brown states that “we will adapt to that change, or we will become irrelevant” (45). Furthermore, “The idea of interdependence is that we can meet each other’s needs in a variety of ways, that we can truly lean on others and they can lean on us. It means we have to decentralize our idea of where solutions and decisions happen, where ideas come from.” One must be willing to be interdependent, and recognize that they cannot operate and survive alone. One must see themselves as part of a whole. These three are just the few elements of emergent strategy that are important to take note of and reflect.