# Pioneers, Settlers and Town Planners  ## Metadata - Author: [[swardley]] - Full Title: Pioneers, Settlers and Town Planners - Category: #articles - Published: 2012-06-04 - Document Tags: #business & finance #culture #monumental - Source: reader - Last Highlighted: 2025-03-05 07:33:59.557318+00:00 - URL: https://blog.gardeviance.org/2012/06/pioneers-settlers-and-town-planners.html ## Summary The article presents a pioneer, settler, and town planner (PST) organizational structure as a more effective model than traditional departmental arrangements, arguing that it enhances innovation and efficiency by aligning with the natural flow of activities from chaotic to linear. It critiques the dangers of a "one size fits all" mentality in organizations and emphasizes the need for adaptable structures to respond to economic competition. The author notes the lack of widespread examples but expresses optimism about the potential for this model to gain traction. ## Highlights - There is however a route by which you can create a profitable but stable organisation which deals with the constant cycle of change, except unfortunately traditional organisational structures (*by type*) get in the way. They do so by obscuring the natural evolution (*or flow*) of activities from chaotic to linear which is driven by user and supply competition. Invariably the traditional structures built on type result in alignment issues and a host of other problems. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jnjkkgqy5nskex3xc253k534)) - Tags: #👻 ai highlighted