Adhocracy

Adhocracy

Question # 1 What is adhocracy?

Adhocracy is made of  “ad hoc” which means “for the purpose”, and  “cracy” which means “to govern”.

Xerox Palo Alto Research Center and the NASA have spent part of their history organized as adhocracies.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/adhocracy-culture

People, who work for Valve, are encouraged to initiate new

projects and to choose which of them to work on.

Self-selected teams emerge spontaneously where the most exciting opportunities appear to be.

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/adhocracy-for-an-agile-age

In adhocracies project teams are free to

make decisions independently.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/adhocracy-culture

Decisions are made by trying things out and learning from that.

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/adhocracy-for-an-agile-age

Adhocracies promote meritocracy.

Each person is rewarded for his or her skill and effort – not for his or her job title.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/adhocracy-culture

The project team is dissolved when the work is done.

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/adhocracy-for-an-agile-age

Question # 2 In which situations should adhocracy be used?

Adhocracy is appropriate when there are high levels of unpredictability.

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/adhocracy-for-an-agile-age

The absence of a formal structure and fixed roles means that adhocracy is readily able to adapt to each situation it confronts.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313967610_Adhocracy