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Security Guards Save the Day
- Marina Nitze recruited security guards to help move 1,000 web articles on their lunch breaks.
- This collaborative effort beat the deadline and secured her a multi-million dollar budget for an improved VA website.
Bureaucracy as a Social Organism
- Bureaucracies are emergent social superorganisms made up of interconnected brains and groups.
- Rules intended to streamline work often slow down processes and cause "red tape."
Don't Blame Bureaucracy’s Intentions
- Do not assume bureaucracies are designed to intentionally harm you.
- Instead, try to understand the system's workings to make it work for you.