Convergence to best practice produces homogeneity.
As it becomes easier to do what is likely the best option given current knowledge, fewer people try new things and so best practices advance more slowly.
For example, most organizations would benefit from applying “the basics” of good management practice. But the frontier of management is furthered by experimentation—people trying unusual ideas that at any given point in time seem unlikely to work.
I still see the project of improving collective decision-making as very positive on net. But if it succeeds, it becomes important to think about new ways of creating space for experimentation.
Convergence to best practice produces homogeneity.
As it becomes easier to do what is likely the best option given current knowledge, fewer people try new things and so best practices advance more slowly.
For example, most organizations would benefit from applying “the basics” of good management practice. But the frontier of management is furthered by experimentation—people trying unusual ideas that at any given point in time seem unlikely to work.
I still see the project of improving collective decision-making as very positive on net. But if it succeeds, it becomes important to think about new ways of creating space for experimentation.