Enterprisology

If anyone really wants to use the term "business architecture", let's consider that anpther kind of architecture that is closer in practice than building architecture is landscape architecture.  A business. like a landscape is made up of living entities that are parts of multiple, intersecting ecosystems.  When people intervene to "architect" the landscape there is planned building of various structures.  But if those structures are not primarily focused on fostering good conditions for the flora. the architecture will not be deemed fit for purpose.

I say this is a simille because I'm just saying business architecture may be like landscape architecture, in the sense of having similarities.  I'm not proposing that this notion should be the primary way of understanding and discussing architectures of business, but I am saying that Golden Gate Park is more similar to a business enterprise than the Golden Gate Bridge. 

The current paradigm will stipulate that growth is good and necessary.  At least that has been the buzz in my neck of the woods for as long as I can remember.  Even thoughts like "Limits to Growth" start from the assumption that growth is good, and it will be too bad to have to limit it.

Maybe that's the wrong meme.  What if we adopt a meme such as "intensification"?  Not so much "more, more, more" but rather "deeper, deeper, deeper".

This thought is underpinned or undermined by which of several concepts of wealth is held in mind.  My money supplies and streams are not experiencing a lot of growth, but I have a deeper relationship with dogs (just as an example).  

An editorial by Tom Friedman highlights some features of a power architecture, and the relationship to results and accomplishments.  In his case he is talking about the "enterprise" of a nation state (USA in this case).  However, it is easy to see how this line of thought extends to commercial and public enterprises at all levels.  Friedman focuses on how the ability to get things done feeds on itself.  This goes beyond power that derives from hype, and power that derives from brute force.