Michael Lissack
them. This approach is especially powerful in digital environments where work crosses traditional boundaries and conditions change rapidly. The most successful organizations of the coming decades will neither build rigid canals nor allow unconstrained chaos. Instead, they will master the art of creating canyons—both physical and digital—that simulta- neously provide direction and enable freedom. They will adapt canyon designs thoughtfully across diverse cultural contexts, recognizing that the principle remains powerful even as its expression varies. And they will remain vigilant against the tendencies of canyons to harden into dams, de- veloping explicit mechanisms for monitoring warning signs and evolving boundaries as conditions change. In a world of accelerating change and increasing complexity, this bal- ance represents the essence of the next common sense: create canyons, not canals, and watch as the energy of your organization finds powerful new paths forward.
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