Hi Harold Very challenging. I like the concept of coherent organization, but my feeling is coherence is more an emergence than a framework... even though striving for coherence and consistency when initiating client work I very much like the comment of Reuben Tozman. I would say that coherence in a corporation allows just that : different people and different systems (work organizations) speaking with one another. Working with a military organization these days, I see that coherence is possible if the organization members are very clear about the fact that the organization possesses different ways of working and different operating organizations, and if they are aware of what to do in each context (in terms of ways of working and working organizations). I like what you say about working teams, communities and cooperation, and I would even add hierarchy (isn't it a working model too ?). Problem I see is that context is diversifying greatly, and therefore there is a need to foster autonomy and decision-making skills in people. That needs dedication, work, talent ... and our learning and development systems have not caught up with reality yet. Great post in any case