The article references Haier, but treats it as just another structural attempt at coordination that fell short because it lacked the technology. But Haier isn’t just a structure. It’s grounded in a clear philosophy about human value and autonomy. You can agree with it or not, but it defines what “better” means and for whom:

Better = more autonomy at the edge

Better = closer to the customer

Better = humans as accountable units of value creation

Dorsey’s post, by contrast, implies “better” in terms of:

faster decisions

clearer visibility

tighter coordination

less distortion through layers

But those aren’t philosophies. They’re optimizations in service of something. They describe how a system might perform, not what it is ultimately for or who it is serving.

Haier defines what counts as value. Dorsey defines how efficiently value flows.