BOTTOM UP THINKING

Views of a problem from a top down perspective are always incomplete. Making sense of the world inevitably means generalisation, and the exclusion of elements considered irrelevant to the ‘big picture’. Whilst this approach has been successful in tightly coupled organisational structures, their limitations are exposed in loosely coupled, networked relationships. The Bottom up view is an aid in overcoming these limitations. In fact, it is valuable in providing a different perspective even in highly structured systems.