Loop of Inefficiency

Discussing organisational dynamics yesterday, a new concept came up, the Loop of Inefficiency.

In sufficiently complex institutions there will inevitably be parts which are less efficient than others. Work flow  involving them is bogged down in a circle of confusion, or even worse a Bermuda Triangle from which nothing escapes.

The loop of inefficiency can most effectively be destroyed from within. From the outside, it's resilient to attack, but a mole who can penetrate its defences can undermine it and break it. The reason for its strength is that those within it are in a reality distortion field and can't see out of it. Their work is but one link in a chain and even if they see a more efficient way to proceed, they're stuck in the loop and cannot innovate because the next link in the chain relies on them continuing in the old inefficient manner.

Good luck if you're stuck in such a loop.