Push vs. Pull Systems

Interesting post by Dan Creswell who links to John Hagel.

Update Also see this earlier post by Dan.

I liked this table in the paper.

Talks about Lean based pull systems in manufacturing applied to systems. H.o.t.

Push Programs	Pull Platforms
Demand can be anticipated	Demand is highly uncertain
Top down design	Emergent design
Centralized control	Decentralized initiative
Procedural	Modular
Tightly coupled	Loosely coupled
Resource centric	People centric
Participation restricted Few participants	Participation open Many diverse participants
Efficiency focus	Innovation focus
Limited number of major re-engineering efforts	Rapid incremental innovation
Zero sum rewards Extrinsic rewards dominate	Positive sum rewards Intrinsic rewards dominate