> [!quote] [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law) > > Any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the ==organization's communication structure.== # From [[Innovator's Dilemma]] > [!quote] > When Tom West, Data General’s project leader and a former long-time Digital employee, removed the cover of the DEC minicomputer and examined its structure, he saw “==Digital’s organization chart in the design of the product.==” # [Inverse Conway Maneuver](https://martinfowler.com/bliki/ConwaysLaw.html) > Change the communication patterns of the designers to encourage the desired software architecture. >[!question] >Does this work, or would it be a victim of [[Goodheart's Law]].