How to make organizations (work) more like life?

I’m wondering how we can make our work lives more like life naturally. It seems some organizations are structured around having maximum order and efficiency. This makes them more like machines, than human orientated. I feel a desire to see and participate in human-oriented organizations, ones that are organic, natural and mimic our natural way of being.

To do that, they need to operate on trust and a set of basic principles.

What would those be?

In order to do that, it would be healthy to question several of the basic assumptions of work and our economy. The organization and the individuals that make it a living entity would get to demonstrate and hold beliefs that support this way working.

1)  There is enough

2) Things naturally work themselves out

3) Each person has deep wisdom within

4)  There is something each person has to contribute

5)   Love guides decision making

6)  Focusing on what is working naturally leads to better solutions

7)  True power is shared and distributed

8) There are only opportunities 

What other tenets/beliefs would you add to this list? 

Can science be Overrated?

I like science don't get me wrong, but it seems like we almost trust it more than our own experience.

If a study shows that something works in certain conditions, what are the chances that those conditions will happen exactly the same time next situation? I'm all for understanding what things may benefit large populations in studies, but when it comes to making decisions, I trust my intuition.

I've seen people be almost dogmatic about science (I guess people are that way with intuition, too). Every moment is unique, predictions are useful, but they aren't ultimate. I like to think that we are plugged in to a world that knows what it is doing.

I believe we live in a world that is beyond reason (universal intelligence) and where reason has its place.

What helps you make decisions? How do you use your intellect and intuition?

Work: A statement of who you are

You know what we don’t typically associate with work? Fun, joy.

Somehow we started believing that work is a struggle, that we must do something to make money. That we had to sacrifice who we are in order to get something (money, security).

Maybe, that’s not true. Maybe something else is possible.

Perhaps your work can be a statement of who you are?

Perhaps there is a way to be on fire with life and let your work be that passion. Maybe that is why you are alive, there is something you are here to create, do or be that can only happen with you.

What do you think? What do you believe about work?