Organizations are models of reality, with their communication structures reflecting past experiences and realities. As reality changes, these models may become

Organizations are models of reality, with their communication structures reflecting past experiences and realities. As reality changes, these models may become outdated. However, organizations often invest more resources in maintaining the existing model instead of adapting to new realities. Conway's Law highlights this inertia by emphasizing the relationship between an organization's communication structure and the systems it designs. The natural evolution of a social model from tool to symbiont to parasite.