There's no way around the rule though, if the communication is ad-hoc it might be better than being dictated by clueless bosses, but everyone is still operating

There's no way around the rule though, if the communication is ad-hoc it might be better than being dictated by clueless bosses, but everyone is still operating with imperfect information, just at a different level. Witness the chaos of their login systems before the sound of the Google+ battle horn.