Throughout history, people have sought out more effective ways to work together. Dating back to the ancient kingdoms and tribal leaders to the modern-day Industry 4 enabled organisation, this question remains an evolving phenomenon. Researcher Fredric Laloux presented a concise overview of this evolving history in his publication Reinventing Organisations.

As such, he informed his audiences’ thinking on at least five major workplace paradigms that are still prevalent in today’s organisations. These paradigms become the foundation worldview and identity statements through which business leaders build and run their companies.