ConflictNo one enjoys his work if he is a cog in a machine.
Resolution
Encourage the formation of self-governing workshops and offices of 5 to 20 workers. Make each group autonomous- with respect to organisation, style, relation to other groups, hiring and firing, work schedule. Where the work is complicated and requires larger organisations, several of these work groups can federate and cooperate to produce complex artefacts and services.
From A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander