Cruft started out as slang for the unused physics equipment stored in ivy league science departments. Over time its meaning has evolved to signal redundant or anything unwanted that accumulates over time. In traditional organizations cruft is to be avoided at all costs. It signals inefficiently and waste. However, in dOrgs (decentralized/digital organization), especially ones run online, cruft needs to be reframed into something else - or we risk morphing back into a traditional top down stru...

Cruft started out as slang for the unused physics equipment stored in ivy league science departments. Over time its meaning has evolved to signal redundant or anything unwanted that accumulates over time. In traditional organizations cruft is to be avoided at all costs. It signals inefficiently and waste. However, in dOrgs (decentralized/digital organization), especially ones run online, cruft needs to be reframed into something else - or we risk morphing back into a traditional top down stru...