“Chaordic” is a term coined by Dee Hock, founding
CEO of VISA (the credit card company).
“By chaord, I mean any self-organizing, self
governing, adaptive, nonlinear, complex organism,
organization, community or system, whether physical,
biological or social, the behavior of which
harmoniously blends characteristics of both chaos and
order. Loosely translated to business, it can be
thought of as an organization that harmoniously blends
characteristics of competition and cooperation; or
from the perspective of education, an organization
that seamlessly blends theoretical and experiential
learning.” Dee
Hock, The Art of Chaordic Leadership, “Leader to
Leader” No. 15 Winter 2000