How too many rules at work keep you from getting things done | Yves Morieux | TED Talk

In the TED Talk “How too many rules at work keep you from getting things done,” Yves Morieux explains how the pursuit of efficiency in management and organizations, and the lack of flexibility, has become counterproductive for human efforts, leading to a productivity crisis. He uses a relay race as an analogy to demonstrate the importance of cooperation in human efforts, which multiplies energy and intelligence, allowing us to do more with less. However, when clarity, measurement, and accountability are introduced, it hinders cooperation and makes human efforts derail. Morieux argues that we need to focus on cooperation and collaboration to improve problem solving and productivity, rather than just process improvement.