Do We Still Need Departments in Companies?

Because DIY @ Work is here.

For most of corporate history, companies were built on one assumption: KNOWLEDGE is Scarce.

Departments as Knowledge Monopolies

• Finance didn’t just balance books- they controlled the budgets, because only trained accountants could navigate complex ledgers.

• Engineering wasn’t just about code- it was the sole gatekeeper of systems that powered the business.

• H…