## 8.2 Self-Organising Teams Self-organizing teams have the ability and authority to take decisions and readily adapt to changing demands. From a social systems perspective, this means that the team can create new approaches and adapt to meet new challenges in their environment. Self-Organising is a process and not something that is done once and for all. Promoting self-organising teams within an organisation is a strategic decision. Managers must create the conditions that enable teams to thrive and continue to self-organize. They must commit to guide evolving behaviours that emerge from the interaction of independent agents instead of specifying in advance what effective behaviour is. It takes a combined commitment and effort from many different levels of the organisation (Senior Management, Project Management, and Development/Team Management) to help teams emerge as self- organising and high performing.