Marc-Daniel Ortega

Marc-Daniel Ortega

Marc-Daniel Ortega is a seasoned engineering leader with a passion for transforming teams and platforms into thriving, collaborative ecosystems.
06
Jun
When the System No Longer Rewards Care

When the System No Longer Rewards Care

2 min read
05
Jun
How The Fluid Org Model Facilitates Meaningful Reorgs

How The Fluid Org Model Facilitates Meaningful Reorgs

Most reorgs aim to fix dysfunction. Few address the system beneath. The Fluid Organisation model helps teams unlock momentum that persists after the shuffle ends.
2 min read
03
Jun
The Fear to Say No and the Transparency That Might Cure It

The Fear to Say No and the Transparency That Might Cure It

3 min read
03
Jun
[Book][2.3]Applying Invisible Work in Teams and Organisations

[Book][2.3]Applying Invisible Work in Teams and Organisations

6 min read
02
Jun
Measuring Turbulence in the Fluid Organisation with Org Re

Measuring Turbulence in the Fluid Organisation with Org Re

This article unpacks the concept of Org Re, how it works inside the Fluid Organisation, and why it matters as a diagnostic tool for engineering, platform, and product teams alike.
4 min read
29
May
Systems Thinking in the Fluid Organisation

Systems Thinking in the Fluid Organisation

This article maps concepts from systems thinking, especially those articulated by Donella Meadows, onto the architecture of the Fluid Organisation. The goal is not to admire the model but to sharpen it.
3 min read
28
May
How the Fluid Organisation Model Aligns Innovation, Reuse, and Scale

How the Fluid Organisation Model Aligns Innovation, Reuse, and Scale

Speed alone does not scale. Alignment alone does not create coherence. Organisations today suffer not from slowness, but from signal decay, duplicated logic, fragile reuse, and an inability to evolve without entropy. The Fluid Organisation was designed to solve exactly that.
5 min read
27
May
[Excerpt] The Quiet Excellence of Invisible Work

[Excerpt] The Quiet Excellence of Invisible Work

3 min read
27
May
[Book][2.2]Four Lessons in Quiet Stewardship

[Book][2.2]Four Lessons in Quiet Stewardship

6 min read
27
May
Fluid Org: Five Flywheel Patterns That Restore Motion Without Chaos

Fluid Org: Five Flywheel Patterns That Restore Motion Without Chaos

In the Fluid Organisation, the Flywheel plays a critical role: it absorbs signal, filters chaos, and enables convergence across layers. But the Flywheel is not a single team or method. It is a pattern .
7 min read