Goodness Okoro from 2Communique called with an assignment for Bized Magazine titled, “Hierarchy, High Pressure, and Risk”. The article asked if pressure is on, does a hierarchy help or hurt. Research was done with Himalayan expeditions and found the groups with the stronger hierarchy reached the top most often. Naturally it seemed appropriate to use a climbing metaphor and the trick is to put a twist on an idea to keep it interesting. The idea of the climbers being pulled by ropes in an organizational chart pattern seemed a natural fit. Fans of the original Star Trek will notice the colors of the jerseys. Fans of the original Star Trek will also notice that the top guy is wearing a red instead of gold jersey which reverses the hierarchy from the original series.
Like I said, you always have to twist things up to keep it interesting.
