When one early employee wanted to see the company's organization chart, Noyce made an X in the center of a page and then drew a bunch of other Xs around it, with lines leading to each. The employee was at the center, and the others were people he would be dealing with.
In Walter Isaacson's "The Innovators," he describes a moment in which an early employee at the company sought a formal organization chart. Instead of a conventional diagram, Noyce created a unique representation. He placed an X in the center of the page to symbolize the employee and connected it to several other Xs, representing colleagues with whom this employee would interact.
This approach emphasized a collaborative and less hierarchical structure within the company, suggesting that every team member was integral to the organization's functioning. By positioning the employee at the center, Noyce illustrated the importance of relationships and communication among peers in fostering innovation.
