Table 2.

The organic turn: moving from mechanistic to organic knowledge processing.

Type of environment	Stable or slowly changing environment in healthcare	Rapidly changing environment in healthcare
Type of knowledge processing	Mechanistic knowledge processing:	Organic knowledge processing:
	• Classic EbM or EbHP • Cochrane reviews • “Normal” guidelines • Formal rules and procedures • Standardization • Minor role of experts	• Simulation models • Rapid reviews • Rapid or living guidelines • Flexible rules and procedures • Semi-standardization • Importance of expert advice
Change in knowledge processing: the organic turn

EbM: Evidence-based Medicine; EbHP: Evidence-based Health Policy.