1. We Are The Borgbrarians..
Resistance is Futile!!

2. Resource Dependence of the Borg Collective
The Borgbrarians act as one. There is no sense of individuality.
There are various branches of the collective that have the ability to disseminate information very quickly amongst each other.
Individuality poses a threat to the collective’s ability to function.

3. Mission
“The mission of the Borgbrary is to assimilate all knowledge and information, both technological and biological, in order to enhance our collective consciousness and to assist us as we move forward to achieving our goal of perfection.
We continually focus on the elimination of all forms of individuality to become One Borgbrary. "

4. Goals & Objectives
Assimilate you, assimilate all life forms into the Borgbrary.
Assimilation of all knowledge, technical and biological.
Elimination of individuality to become One.
The elimination of the Star Fleet Federation.
The elimination of Rebel Alliance & the Empire.
Re-assimilation of Rogue Borg;
7 of 9,
John Luc Picard
Maintain all absorbed knowledge in perfect organization and working order.
Extreme Adaptability.
Being One.
Instant dissemination combined with instant diffusion

5. Borgbrary Assimilation Chart
While a Borg queen does appear in later episodes as a personification of the Borg mind, the Borg collective appears surprisingly hierarchy free with an internal order that is fiercely defended by all Borg drones as the “superior” life form.

6. Core Competencies:
The Borgbrarians power and near invincibility is attributed to their shared identity and consciousness, embodied in the Borgbrary collective. Connected by a sophisticated subspace communications network, the Borgbrary collective is capable of immediate adaptation, instantaneous communication and constant internal re-organization to meet any external challenges.
Effective knowledge team members should demonstrate seven competencies: 1. Customer advocate – having a strong awareness of the customer’s wants and needs coupled with a strong desire to meet them. 2. Trainer – showing a willingness to train and develop others by sharing knowledge. 3. Resource – continually expanding personal knowledge and applying it to the workplace. 4. Skilled worker – demonstrating the technical skills necessary to perform the job effectively. 5. Team player – working and communicating well with other team members and business associates. 6. Decision maker – being able to assimilate and utilise information for making decisions that directly affect the team. 7. Problem solver – identifying and addressing problems that occur in the work area. Training and skill development should include three primary areas: (1) technical skills, (2) interpersonal skills, and (3= business knowledge and skills.

7. Environment
Describe external environment – demographics, who dominant group is, etc.
With the Borgrary all decisions are a result of a collective consciousness controlled by an elusive Queen Borgbrarian. Only the Queen experiences conflict, only the Queen makes decisions, only the Queen carries the burden of right and wrong. The Borgbrarian drones just “do.” They do not suffer from conflict because all choices are made for them.
Describe internal environment
The newly implanted cybernetic technologies of the drone give it the ability to withstand environments that would destroy most organic life forms, from the vacuum of space to the wide variation in planetary
The Borg also assimilate environment and technologies
The internal Borg perspective on organizations is mirrored clearly in modern
organizational systems theory which stresses the importance of interdependency, adaptability,
and internal connectedness. In fact, the very image of organizations as living organisms clearly
implies the notion of the organization as a living, connected entity that unites all parts in an
organic and unified fashion. It is particularly in the newer, learning organization-based theories,
however, that we see this connectedness extended to human relationships and collective
thinking.

8. Social Structure
A cybernetic society, Borgrary drones are equipped with a myriad of technologies integrated into their bodies which enable them to perform their duties within the Collective, and are universal to all drones. A neural transceiver keeps them connected to the hive mind. When confronted by a problem it could not solve with its existing resources, the entire Collective work in concert to consider all possible solutions and implement the one determined to be the most efficient. By applying the unique skills of each drone to a task, the hive mind can engineer new technologies at a pace that would astound an individual.
All individuals work for the common good with little regard for themselves.
Borgbrary Queen's primary purpose is not thought to be breeding but rather as a central reference point around which the collective will and purpose of the hive revolves.

9. Physical Structure
The Borgbrary is housed within a Borg ship in the far reaches of outer space. The Borgbrary ship is the shape of a cube, and has interwoven Cyborg hookups for all borgs to be recharged. No food or restaurants are found on the ship, thus, food, insects, and rodents are not an issue in this library pertaining to the preservation and storage of its information. All information is absorbed and diffused to the entire Collective within the Borgrary spacecraft, which is equipped with a vinculum to interconnect its crew, which is in turn connected to a central plexus that links the ship to the Collective and the Borgbrary.
Gray, Uniform, Collective
Bio-technically enhanced existence

10. Technology Identify sample artifacts and objects
Technology Assimilator- this fires an assimilation beam that scans the special weapon of an enemy vessel and makes a copies of it. The cube is able to use that special weapon.
Trans-warp or time travel: Has the technology to travel back in time or great distances in the galaxy which would take normal travel of the federation months or years.
Identify sample activities and processes
Identify knowledge
Gained a vast knowledge of the Federation when Picard became Locutis.
Borg technology was a combination of technologies assimilated from other cultures and technology developed within the Collective in order to overcome obstacles to its goals. When confronted by a problem it could not solve with its existing resources, the entire Collective would work in concert to consider all possible solutions and implement the one determined to be the most efficient. By applying the unique skills of each drone to a task, the hive mind could engineer new technologies at a pace that would astound an individual.

11. Culture
Virtually nothing is known of Borgbrarian culture in the usual sense. All Borgbraries are interconnected with all other Borgbraries, and the concept of individuality is considered destructive to this organization.
The only known pursuit or intention is the assimilation of all information and knowledge, and the perfection and export of their form of organization.
The Borg Collective was made up of at least trillions of humanoids referred to as drones. (VOY: "Dark Frontier") Through the use of their cybernetic implants, the Borg interacted by sharing one another's thoughts in a hive mind. Upon assimilation, these trillions of "voices" would overwhelm the drone, stifling individual thought and resistance to the Collective's will. (TNG: "Family") To some drones these voices could eventually become a source of comfort, and their absence a source of pain. (TNG: "I, Borg"; VOY: "The Gift")
Borg philosophy was governed by a primary directive to add the biological and technological distinctiveness of other species to that of the Borg. In this manner the Collective sought to achieve its definition of perfection; all other pursuits were deemed irrelevant. Accordingly, Borg drones did not engage in any activities except their duties and regeneration. (TNG: "Q Who", "The Best of Both Worlds", "Scorpion, Part II")
It is unclear whether these principles were simply the consensus of the majority of Borg drones, or if they were "hard-wired" into the technology that links the hive-mind together.
Having no regard for individuality, Borg drones were identified with designations rather than names. A drone's designation typically described its position within a group, e.g. "Third of Five." To more specifically identify a drone, its function could be appended to this designation, e.g. "Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix 01." In the same manner, the Borg refer to alien species by number rather than by name. (TNG: "I, Borg"; VOY: "Scorpion")
If a drone was sufficiently injured or otherwise in distress, other drones would offer assistance. (TNG: "I, Borg"; VOY: "Dark Frontier") However, if a drone was deemed irreparable by the hive-mind, the Borg would deactivate it and redistribute any salvageable components throughout the Collective. (TNG: "Q Who")
Juvenile Borg drones
The Borg did not procreate; they added to the Collective's population only by assimilation. (VOY: "Drone") Assimilated infants and juveniles would be placed in maturation chambers until adulthood. (TNG: "Q Who"; VOY: "Collective")
The Borg typically operated in an atmosphere with a constant temperature of 39.1 °C ( °F), 92% relative humidity, an atmospheric pressure of approximately 102 kPa, and trace amounts of tetryon particles. (Star Trek: First Contact) These conditions were presumably conducive to the operation of their cybernetics.
Borg drones ignored alien species until they demonstrated the potential to be a threat or a suitable candidate for assimilation. When addressing a small number of individuals, drones would simply attempt to assimilate them without comment. Before assimilating a larger population, such as a starship or an entire culture, the Borg would collectively transmit a standard announcement of their purpose and the futility of resistance. (TNG: "Q Who"; VOY: "Dark Frontier") Species the Borg found unremarkable would be deemed unworthy of assimilation. As of 2374 the Borg considered the Kazon beneath their notice, and by 2376 they only took interest in the Brunali if they detected sufficiently relevant technology. (VOY: "Mortal Coil", "Child's Play")
Seven of Nine speaks for the Collective
On the rare occasions that the Borg were willing to open a dialogue with individuals, they chose a single drone to speak for the Collective. Jean-Luc Picard was assimilated and given the name Locutus in the misguided assumption that such a representative would lower the Federation's resistance to assimilation. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds") When Kathryn Janeway successfully negotiated a truce with the Borg and refused to discuss the terms via a neural transceiver, the Collective agreed to communicate via Seven of Nine. (VOY: "Scorpion, Part II")
The Borg Queen also spoke for the Collective, acting not as a mere liaison but as a physical manifestation of the hive mind. The exact nature of her role is unclear. (Star Trek: First Contact)
The Borg possessed a near-reverence for particle 010, which they considered to be an expression of perfection. The Collective's fascination with assimilating this molecule has been compared to a religion. (VOY: "The Omega Directive")

12. Scenario One Rogue Borgbrarians Took knowledge with them Picard 7 of 9
In 2366 a Borg cube invaded Federation space and assimilated Jean-Luc Picard, whose tactical information contributed, along with the Borg's own vastly superior power, to Starfleet's disastrously one-sided battle with the cube, called the Battle of Wolf 359.
7 of 9
The crew’s attempt to reinstate Seven’s individualistic humanity provides the viewer with an uneasy insider’s glimpse into the persuasive seduction of the Borg mindset. Instead of the grateful, highly appreciative response liberators often expect from their subjects, the crew encounters a great deal of resistance from Seven of Nine who sees the Borg as her true identity. She describes her Borg existence as approximating organismic, social and intellectual perfection: a state in which one can always “hear” all the others in a unified voice and a shared direction, without the noise of individuality and conflict. To Seven, the Borg’s multiple redundancies, the ability to regenerate damaged parts and functions, a vast shared data pool, and an unending quest for efficiency and perfection define it as the most highly developed and constantly evolving humanoid based life form in the universe. In contemporary terms, the Borg appear to Seven as a highly connected and unified team with a shared vision, an extremely sophisticated communication system, and highly developed learning capacities, capacities so evolved that they can adapt to any changes and challenges at a moment’s notice.
Took knowledge with them

13. Scenario two Disruption of communication between libraries
No communication from collective
No new information being assimilated
When Borgbrarian Hugh and his branch were cut off from the collective because of the sense of individuality that was implanted by the crew of the Enterprise, they were lost and disoriented.
Without the smooth sense of the collective flowing through their minds, the voices became disjointed and each Borgbrarian found themselves struggling to operate without a leader or sense of guidance.
With regards to the Borgbraries, the branches that don’t conform to the norms, must be re-assimilated and repaired.. i.e. fire the head Borgbrarian of the dysfunctional branches. (this was from John)

14. Psychic prison
The metaphor, Organizations as Psychic Prisons, was first considered in Plato’s The Republic.  This famous story tells about some people confined in a cave who could only see the wall in front of them with shadows created by an unseen fire.  The shadows on the wall included people and objects that the cave dwellers had never known.  The cave dwellers created names and ideas about the shadows.  That perception was all they knew and was their reality.  Socrates described how a person’s perception would be dramatically changed if one of the prisoners could have been freed to actually see and hear what was going on around the fire.  Reality would have drastically changed for that person.  Also Socrates considered how one man’s report to the other confined persons would not have been enough to change their beliefs.  What they had seen and heard was reality to each of them.  As a group the cave prisoners could have possibly developed an alliance and a stronger belief regarding their perceived reality, as distorted as it may have been.

15. Recommendations for Solving the Scenarios
With regards to the Borgbraries, the branches that don’t conform to the norms, must be re-assimilated and repaired.. i.e. fire the head Borgbrarian of the dysfunctional branches. (this was from John)

16. Scenario Two Disruption of communication between libraries
No communication from collective
No new information being assimilated
Psychic prison?
Through the 1940s, the American economy was predominantly labor intensive, churning out physical products. The management guru of the day, Frederick Taylor, coined the term scientific management to describe workers as human cogs in an industrial machine. Through the 1950s and 1960s, the essential roles of management and workers were unchanged. More employees were moving out of labor and into the "professional" ranks, but such persons were referred to as "knowledge workers," whose input into the machine was knowledge rather than labor. These persons were the inspiration for the creators of Star Trek: The Next Generation, models for the Borg, intelligent entities with no free will. In this management system, also known as the military model, all thinking was done and all goals set at the top. Down through the layers of middle management, administrators worked out the details for execution of the strategy until, at the end of the chain, each doer carried out the assigned task: Turn that bolt. Peel those potatoes. Doers did not merely not think. They were specifically trained not to think and were disciplined if they tried to think or act independently. In this environment, the organization and its administrators were obsessed with policies, procedures, and controls.
Knowledge workers spent countless hours writing manuals to spell out every last detail of every last thing. Paperwork and reporting systems ensured that no detail was overlooked and every task had been discharged on time according to specifications.

17. Describe how two theories, concepts, and/or approaches may be/are used to provide meaning to the scenarios, to resolving the scenarios, and used to building the scenarios. The goal here is to show how you’ve applied theories/concepts to real-world situations.
The internal Borg perspective on organizations is mirrored clearly in modern
organizational systems theory which stresses the importance of interdependency, adaptability,
and internal connectedness. In fact, the very image of organizations as living organisms clearly
implies the notion of the organization as a living, connected entity that unites all parts in an
organic and unified fashion. It is particularly in the newer, learning organization-based theories,
however, that we see this connectedness extended to human relationships and collective
thinking.

18. Following a brief history of systems theory, this paper applies both Borg perspectives to a critical examination of systems theory, addressing the following three critical issues:
The conceptualization of the “system” as a reified, conscious entity with a unified structure, purpose, and sense of direction has always raised questions about systems theory’s ability to effectively conceptualize issues of power, domination, participation and choice. Much like the Borg drones and their connection to the collective consciousness, the reified system represents an entity that drowns out and makes invisible different voices and choice possibilities and the reality of power and domination that underlies the organizational structure.
The role and place of human beings in a system focused on efficiency and other system defined goals becomes similarly obscured, under the assumption that the human collective, like the Borg collective, represents, accounts and allows for the existence of individual human beings in their varied personal, emotional or political states.
Just as the internal dynamics of the organization are conceptually neutralized, homogenized, and sterilized in the organismic image of organizational systems, the external context becomes a similarly flattened landscape that denies the role of modern capitalism as the economic, political, and socio-cultural context of organizations. Like the Borg, it does not question the moral correctness of its assimilation goals or the implications of this for human or other life forms.
All three issues, it is argued, are partially a result of our tendency to use concepts and ideas
from the natural sciences in a literal rather than a metaphoric fashion, resulting in this particular
instance in an overly organismic view of organizational systems that denies the political and
individual reality of organizations. By viewing people as organismic parts without a personal and
political presence of their own, systems theory much like the Borg, externalizes human emotion,
individuality and the need for one’s own identity. In the case of the Borg, such externalization
has repeatedly caused them to be defeated in their struggles and quests. In our conclusion we
suggest that unless organizational systems theory can find a way to seriously address and
incorporate these issues it will fail in its "mission" to establish a theoretically sound and holistic
understanding of organizational reality.

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20. The Best of Both Worlds Part I Season 3, disc 7 original air date 6/18/1990 The Best of Both Worlds Part II Season 4 disc 1 original air date 9/24/ Descent Part I Season 6 disc 7 original air date 6/21/1993 Descent Part II Season 7 disc 1 original air date 9/20/1993 information i found through the episode guide on
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