What can organizations generally do to help cut down on "logistical hurdles to overcome"?
MIT makes available to all free printing and shuttles.
What can organizations generally do to help foster the sharing of information?
MIT encourages collaboration and their professors are accessible.
Of course, simply applying these tricks to an organization is doomed to fail. To do so would simply be to create a cargo cult.
What matters is the attitude with which you approach your organization. Your attitude is what drives the organizational experience.