He and his followers never envisaged ordoliberalism as an unchangeable dogma, but rather as a model that could be adapted to new challenges. Erhard even attempted to adjust it to the sociopolitical changes of the 1960s, developing the concept of a “formed society," whereby factionalism would be minimized and the state governed by consensus.
艾哈德深谙经济自由和民主政府之间的矛盾。他和追随者更愿意将秩序自由主义设想成随挑战不断变化的模式，而不是不可改变的教条。艾哈德甚至试图调整秩序自由主义，以使其适应20世纪60年代的社会政治变革。他提出“缔造社会”的理念，并以此最大限度地控制宗派主义，在社会共识的基础上治理国家。