It’s a new year. For many, it comes with new goals, new energy, and even big dreams. Yet many people soon feel stymied by the same old job, same old challenges and same old routines. But it doesn’t have to be that way. It just might be that you can get a better job without […]
Read MoreDesigning for culture – are we designing or developing? Yes.
By Peter Norlin. Before we take the next step in the process of designing an organizational environment that will stimulate and support the emergence of a “culture of innovation,” I’d like to clarify the frame for this process. What do I mean by “frame?” In this context, I’m referring to whether we should consider the […]
Read MoreDesigning for culture – asking ourselves the right questions.
By Peter Norlin. If we really want to wade into the weeds here, that is, if we wish to create a practical, do-it-yourself guide to designing workplace cultures where innovation can flourish—then to start, we need to ask ourselves some questions. The answers to these questions, like the stones that Hansel and Gretel dropped behind […]
Read MoreThe enemies of innovation.
By Marty Neumeier. If there are so many good reasons to innovate, why is innovation so rare? For the answer to that we need to go no further than Niccolo Machiavelli: “Innovation makes enemies of all those who prospered under the old regime, and only lukewarm support is forthcoming from those who would prosper under […]
Read MoreDesigning for culture – We build a scaffold for Organization Design.
By Peter Norlin. In the last post, I proposed that time always plays a critical role in determining the success of any process that requires people to learn and change, and we must manage time especially carefully whenever we intentionally plan to design and introduce a new organizational culture. Culture shaping is arguably the most […]
Read MoreChaotic Innovations.
By Charles Bezerra. Some people might be surprised to know that all innovations come from chaos, and that innovation in reality is a typical example of a chaotic process. For chaos is exactly what we avoid when we design or interact within a new system. But, the same way chaos creates hurricanes, rivers, traffic jams […]
Read MoreThree ways to build an abundance mindset.
By Tamara Carleton. One feature of great innovation cultures is an abundance mindset. An abundance mindset is a way of thinking expansively about future opportunities. People with an abundance mindset believe that there are limitless opportunities for everyone to train for, pursue, and propose. An abundance mindset leads to feelings of empowerment, commitment, and generosity. […]
Read MoreAre you ready to do more with less?
By Charles Bezerra. Is it possible to do more with less? This is a question that always comes to our minds when our organizations face challenges, or when we perceive uncertainties in the market. But, maybe this is the wrong question, or at least, an easy question, because, fundamentally, we all know that, in most […]
Read MoreDesigning management systems for breakthrough success.
By Heather Fraser. It’s an exciting time of reawakening – with a rich stream of design-inspired frameworks, methodologies and tools being brought to market right now. That’s a welcomed, and direly needed, stream of new thinking. While team creativity, collaboration and ingenuity can lead to remarkable breakthroughs in terms of innovative solutions and distinct strategies […]
Read MoreThe trouble with Cascading Creativity.
By Marty Neumeier. Cascading creativity is a traditional decision-making model in which strategic choices are made at the top and then flow downward, level by level, to be executed by tactical teams along the path toward the finish line. In this model, project decisions move in one direction only, from internal company strategy to external […]
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