Systems Thinking The first challenge is developing a systems perspective and understanding of dynamic systems. We’ve been talking about this for over 50 years, and yet we still don’t teach it in most business schools. We train people in business schools in different disciplines. So much so that the professors, who are really good at their …
Collaborative Leadership
Three Keys to Success
Tenacity One of the biggest issues for success is tenacity. One of the things that we found is that designing organizations is, first of all, never done. So even organizations that come up with a great design and create high performance, if they aren’t building continuous renewal and reinvention and rethinking into their organization design, …
Trial and Error
CHAD - I know you’ve listened to the podcast some, you know I love innovation quotes, so I asked you to bring one too. What’s the quote you have for us? JOHN - So I had to bring a different one this time, and I thought the one that fit what we were talking about the best was one that I think is attributable to Peter Skillman at IDEO. But I …
Illuminate – Nancy Duarte Interview Part 1
This article is the first of a two-part discussion that explores the new book Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols by Nancy Duarte and Patti Sanchez. In this first part, we explore the application of the book to organization design and transformation. In the second part, we will explore the continual …
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Systems Thinking: Challenges and Potential – Interview
This video is an excerpt from the Business 901 Podcast that I did with host Joe Dager in 2016. In this video, we discuss some of the challenges associated with systems thinking along with some thoughts on the potential of Big Data. We begin this discussion with some background on the issues with education and systems thinking. Then we briefly …
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