An Organizing Framework for Innovation
Innovation requires the right organizing, not just skill and vision. This article explores what that means in practice.
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systems thinking
Genetic engineering for your brand
DNA doesn’t predetermine our future as biological beings, but it does powerfully influence it. Some have applied the concept of ‘DNA’
Read moreComplex problems and social learning
Adaptation, evolution, innovation, and growth all require that we gain new knowledge and apply it to our circumstances, or learn.
Read moreLearning fails in bad systems
Enormous energy is spent on developing strategies to accomplish things with comparatively little paid to the systems that they are
Read moreReframing change
Change is one of the few universal constants as things — people, planet, galaxy — are always in some state
Read moreSmart goals or better systems?
If you’re working toward some sort of collective goals — as an organization, network or even as an individual —
Read moreDecoupling creators from their creations
The world is transformed by creators — the artists, the innovators, the leaders — and their creations are what propel change
Read moreWhat’s in your baggage?
Social and emotional baggage is what we bring with us and, like the real thing, it’s all in what we
Read moreA Beautiful Idea
Is what you do, where you work, or how you organize, beautiful? Among the many words used to describe our
Read moreSeeking simplicity among complexity? Go Dutch!
In a world awash in content and the resulting complexity that comes when it all intersects the viable options for
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