Organizational Innovation Through Design

There are a lot of approaches to organization design, but none are reliable and construct-valid. It ignores how personhood and work are intertwined. In addition, the organization isn't a self-aware social singularity, so employees are differentiated as futuristic cogs who 'energize' themselves autonomously. A strategy that can only focus on one sid... See more

We need to think critically and understand things better, not less. Trying to reduce human systems to animal systems doesn't take into account how knowledge changes over time. In addition, it misses out on the most important element of those animal systems, being, doing, and interacting. At Nature of Work, we have developed a method of organization... See more

Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation—anchored in understanding customer’s needs, prototyping, and generating creative ideas—to transform the way you develop products, services, processes, and organizations.

When using design thinking principles, you bring together what is desirable from a human point of view with what is techno... See more

The purpose of organization design is to assist organizations in excelling at what they do by taking a holistic approach to the work they do. It is a process for structuring and running organizations. The design of an organization can help improve the quality of goods and services it produces, increase profits, and strengthen relationships with its... See more

In order to implement strategy, an organization needs to integrate structure, processes, and people. A successful redesign will focus the company's resources on its strategic priorities and reduce costs. An example of a typical motivation for a redesign is a company that decided to expand outside of its US home base.

It makes sense to him to look at organizational design from a more practical perspective by referring to it as 'searching for form-context fit.' You can make small changes to your team or observe how changes percolate throughout the entire company. You just have to watch, try things out, and then reflect on what happens if you want to learn how to ... See more