culture + org design
I also love the point being made in the video above about how people can be a part of culture by just enjoying it, you don’t have to be a model or a ‘somebody’. It connects directly with a conversation I saw playing out on TikTok this week between Rian Phin and a few other folks, who ultimately stated they preferred fashion analysis from outsiders,... See more
That viral LinkedIn post, everyone is suddenly a sportsball maniac, creator economy + vibecession
The next competitive advantage in talent: Continuous employee listening
mckinsey.comcohorts deliver unexpected outcomes. And here’s why you should really care about cohorts - businesses and individuals operating in uncertain environments and looking to do new things (“innovation”) need operating principles that enable and empower new outcomes.
Cohorts - inside the organization, outside the organization - are the operating logic of... See more
Cohorts - inside the organization, outside the organization - are the operating logic of... See more
Brian Dell • LF11 - Cohort Futures
Visa’s founding CEO Dee Hock had a realization. He saw clearly that it was “beyond the power of reason to design an organization” capable of coordinating a global network of financial transactions of the sort that had started to develop.7 Yet, he also knew that nature regularly achieves just that. Why, he wondered, couldn’t “a human organization
... See morePeter M. Senge • The Fifth Discipline
Meanwhile, our corporations are full of bodies - our offices have become disembodied and mediated via Zoom screens but our teams are still embodied and grappling with new environments.
The body becomes a clearer extension of the organization now that we're playing in emergent territory - the home is now the office and companies are now in the... See more
The body becomes a clearer extension of the organization now that we're playing in emergent territory - the home is now the office and companies are now in the... See more
Tom Critchlow • LF08 - Embodied Futures
Peter Drucker said that “making money for a company is like oxygen for a person; if you don’t have enough of it you’re out of the game.” In other words, profitability is a performance requirement for all businesses, but it is not a purpose. Extending Drucker’s metaphor, companies who take profit as their purpose are like people who think life is
... See morePeter M. Senge • The Fifth Discipline
One of the things that surprised me the most was to see that for any piece of work being shared, designers would put together a keynote deck for it. It could be the smallest thing, like a quick look at the latest work progression, or big presentations, of course. At Apple, designers use the power of storytelling to influence others, instead of just
... See moreAndrea Pacheco • What I Learned as a Product Designer at Apple
When hiring, look for people with the right attitude. Skills can be taught. Attitude changes require a brain transplant.
Walter Isaacson • Elon Musk
BCG’s research underscores a fundamental shift in the employer-employee dynamic. Today, many people are on the lookout for better job opportunities, and it is time for leaders to start treating their employees like customers. This means companies need to use all their customer-focused capabilities such as deep discovery, sophisticated needs... See more