Adam Zeiner

@dezein

a persistently curious generalist (parading as a strategic designer, facilitator, and organizer) attempting to wrangle complexity

dezein.info

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Our current approach to leading change in organizations didn’t happen by accident—it was the product of the era in which most management thinking developed.

Aric Wood • The Organization as a Machine: An Outdated Concept - XPLANE | Organizational Change Management Consulting

bliki: BoundedContext

Martin Fowler martinfowler.com

Mental Models and

Namahn

namahn.com

System design and

Creating Ecosystem Maps to Prioritize Product Investment - Emids

Macadamian macadamian.com

Ecosystem Mapping

August Public Inc. Organization Development and Design Consulting

aug.co

Organization Design and

Before we can identify the right UX success, problem-value, and progress metrics, we must know what our key UX outcomes are. And the only way to know what our UX outcomes are is to spend serious time learning about our users and their challenges.

Jared Spool • Your Necessary First Step to Creating Powerful UX Metrics

Pace Layers for Organization

Clay Parker Jones cpj.fyi

Organization Design and Knowledge Work

The paper draws on Donella Meadows’ notion of “deep leverage points” – places to intervene in a system where adjustments can make a big difference to the overall outcomes.

Ideas for Sustainability • Now published: Leverage Points for Sustainability Transformation

I think of these hierarchical layers as levels of leverage that different people, or teams have with their work.