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Nov 10

Principles for Becoming an Adaptive Organisation

Breakthrough technologies, like AI, force organisations to adapt, otherwise they get left behind. However, the big challenge is not adopting the new technology, but adapting to the new ways of working it unleashes. The internet, for example, forced businesses to develop an online presence, but the real winners were the…

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Principles for Making Your Organisation Easier to Run
Principles for Making Your Organisation Easier to Run

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Oct 26

Use a systematic mechanism of learning — have a bias towards data (Learning I)

https://vimeo.com/878256974?share=copy Birds are born altricially, which means they are still underdeveloped at the time of birth so, in order to survive, their parents have to feed them. But this creates obstacles when the birds venture out into the outside world on their own. As you can see from the video…

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Oct 25

The Benefits of Mapping

“Instead of using multiple different ways of explaining the same thing between different functions of the company then try to use one: A map.” — Simon Wardley⁠ As we explored in Book One,⁠ the modern business world shares some similarities with warfare — competition with rivals and uncertainty (as we…

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The Benefits of Mapping
The Benefits of Mapping

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Oct 19

Use Appropriate Methods (Development IV)

At the collapse of the USSR a theory emerged in the West arguing that we had reached the ‘end of history’. Liberal democracy, it claimed, had “won” the battle about which system of economic governance was best. …

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Use Appropriate Methods (Development IV)
Use Appropriate Methods (Development IV)

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Oct 11

Remove Bias & Duplication (Development III)

When I joined a large consulting firm I was tasked with realising the idea I had raised during the interview process — to build a more efficient ‘ghost structure’ alongside the current one that would meet the needs of partners (and ultimately their clients). …

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Remove Bias & Duplication (Development III)
Remove Bias & Duplication (Development III)

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Oct 4

Think Small — Know the Details (Operations I)

On the day before International Women’s Day in 2017 a small statue of a young girl appeared on Wall St., facing down the famous charging bull that epitomises the US financial services industry. Inscribed on the plaque in front of the new statue were the words: “Know the power of…

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Think Small — Know the details (Operation I)
Think Small — Know the details (Operation I)

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Sep 27

Focus on User Needs (Development II)

The biggest mistake organisations make is trying to satisfy their own needs rather than users’ needs. …

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Focus on User Needs (Development II)
Focus on User Needs (Development II)

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Sep 19

Know Your Users (Development I)

The “most underrated skill in management is … clearly articulating the problem you seek to solve before jumping into action.”* However, many managers choose ‘solutions’ first and then look for the problems this will fix: “We’re launching a cultural/digital/agile transformation” they announce “to address our talent/technology/innovation gap”. Managers do this…

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4. Know your users
4. Know your users

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Sep 14

Understand What is Being Considered (Communication III)

Most people have heard of the ‘butterfly effect’ — a butterfly flaps its wings in Rio de Janeiro and a tornado hits Chicago as small changes can have large effects elsewhere. This is the popular version. …

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3. Understand what is being considered
3. Understand what is being considered

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Sep 12

Challenge Assumptions (Communication II)

No matter how often the business media likes to portray some leaders as all-seeing, all-knowing strategic geniuses modern business is too complex for any single leader to be on top of everything. To truly lead their organisations modern leaders must free themselves from the impossible burden of thinking they have…

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Challenge Assumptions (Communication II)
Challenge Assumptions (Communication II)

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