Strategic Doing
Moving from “Command and Control” to “Design and Do”
One mistake that we humans make is that we think we have time. Well, we don’t. Not really. For example, we’ve known for at least 30 years that our organizations – built with an industrial age logic, grounded in linear thinking – do not learn and adapt quickly in complex, dynamic environments.
Read MoreCollaboration and Team Problem-solving with College Students
Steven Puckett, a Lecturer of Marketing and Management at the University of North Alabama, has been a long-standing advocate of using Strategic Doing.
Read MoreInduction to ACES
The University of North Alabama is proud to announce the membership of one of our colleagues to The Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (ACES).
Read MoreStrategic Doing Rule 11: Do it Again!
Recently a leader of a Strategic Doing Workshop called about how they have finished their first Pathfinder Project and want to know what to do next? A Strategic Doing Workshop is usually a 3-hour session in which one or more teams has a guided conversation and identify opportunities based on their assets, choose one opportunity to focus on first, sketch out a pathfinder project, and agree on next steps—including what each person will do and when they’ll regather.
Read MoreGUIDING COMPLEX CHANGE WITH PERFORMANCE
My colleague Scott Hutcheson reminds me of our work at Purdue University. In 2005, Scott invited me to come to Purdue to work on a $15 million grant he had landed. We deployed #strategicdoing,…
Read MoreDigital Transformation
Digital transformation changes the flow of information and knowledge across an organization. Digital technologies alter the dynamics of power—the nature of leadership shifts.
Read MoreModularity
Modularity enables small things to grow into large things. Solar cells become solar arrays that become solar power stations. Modularity also makes sense to understand living systems. It’s a central concept in evolutionary biology
Read MoreHelping teams become teams
How do teams become teams? Last week a friend shared a remarkable video of the moment when a luna moth emerges from its cocoon. As a brand-new moth, it’s ugly,…
Read MoreOrganizations Must Adapt
It’s time to ditch our static view of the enterprise. Organizations are complex systems that must adapt to survive. But the challenge is tricky. Every organization faces a continuously dancing landscape of opportunities and risks.
Read MoreTeaching Strategic Doing Skills in Higher Education
Recently, the Agile Strategy Lab worked with college faculty to develop courses that teach collaboration, teamwork, and networking.
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