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Hacking HR to Build an Adaptability Advantage

Apr 18 - May 8

Phase 1

Orientation Why Adaptability Matters Now
May 8 - 27

SPRINT 1.1 + 1.2 The Enemies of Adaptability
May 28 - Jun 5

Sprint 1.3 The Design Principles of Adaptable Organizations
Jun 7 - Jul 1

Phase 2

Sprint 2.1 Inventing Mini Hacks
Jul 2 - 14

Sprint 2.2 Join Hacking Teams
Jul 17 - Aug 14

Phase 3

Sprint 3.1 Developing Adaptability Hacks
Aug 15 - Sep 16

Sprint 3.2 Finalizing Adaptability Hacks
Phase 4

Sprint 4.1 Summit it up and driving impact

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What’s so hard about managing change and becoming more agile?

I don’t think any of us in the business world need to be persuaded of the importance of becoming more agile and adaptive. Fast-pace change, uncertainty, and volatility are the lexicon of our work lives.

By Peter Cheese on May 20, 2022

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Orientation Discussion Synthesis

During the orientation phase of the hackathon, we asked you to weigh in with your thoughts about the role that HR could play in spurring adaptability within our organizations. Over 50 contributors shared their ideas in a wide-ranging introductory discussion.

By Chris Grams on May 8, 2022

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Help us synthesize the key themes from the enemies of adaptability sprints

Do you see barriers that all seem to fit together into larger categories or groupings? Do you see key themes or concepts that are coming up over and over? We’d like to know what you see in the contributions we’ve collected during the past two sprints....

By Chris Grams on May 20, 2022

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Tracking the Enemies of Agility

Last week, as part of a course on “strategic agility”, I taught a case study on the decline of Nokia to my MBA students. I asked them: Why did Nokia fall from industry leadership to also-ran status in the space of less than five years?

By Julian Birkinshaw on May 8, 2022

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People are the biggest obstacle to adaptability – and also the solution

The world outside the organization is changing faster than the world within the organization. Without adapting to reflect that world, an organization will fail to connect with its customers, will lose market share, and may die.

By Stephen Frost on May 20, 2022

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Peter Cheese: The Enemies of Adaptability (Video)

By Peter Cheese on May 8, 2022

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What's the one thing you'd change about corporations?

To attract and retain the next generation of talented individuals, companies must develop effective ways of living their values.

By Lynda Gratton on May 24, 2022

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Defining Adaptability: Synthesis of QuickMIX contributions

During the orientation sprint, we asked contributors to participate in a QuickMIX brainstorm. The task was to have each contributor share one or more aspects of an adaptable organisation with the hope that our collective ideas would provide a more holistic view of how adaptable organizations might look....

By John McGurk on May 14, 2022