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Amanda & Heidi, thanks for joining the team for this one. My contact email address, for you and any others who want to join in, is sandy@vanillalizard.com Get in touch. Looking forward to developin... More
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Thanks Andy, yes the culture has to be one where freedom to think & experiment is not only permitted but actively encouraged. Culture is the key to adaptive/agile organisations. The provision of physi... More
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Yes, happy with your number 3 ! Thanks Deb More
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I like the 'mix it up' philosophy, both it terms of broadening individual understanding/horizons and in terms of the cross-pollination that can occur. I wonder if there might be two types of implement... More
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Malcolm, I like the concept of 'community' seen in the ways you describe. The CIPD Employee Engagement Forum ran a networking event recently (Nov 2012) where we explored the concept of organisation... More
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Our Adaptable organisations need to be creative & agile. Our people need to feel empowered to take responsibility for working together across the structure to develop ideas, test and imp... More
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Great organisations are not just using principles that enable adaptability now, they are looking beyond the horizon to the shape of things to come. They are countering the trap of short-term thin... More
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A good example of this is WL Gore. Their organisational culture is typified as a 'flat lattice', with the emphasis on relationships, mutli-dsiciplinary teamwork and flexible projects that generate inn... More
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To me, this comes back to the sense of permission within organisations. Adaptive organisations give time & space for employees to think differently, experiment and innovate. An important part of this ... More
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I like this one, put me in mind of the power of storytelling within organisations. Great leaders can chart the direction(s) an Adaptive organisation is taking through stories that engage employees in ... More
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This proposal is around the concept of organisations allocating physical space for collaborative working and innovative thinking.
By Sandy Wilkie on July 17, 2021

Our Adaptable organisations need to be creative & agile. Our people need to feel empowered to take responsibility for working together across the structure to develop ideas, test and implement them.

The provision of physical space for people to come together and think differently can help seed this process. A creative space...

By Sandy Wilkie on June 11, 2022

Great organisations are not just using principles that enable adaptability now, they are looking beyond the horizon to the shape of things to come. They are countering the trap of short-term thinking around 1-2 year 'current state' service or profit targets, by scenario-planning around what the future markets and customers are...

By Sandy Wilkie on May 29, 2022