Hacking HR to Build an Adaptability Advantage

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The hacking phase is now complete. Check back soon for our hackathon synthesis report.

Sprint 3.2: FINALIZING ADAPTABILITY HACKS

Over the past month, our hacking teams have been collaboratively developing their mini hacks into full, “shovel ready” hacks that could be used inside real organizations to make them more adaptable.

Most of our teams have now posted drafts of their hacks, and you can access them via the links below. During Sprint 3.2, we’ll be working with our teams to finalize our hacks, while also incorporating input on our work so far from each other and from the hackathon guides and coaches.

For this sprint we have two tasks:


TASK 1: Read the draft hacks from other teams and provide your input.  Most of our teams have been collaboratively developing their hacks together over the past month. Now they’d like to get your input on their work. Please read through the draft hacks that have been submitted so far. Feel free to “like” those you feel have the most potential, and add your comments and builds in the comments section below the hack. You may also receive additional comments on your hack from the MIX Guides and coaches. This task should be complete by September 6 so teams have time to incorporate the feedback in to their final hacks.


TASK 2: Finalize your teams hack. Many teams are still actively working on developing their hacks, while others will have feedback to incorporate over the next few weeks. The goal is to have your final hack posted to the hackathon site by September 9. Remember:


This sprint ends on September 16.
sam-folk-williams's picture
If you were to ask 10 people at random on your team or in your department, would they be able to tell you what your company's strategic goals are?
tim-scott's picture
We are bombarded with “Best Practice” processes, models and thinking and they seem to be particularly prevalent in HR.
By Tim Scott on July 17, 2021
Humans have an emotive response to stories that begins when we are young, they stretch and test the imagination. They helping people bring to life a situation and communicate its significance.
By Martin Couzins on July 17, 2021
keith-gulliver's picture
The notion is that for organizations to be adaptable they will need to hire 'adaptable people' from diverse backgrounds, to work with their customers and clients.The traits of adaptability will be the
By Keith Gulliver on July 17, 2021
Realize that there is no need for a separate organization to manage "Human Resources." This is an outdated concept and it wrongly, unnaturally displaces responsibility for developing people from manag
By Patrick Malcor on July 17, 2021
gemma-reucroft's picture
Radically review all of those processes that we slavishly follow in HR, or think of as 'best practice'.  Ask yourself what value they are really adding, and whether or not they could be holding y
By Gemma Reucroft on July 17, 2021
andy-lippok's picture
Our Hack was inspired by Coens & Jenkin’s book “Abolishing Performance Appraisals.”  There are several other academic books and papers, blog postings, and even hacks that recommend doing away
By Andy Lippok on July 16, 2021
deb-seidman's picture
Most large companies are a collection of silos, with employees who are so focused on their area of specialization they may be missing key opportunities and threats.
By Deb Seidman on July 17, 2021
julien-pascual's picture
 Create a culture of local purpose in a company rather than just tasks and goals based activities, and create a purpose based organisation ready for adaptation.  Create a vision and engage a
By Julien Pascual on July 17, 2021
eerik-lundmark's picture
Strategy crowdsourcing, when conducted successfully, can be used to lever strategic adaptability in powerful way.
By Eerik Lundmark on July 17, 2021

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