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Never has there been so much complexity and uncertainty in our world. Running institutions is proving increasingly difficult due to the complexity they are operating under. Or so it is said - but is this really the case? Isn’t it just that the methods we are using were never designed for complexity? Isn’t it that leadership in complexity requires a different set of tools, a different mindset, different ways of working? This article introduces some of the thinkers and researchers who have explored VUCA and complexity in a human organising context in more depth, with a view of understanding what organisational development and transformation practitioners can apply to meet complextity and VUCA more effectively.
This blog calls for more trained Open Space Tech facilitators to work within organisations to help staff and management alike take a more holistic value stream view of their organisations. This would not only enable far more cross-departmental communication and exchange to create better coherence of the organisation, but would massively boost engagement and innovation in the organisation. Moreover having an ongoing Open Space mindset would enable traditional companies to transition to new ways of working and organising.
Stories from the leading edge of highly functional and enjoyable workplaces - and making the transition effectively. Caterfly is launching a free e-hub, pulling together helpful and insightful articles and practical support for anyone engaged in change in organisations, or wanting to transform the way their company works together. Click below to subscribe.
Nowadays discussions about hierarchy abound, especially in organisations, some arguing you need hierarchy to run an organization, otherwise you have chaos, while others deploring the negative effects of hierarchy, such as stifling innovation, or treating humans as mechanical cogs. These debates have come to the fore with the advent of self-organising structures, self-managing organisations and more recently the hubbub around companies without bosses, networks without hierarchies, and so on.
We live in a world where a mechanistic, “machine” view of organizations has served for some time. The end of this era is upon us, and the transition to a living-systems view is well underway. Organizations are more like living things than they are like machines. Without getting into all the details of “why,” this essay assumes the living-systems view is the more accurate view, the more useful view. The view that is actually closer to reality. In the living-systems view, change is not “managed"....
In response to the shock, division and disaray unleashed by the Brexit referendum, we feel it is essential to make space for people to come together. This is a participant-led 'Open Space' event, so the experience and discussions you have is up to you. But with many people distracted from fancy notions of reinventing work by very real and immediate worry, fear, anger, despondency this is your time to let off steam, ask big questions, get support and support others, or get constructive.
Part of Human Organising Festival 16 - 18 June in London, this free workshop explores how to change our organisations
Caterfly presents: OpenSpace Agility with Daniel Mezick - 27 - 28 October 16, London. A new approach to introducing collaborative transformation at scale: staff-led innovation for introducing new systems of working or culture shift. Daniel brings his success in bringing teams alive with Agile, and together we'll show you how to use the model across a broad range of contexts and applications.
Open Space Event, Thurs 14 July ’16, London Caterfly presents: a 1 day event exploring the need for transforming the way we work together, the move toward more collaborative, responsive workplaces, for businesses that place the customer at the centre, with respect for people and planet, the reality, complexity and barriers to change, and [...]
Caterfly's Open Smart Transformation model for collaborative organisational change is a derivative of Prime-OS and OpenSpace Agility by Daniel Mezick. Caterfly applies the same principles and practices for implementing Agile at scale in organisations, to any form of organisational systems adoption or transformation (e.g. lean, teal, creative economy, sociocracy, holacracy, responsive etc). Anyone exploring any form of organisational transformation should find it useful follow recent developments in the agile adoption world...
This blog explores the rationale for having a practical guide on implementing agile at scale in organisations using a unique approach of inviting people in to co-create change together and iteratively.
Book review of Open Space Agilitiy Handbook: This is a brilliant how-to book. It addresses the problem of resistance and poor engagement in agile adoptions and organisational change. Why is it, for instance, that the majority of agile adoptions, despite huge investments, fail? The approach presented resolves root causes and offers a completely fresh and novel way of implementing agile and organisational transformation...
What would you like to make happen? Date & Time: Tuesday 19 January 2016, 06:45pm – 10:00pm Location: St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace 78 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AG London, United Kingdom For all the talk of self-management, isn’t it time we experienced it in action? What does it look, sound and feel like? Join us for an [...]
Caterfly presents: a 1 day participant-led 'Open Space' event exploring the need for transforming the way we work together, the move toward more collaborative, responsive workplaces, for businesses that place the customer at the centre, with respect for people and planet, the reality, complexity and barriers to change, and ways to move forward. Share. Learn. Connect: Building alliances for collective impact Full details: http://events.caterfly.co.uk Early Bird Tickets from just £30 until 30 September
An experiential 2 day co-learning workshop: Brighton, with Martin Grimshaw and Francois Knuchel. The art of hosting participant-led unConferences, solving complex problems, accelerating action, leading change in organisations, and hosting conversations that matter. #OpenSpaceTech
As the meaning and purpose of organisations is changing, so there is likely to be an increase in the use of Open Space Technology, which thrives on serendipitous networks and connections of people taking responsibility for initiatives and action themselves. Open Space Technology enables a more dynamic distributions of "leadership". This blog looks are how organisations are changing and how this is creating new applications for Open Space Technology.
Thurs 20 - Fri 21 August '15: Deep shift and radical innovation with Open Space. The art of hosting participant-led unConferences, solving complex problems, accelerating action, leading change in organisations, and hosting conversations that matter. An experiential 2 day co-learning workshop: Brighton, with Martin Grimshaw and Francois Knuchel. Why? Do you want a way to rapidly launch new projects, bring participation, engagement, equality and inclusion to your organisation or event? To harness collective ingenuity for problem solving? To lead transformation that is real and lasting? To drive innovation?
Workshop: The art of hosting participant-led unConferences, solving complex problems, accelerating action, leading change in organisations, and hosting conversations that matter. An experiential co-learning workshop: London, one day, with Martin Grimshaw and Francois Knuchel. Do you want a way to rapidly launch new projects, bring participation, engagement, equality and inclusion to your organisation or event? To harness collective ingenuity for problem solving? To lead transformation that is real and lasting? To drive innovation? Learn how to design and facilitate gatherings using Open Space Technology, a method by which a large group of people can organise themselves…. * Early Bird tickets until 17 May *
Caterfly presents: a 1 day participant-led 'Open Space' event exploring the need for transforming the way we work together, the move toward more collaborative, responsive workplaces, for businesses that place the customer at the centre, with respect for people and planet, the reality, complexity and barriers to change, and ways to move forward. Share. Learn. Connect: Building alliances for collective impact Full details: http://events.caterfly.co.uk Early Bird Tickets from just £30 until 16 May
Most organisational transformations are imposed from the top, often involving a team of 'change management' experts to implement. Yet evidence seems to indicate this is not always effective. Here an alternative view is presented.
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Kaizen: 'A way of involving the whole workforce in continuous improvement, for a highly motivated workplace, delivering high quality for clients, and celebrating together'.
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