My book was finally launched last week (it can be found on Amazon’s UK site). It has been a long process since I first came up with the idea of … [Read more...]
Research/Trends/Methods
I this series of posts I discuss academic research on organization design, report from conferences and seminars that I attend, and also describe my own studies.
Developing a new applied science for Organization Design
I am writing this on my way back from Brussels, where I attended a workshop convened by Richard Burton (pictured above) and Børge Obel, two leading … [Read more...]
Are there really any new organizational forms?
Image used with permission courtesy of Many Cornet, www.bonkersworld.net At a conference last week in Oslo, I attended a session where we discussed … [Read more...]
Discussing the future of organization design at the first meeting of the European Organisation Design Forum (EODF)
I just returned from Frankfurt where I participated in the first meeting of EODF – a European community of people interested in organisation design. … [Read more...]
The importance of formal structure remains, even with modern communication technologies
As an organization design consultant, I am sometimes asked by clients how important formal structure is, relative to other factors such as culture or … [Read more...]