Research based advice for designing more effective organizations
The concept of a digital twin has been around for at least two decades. It refers to having a computerized representation of a real-world physical system, such as an engine or a building. In the initial phase, the digital twin may be more like a … [Continue reading]
You cannot re-design an organization without thinking about the future. Professor Georges Romme (University of Eindhoven) has an elegant way of putting it. He says that design is “inquiry into systems that do not yet exist”. This … [Continue reading]
What kinds of teams and units are there (or should there be) in an organization? One interesting trend is the introduction of typologies that are used to categorize different types of teams and units in an organization. Two recent … [Continue reading]
To deliver on the purpose of an organization, we need to focus on the mandates of the different units in the organization (teams, departments, and so on). That was the topic of my previous blog post. In this post, let us look more closely at this … [Continue reading]
Leaders are admonished to “start with the why” and define a mission that clarifies why the organization exists. Leaders are even asked to define a pro-social mission (often called “purpose”) that not only includes business-related goals but broader, … [Continue reading]