When we are faced with learning something new, it is useful to use metaphors to help us play with different approaches and concepts. Any organization that uses technology to connect employees, customers, and business is familiar with two internal structures:...
Anyone who wants more employee engagement in their organizations might want to consider how their organizational chart shapes how employees see their role in the organization. Typical organizational charts resemble a pyramid with boxes clustered within departments and...
Nature has time on her side. Environments and ecosystems continually change and evolve. What happens in the present is connected to the past and the future is shaped by what is happening in the present. What nature does and how it adapts is influenced by rich and...
The mighty oak tree has a lesson to teach us about how organizations can let go of forms, products, habits, or mindsets that no longer serve the organization. As an oak tree grows taller, the canopy continues to spread upward and outward. As a result, the branches...
