Chris Corrigan is a facilitator of participatory practices such as Open Space Technology and the World Café. He specializes in large group facilitation process and participatory approaches to change, complexity and systemic innovation. I have followed Chris’s work via his blog and Twitter feed for several years and am impressed with his ability to explain … Continue reading Chris Corrigan Participatory practices facilitator
A culture is emergent and is the result of millions of interactions, behaviours, artifacts and stories that people build up over time. It is unpredictable and results in surprise. The idea that a “culture change initiative” can be rolled out from the top of an organization is not only a myth, it’s a hidden form … Continue reading Culture Is Emergent Chris Corrigan
What is meant by strategy and how do you develop a strategy in a complex world? Introduction I write elsewhere about open-adaptive strategy. Open Strategy is an approach to strategic planning where employees are given the opportunity to participate in the formulation and implementation of an organization’s strategy. Adaptive (or Agile) Strategy is an approach to … Continue reading Strategy ** Strategy is much more than a plan
Culture plays an essential role in our societal and organizational lives. It shapes us in a variety of ways. Culture and Conversation We can view a society or an organization as a network of people engaged in a continuous, dynamic flow of conversations. In this setting, we can unveil the culture by watching how people … Continue reading Culture Basic tacit assumptions about how the world works