Organizational Design: Lessons from the Field (literally!)
If we see an organization as a living ecosystem, what does this mean for organizational design? Are there different principles and practices for shaping organizational structure when we recognize it as being alive? Can it even be designed, or does the structure have...
The Third Canoe
It was the November gathering of the Thrivability Montreal conversation series. Close to 40 of us had gathered in Kahnawake, a Mohawk territory just outside Montreal. We had the rare privilege of being invited to a local Longhouse to learn about Indigenous...Signs of (Organizational) Life
I talk a lot about organizations as living systems and about aiming for thrivability. But what exactly does this mean? How does it work? And how do you know when your organization is “thrivable”? To explain what I’m talking about, let me share a beautiful story...Page 7 of 7
