Author: Todd
Technology is Not the Answer
“To reap the full benefit of social technologies, organizations must transform their structures, processes, and cultures: they will need to become more open and nonhierarchical and to create a culture of trust. Ultimately, the power of social technologies hinges on the full and enthusiastic participation of employees who are not afraid to share their thoughts […]
Relationships are Complex
“The world is made of Circles And we think in straight Lines” — Peter Senge Esko Kilpi wrote this week about Men and Machines. He explored how “the sciences of uncertainty and complexity have helped us to understand that organizations are patterns of interaction between human beings. An enterprise that is conceptualized as a social […]
The Value of Community
“But in practice master plans fail – because they create totalitarian order, not organic order. They are too rigid; they cannot easily adapt to the natural and unpredictable changes that inevitably arise in the life of a community.” — Christopher Alexander New research confirms that organizations that are advanced in their use of communities are […]
Relational Awareness
“The quality of results produced by any system depends on the quality of the awareness from which people in the system operate.” — Otto Scharmer How Do Organizations Change? When a board of directors is disappointed with results, they typically push for one of the following actions: Change of leadership Change of strategy Reorganization There […]
What is a Canopy Gap?
“To understand ecosystems, we need to understand relationships.” — Fritjof Capra The name “Canopy Gap” comes from a phrase used in ecology referring to the open spaces in forest canopies where sunlight allows new growth to emerge on the forest floor. Gaps are dynamic phenomena that are created, sometimes expand, and usually disappear. They are […]
