relational business
Relational Business Design
“An organization’s fitness—like that of an organism—cannot be assessed in a vacuum; it is a product of compatibility with the surrounding environment.” — General Stanley McChrystal With the present-day cynicism towards large institutions, we have lost our sense of their potential. The complex states of government, academia, corporations, networks, and multinational nonprofits are an evolutionary […]
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 […]
