Differentiating the simple, complicated, and complex systems in organizations As a new industry analyst at IDC, my boss and mentor Sue Feldman recommended I read Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos, by Mitchell M. Waldrop. It blew my mind and set me off on a path that would forever change how I think about
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My work with communities for the past decade was focused on how communities align ecosystems in a world of constant adaptation and that work is the foundation of Engaged Organizations’ Theory of Change. In a world of robots, automation, and AI work is changing at an accelerating pace and that means that organizations are changing
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A workplace community program is responsible for building and managing communities within an organization, such as employee resource groups, diversity and inclusion groups, learning communities, communities of practice, affinity groups, and innovation networks.
Community networks provide compelling benefits to organizations in a range of areas including communications efficiency, culture change, speed of innovation, productivity, and employee retention.
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Communities are the cultural frame in which individuals live. Community norms set expectations of baseline and exceptional behaviors.
Enterprise community programs can accelerate the knowledge supply chain while connecting employees, helping them feel seen, and giving them access to opportunities.
The workplace communications crisis
read moreCorporate structures and practices have their roots in racism, which influences our assumptions about leadership, management, and measurement.
read moreAccounting practices and data architectures keep organizations from digital transformation. Both are often organized around transactions and are lagging indicators.
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