Promoting Agility in a Constantly Evolving World

Change & AdaptationManagement & LeadershipAll employees≈ 20 min

Key skill: Adaptability & agility

Summary

Understand why change has become constant rather than occasional: run your organization like a living organism that continuously organizes and transforms itself, powered by structural flexibility and team agility.

Target audience

Anyone who wants to promote a model of collaboration that inspires, and that fosters boldness, agility, and accountability.

Learning objectives

Develop strong organizational flexibility and team agility to adjust to ongoing transformation
Understand why many employees are choosing to go freelance, and the advantage this offers companies
Prepare for the rise of DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) built on blockchain
Maintain a near-organic, dynamic balance to ensure the organization's long-term survival

Module outline

StorytellingAn exploration of different approaches to technology through three fictional companies
ArticlesBlockchain and DAOs: two articles on the future of organizations · The rise of freelancing
Expert videoThe company must become a living, organic being that organizes and transforms itself at the same time
AnchoringA quiz and True/False questions to dig deeper and lock in what you've learned
Memo cardA downloadable coaching memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)

Models & methods

The concept of dynamic balance; distinction between one-off changes and ongoing transformation; a continuous-improvement mindset.

Research-based

Accenture study: 75% of executives fear their company could disappear by 2025; Google achieves the first quantum computation (Financial Times, 2019).