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Repeating the Mistake of Abstracting Social Connections in System Design

Repeating the Mistake of Abstracting Social Connections in System Design

by Lee Bryant | Jul 1, 2022 | Digital Transformation, Enablement, Future of Work, Organisational structures, Technology | 0 comments

A few thoughts and links on scale, connection and mutualism in the design of social systems and organisations Scale, connection & mutualism in system design One of the repeated tragedies of ideologies and political systems is the pursuit of scale and control at...
Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds

by Lee Bryant | May 6, 2022 | Enablement, Future of Work, Organisational structures | 0 comments

Thoughts on institutional upgrades, hierarchies versus networks, and re-wilding as an organisational design priority. This week’s ‘Lunch with the FT’ featured the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, and he had some interesting things to say ($) about how mature...
Our Global Moment of Liminality

Our Global Moment of Liminality

by Cerys Hearsey | Mar 15, 2022 | Culture, Enablement, Future of Work, Leadership | 0 comments

  Cerys explores ways in which leaders can help individuals and organisations embrace this unique moment of liminality as we transition to new realities. A year ago, HBR shared an article on our opportunity to use the “prolonged time of trial” represented by the...
It’s Highly Illogical, Captain

It’s Highly Illogical, Captain

by Livio Hughes | Jul 12, 2021 | Culture, Enablement, Leadership, Thoughts | 0 comments

This week, Livio shares some thoughts and links on our brain’s ability to make rational decisions and retain knowledge in the face of evolutionary and cognitive challenges. Behaving like apes Like many others in Europe, I recently took part in some tentative,...
Permission To Be Different

Permission To Be Different

by Cerys Hearsey | Jun 25, 2021 | Culture, Enablement, Leadership, Organisational structures | 0 comments

Cerys shares links and insights into teams and leadership, inspired by the launch of a major collaborative project. This week, much of our time has been occupied with the launch of a new collaborative squad, with ambitious goals, combining the Post*Shift team, a...
Glimpses of our Hybrid Future

Glimpses of our Hybrid Future

by Cerys Hearsey | Oct 15, 2020 | Culture, Enablement, Future of Work | 0 comments

This week, Cerys writes about the emerging hybrid future of organisations and the challenges facing managers and leaders as they learn to both function and support others in the new hybrid world. The Unbearable Lightness of Remote Working The wants and needs of...
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It is Tuesday, and time for our first #LinkLog of 2023. @leebryant talks about how, amid the #AI hype and fear-mongering, there is value today in creating augmentative little helpers in the workplace, rather than trying to simply replace people!

https://postshift.com/little-helper-not-big-brother/

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3 Jan

Meetings are a bug. Today, we shipped a fix to this bug at @Shopify.

To start 2023, we're cancelling all Shopify meetings with more than two people. Let's give people back their maker time. Companies are for builders. Not managers.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenamcgregor/2023/01/03/shopify-is-canceling-all-meetings-with-more-than-two-people-from-workers-calendars-and-urging-few-to-be-added-back

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Avatar Josh Lu @joshlu ·
4 Jan

A big reason @zynga produced so many strong games founders & execs is bc game teams were trained to act like startups

1. New teams had to raise money VC style
2. Monthly board meetings for accountability
3. Outsized rewards for success

Here's what each tactic taught our teams👇

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20 Dec

From Tochka-Us to the Twitterdammerung, 2022 was an unpredictable one. For our last linklog of the year, @leebryant offers 4 techniques for navigating macro volatility & uncertainty: https://bit.ly/3jiRFKf - h/t @Noahpinion @FT @D_R_Goodwin @nmoryl @snowded @clayparkerjones @vgr

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