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We-Think: Collective innovation and change
In our last post we explored how information technology, and in particular the Internet, has significant implications to those managing change in organizations. In this post we focus specifically on the topic of innovation and how the Internet facilitates mass creative activity - what Charles Leadbeater describes in his latest book as “We-think”*.
Leadbeater argues that […]
The big switch: Electrifying change in the Internet
This post is the first of a series exploring the role of technology, in particular the Internet, in organizational change. New technology is often the reason for change initiatives and there is much written on how to incorporate new systems and ideas into existing practices. However, the potential of the Internet seems qualitatively different - […]
Embracing Paradox: Lessons from Lego
If you are a change agent who has been tasked to implement a change program you didn’t design then this post is for you! According to researchers Lotte Lüscher and Marianne Lewis, implementing an imposed change program may depend on the ability of middle managers to recognize the paradoxes created by that change and address […]
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Change Post-its: Cultural Intelligence & Change
Change Post-its are ideas we come across as we scan the internet and other sources for new ideas that... read more →
Communicating Strategic Change? Get Sensitive.
A key question in managing strategic change is how best to communicate that change to external stakeholders. It may... read more →
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