"culture eats strategy for breakfast"

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“CULTURE EATS STRATEGY FOR BREAKFAST”

TOBIAS DAHLBERG | WONDER AGENCY

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HOW TO BUILD A CULTURE OF

INNOVATION IN A WORLD OF NON-STOP

CHANGE.

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IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT.



WELCOME TO A WORLD OF UNPRECEDENTED SPEED OF CHANGE.

THE AGE OF FLUX



TOO MANY OFFERINGS, CHANNELS, MESSAGES.

CLUTTER



HYPERCOMPETITION



CREATIVE DESTRUCTION



IS THIS THE END OF SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE?



IMPLICATIONS?



UNPREDICTABILITY AND UNCERTAINTY



NO ONE IS SAFE.SAFE IS THE NEW RISKY.


THE OLD INDUSTRIAL PLATFORM IS COLLAPSING.

THE OLD BARRIERS TO COMPETITION ARE DISAPPEARING.


IN A TIME OF RAPID CHANGE, SUCCESS FAVOURS THOSE WHO

MAKE BIG LEAPS IN IMAGINATION, COURAGE AND EFFORT.

MARTY NEUMEIER



TODAY, ALMOST ANYTHING CAN BE COPIED QUICKLY. EXCEPT ORIGINALITY.”Don’t play what’s there. Play what’s not there.”Miles Davis



THE ONLY OPTION IS TO BE REMARKABLE.NOMA’S POP-UP RESTAURANT IN TOKYO HAD 60.000 PEOPLE QUEUING FOR A CHANCE TO SPEND 400 EUROS FOR A MENU.



"It is not the strongest of the species that survives; nor the most intelligent that

survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change."

CHARLES DARWIN



Q: HOW DO YOU THRIVE IN THE AGE OF FLUX?



A: CULTURE



WHAT IS CULTURE?



CULTURE IS VALUES.



CULTURE IS IDEOLOGY.



CULTURE IS CONVICTION.



CULTURE IS IDENTITY



CULTURE IS TRADITION.



CULTURE IS BELIEF.



CULTURE IS GROUP HABIT



CULTURE RESIDES IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF PEOPLE.



EFFECTS OF CULTURE



CULTURE EITHER DRIVES OR DRAINES PEOPLE’S ENERGY

AND MOTIVATION.



CULTURE IS THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH YOUR STRATEGY AND

BRAND THRIVES, OR DIES.



CULTURE MAKES STRATEGY REAL.



CULTURE DRIVES UNITY.



CULTURE ATTRACTS TALENT.



“CULTURE ISN’T JUST ONE ASPECT OF THE GAME, IT IS THE GAME”

Lou Gerstner former turnaround CEO at IBM


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“LET’S FIX THE NUMBERS FIRST AND WORRY ABOUT CULTURE LATER”

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WHY CULTURE IS KING



STRATEGY IS INTENTION. CULTURE IS HABIT.



GETTING CULTURE RIGHTHOW TO FORM NEW EMPOWERING BEHAVIOURS AND HABITS



TWO CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF

CULTURE.



1. MOTIVATION


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“MOTIVATION IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT

PREDICTOR OF SUCCESS”

DR. ANDERS ERICSSON



THE MOTIVATIONAL

FORCE OF EMPLOYERS.



VS.



THE MOTIVATION OF EMPLOYEES.



OLD IDEAS AND DOGMAS STILL PREVAIL.TAYLORISM AND SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT



THE MECHANISTIC VIEW OF HUMANITY.ARE WE STILL COGS IN A MACHINE?

REF: KIM KORN & JOE PINE



PEOPLE ARE NOT MACHINES, AND COMPANIES ARE NOT MECHANISMS!



WE ARE BREATHING, LAUGHING, CRYING, LOVING, FEARING, CARING CREATURES DRIVEN BY EMOTION.



WE ARE BREATHING, LAUGHING, CRYING, LOVING, FEARING, CARING CREATURES DRIVEN BY EMOTION.

ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE



THE HOLISTIC VIEW OF HUMANITY.

RECOGNISING PEOPLE FOR THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL AND TALENT.

JONATHAN ANTOINE



IMAGINE IF EVERYONE PUT THEIR HEART AND SOUL INTO THEIR WORK?

MOTIVATION IS THE GREATEST FORCE OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE.

REF: DR. ERICSSON



EUDAIMONIA HUMAN FLOURISHING, THE JOYFUL FULFILLMENT OF

ONE’S POTENTIAL.

WHEN EUDAMONIA STOPS, PRODUCTIVITY STALLS.



“You cannot predict the outcome of human development. All you can do is like a farmer create the conditions under which it will begin to flourish.”

SIR KEN ROBINSON



WE WANT TO BE FULFILLED.SELF-ACTUALISATION MEANS REALISING ONE’S POTENTIAL,

SEEKING PERSONAL GROWTH, LEARNING AND CREATING.

ABRAHAM MASLOW



PURPOSEAUTONOMYMASTERY

WHAT DRIVES US?

REF: DANIEL PINK



STRATEGY

CULTURE

EMBRACE A HOLISTIC VIEW OF HUMANITY AND PROVIDE A CULTURE

WHERE PEOPLE FLOURISH.

PLAY TO NATURAL STRENGTHS AND ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY

FOR SELF-MOTIVATION.



YOUR JOB AS A MANAGER IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS PLAYING TO THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL AND FEEL THAT

THEIR CONTRIBUTION IS VALUED.



2. INNOVATION


“THE PURPOSE OF A BUSINESS IS TO

CREATE A CUSTOMER”

PETER DRUCKER

A BUSINESS IS ESSENTIALLY ABOUT CREATING VALUE FOR CUSTOMERS


THE PARADOX OF INNOVATION.



EXPLORING

EXPLORING EXPLOITING

INNOVATION INVOLVES ENGAGING IN TWO TYPES OF (CONFLICTING) ACTIVITIES.



EXPLORING FOR NEW KNOWLEDGETHE INVENTION OF BUSINESS

REF: JAMES G. MARCH



EXPLOITING EXISTING KNOWLEDGETHE ADMINISTRATION OF BUSINESS

REF: JAMES G. MARCH



COMPANIES TYPICALLY START OUT AS GREAT EXPLORERS…

YEAR 1



…BUT AS YEARS GO BY THEY GET STUCK EXPLOITING.

YEAR 10



TO SUSTAIN GREATNESS YOU HAVE TO BE BALANCE THE TWO.



KODAK INVENTED THE DIGITAL CAMERA, BUT WENT BANKRUPT BECAUSE IT COULD NOT TRANSFORM ITSELF INTO A DIGITAL COMPANY.



THE PAST DOES NOT EQUAL THE FUTUREBLOCKBUSTER WENT BUST.



EXPLORING


INVENTION THE FUTURE CREATIVITY

UNCERTAINTY LONG-TERM HIGH-RISK INTUITION

HYPOTHESIS ORIGINALITY

ADMINISTRATION THE PAST

DISCIPLINE PREDICTABILITY

SHORT-TERM LOW-RISK ANALYSIS

VALIDATION MASTERY

HOW DO YOU CREATE BALANCE?



ACCEPT AMBIGUITY. MIX ANALYSIS AND GUT.

REF: ROGER MARTIN, CHARLES SANDERS PEIRCE.

EMBRACE NEW MINDSETS

CULTIVATE AGILITY. Structure organisation to

enable fast movement from insight to idea, prototype

and market validation.

Advance knowledge through “logical leaps of

faith”, i.e. testing hypotheses.

No new idea can be proven in advance before

the unfolding of future events.



KNOWING CREATING

REF: ROGER MARTIN, CHARLES SANDERS PEIRCE.

DOING


“WHAT IS” “WHAT COULD BE” “WHAT WORKS”



MINDSETS, SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS



THE DESIGNERS MINDSET



OPENNESS CURIOSITY EMPATHY

EXPERIMENTATION BUILDING LEARNING

EXPLORING



THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET



PURPOSE AND MEANING OWNERSHIP

CREATIVE LEADERSHIP DISCIPLINE & PERSISTANCE

SENSE OF URGENCY RESULTS DRIVEN

RESOURCEFULNESS DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE

CURIOSITY AND LEARNING

THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET



PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER



EXPLORATION EXPLOITATION

STRATEGY

CULTURE

EMPLOYEES

OWNERS

INVENTION ADMINISTRATION

CREATING HARMONY



HOW TO KICKSTART A CULTURE OF NON-STOP

INNOVATION.



THE FIVE BUILDING BLOCKS OF INNOVATION CULTURE

PURPOSEThe intent, goals and

vision that provide direction, inspiration and

energy.

PRINCIPLESThe fundamental beliefs,

values, mindsets policies that provide guidance and

direction.

CAPABILITIESThe capacity, ability and competences needed to

drive desired behaviours.

SYSTEMSThe process, structure,

roles, resources and activities needed to advance

innovation efforts.

METHODSThe methods and tools used systematically to create desired results.

REF: WONDER AGENCY



ENGA

GEME

NT

EFFORT

EMPOWERING

MASTERING

IGNITING

PURPOSE

PRINCIPLES

CAPABILITIES

SYSTEM

METHODS

LEARNING

MEASURING

REWARDING

EXPANDING

FOR INSPIRATION AND DIRECTION

FOR OPERABILITY AND AUTONOMY

FOR ACHIEVEMENT AND IMPACT

LEADING INNOVATION CULTURE

REF: WONDER AGENCY



EXAMPLES



PRINCIPLES



“CULTURE WINS OVER PROCESS”.

“WORD TRAVELS, AND SO DOES TALENT. DELIVER A GREAT CULTURE FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES”.

“PERSONAL LIFE AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE IS MERGING. STANDARDS

FOR CULTURE ARE RISING.”

“WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF TRANSPARENCY”

“DON’T START A BUSINESS, START A CAUSE. CREATE A MOVEMENT.”

METHOD PRINCIPLES



KEEP METHOD WEIRD.WHAT WOULD MACGYVER DO?

INNOVATE, DON’T IMITATE.COLLABORATE, COLLABORATE.

CARE LIKE CRAZY.

METHOD VALUES



“HOW WILL YOU HELP KEEP METHOD WEIRD?”



ZAPPOS OFFERS NEWLY HIRED PEOPLE 3000 DOLLARS TO QUIT

AFTER THE FIRST WEEK.



ATLASSIAN “SHIP-IT-DAY”



“USE GOOD JUDGEMENT”



SUMMARY



“EVERYONE HAS A PLAN, UNTIL THEY GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE”.MIKE TYSON



THIS IS YOUR LIFE. “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life. The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe to be great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.”

Steve Jobs



“There is a new world struggling to be born. It’s a world of higher creativity, higher purpose and

deeper fulfilment.” Marty Neumeier



NOW IT’S YOUR TURN


Copyright © 2015 Wonder Group. wonderagency.comREF: ROGER MARTIN, CHARLES SANDERS PEIRCE.

1.

WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT YOUR CULTURE

RIGHT NOW?

2.

WHAT ASPECTS OF YOUR CULTURE MUST YOU

STRENGTHEN?

3.

WHAT MUST YOU DO TO STRENGTHEN THESE ASPECTS OF

YOUR CULTURE?


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References and suggested reading:

Marty Neumeier: The Designful Company Metaskills Kim Korn & Joe Pine: The Laws of Managing Daniel Pink: Drive Edward Deci & Richard Ryan: Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behaviour

Roger Martin: The Design of Business

Peter Drucker: Innovation and Entrepreneurship


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