WHAT IS CULTURE ..
Culture is formed through agreements between people and their shared perspectives. It is not an external entity but a construct of the mind. Intangible experiences and knowledge shape our sense of meaning, and culture emerges when this meaning is agreed upon by a group. Repetition of meaning across multiple perspectives, facilitated by structures and communication, creates a shared sense of culture. However, variation and disagreement exist, challenging the formation of organisational culture...
ITER-IT
Introducing the sixth of the Six ITs™ ITER-IT .. a need to take stock regularly to evaluate, reset, and reinvigorate. Generating Wicked Outcomes™, in response to the inherent dynamic complexity of your Wicked Challenge™, is a journey of improvement. As such, it requires checkpoints along the way.
MEASURE IT
Introducing the fifth of the Six ITs™ MEASURE IT .. Wicked Outcome™s as solutions and benefits together with supporting management policies and processes that are broadly acceptable and implementable.
INNOV-IT
Introducing the forth of the Six ITs™ INNOV-IT .. Finding solutions that enable us to resolve Wicked Challenges™ will often require us to apply innovative thinking to find resolutions. Different enabling frameworks – or lenses – can prove helpful.
FRAME IT
Introducing the third of the Six ITs™ FRAME IT .. to find a way of framing our situation so that our essential stakeholders engage and develop shared meanings for crucial terms and concepts.
COLLABOR-IT
Introducing the second of the Six ITs™ COLLABOR-IT .. embracing and managing, rather than accepting, these constraints. This means reaching out and providing the opportunity for colleagues to come together.
RESOURCE IT
Introducing the first of the Six ITs™ RESOURCE IT .. Addressing different aspects of resources that need to be considered when resolving Wicked Challenges™. In particular, this relates to the type and capacity of the resources you can deploy.
MULTIPLE CONNECTIONS
Introducing the forth Supplementary Element which is MULTIPLE CONNECTIONS .. as such, is often seen as a symptom of another challenge; has no identifiable root cause; and one is not sure of the appropriate level of intervention
