Unlocking Innovation: The Wisdom of Living Stakeholders in Business
The living stakeholder approach emphasizes ongoing interaction and adaptation over predictability and familiarity. It challenges the conventional static view of stakeholders, recognizing their dynamic...
View ArticleCollaboration vs. Cooperation: Understanding the Critical Distinction
When discussing collaboration, it's crucial to differentiate it from cooperation. While often used interchangeably, their distinctions are significant. Cooperation involves individual responsibilities,...
View ArticleStrategic Thinking: An Invitation to Stay in the Deep End
By creating space for reflective thinking, teams can sidestep the simplicity trap and engage with the strategic planning process at a level that leads to truly impactful outcomes.
View ArticleHow Special Conversations Create Collaboration
The choice of dialogue is also a matter of strategy. In business that choice can add competitive advantage to enterprises willing to collaborate.
View ArticleThe Paradox of Success and Meaning: A Call for Meaningful Collaboration
As a leader, have you hit your targets and achieved success but still feel something’s missing? I’ve been there, and you’re not alone. In this article, I unpack the paradox of success versus meaning...
View ArticleA New Language for Climate Adaptation: Framing Climate Adaptation Beyond...
Climate models offer valuable scenarios, but they are still bounded by known variables and assumptions. When these scenarios are treated as definitive futures rather than possibilities, adaptation...
View ArticleAGAINST HIDDEN REDUCTIONISM: WHY COMPLEXITY THINKING IS NOT SYSTEMS THINKING
There is a great deal of talk these days about systems thinking. Whole libraries are dedicated to it, workshops branded in its name, consultants selling it as the next evolution in leadership or...
View ArticlePEOPLE ARE NOT APPS: THE HUMAN TRUTH BEHIND ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE
People aren’t apps, and motivation isn’t something you can install. Unlike money or tech, human beings can’t be managed—they choose, adapt, protect, or engage depending on the culture around them....
View ArticleTHINKING OUTSIDE THE BUILDING: WHY IT’S TIME FOR A REEF ECONOMIC ZONE
By Jelenko Dragisic and Dr Keith Noble At a recent gathering of urban and regional planning professionals, we introduced the concept of the Reef Economic Zone. As part of our session, we ran a short,...
View ArticleTHE HIDDEN PATH: What Quantum Tunnelling Teaches Us About Organisational Change
Organisations, like molecules, can become locked into a particular configuration. Old routines. Entrenched identities. Layers of habit that make change feel uphill. Conventional thinking tells us to...
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