Post on 13-Apr-2017
@simondueckert, Bonn, 04.07.2016
(Some)Organizational Theoryfor Learning Organizationsin the Digital Age
Kurt Lewin
Nothing is quite so practicalas a good theory!
Source: Schreyögg, modified.
An organization isa socio-technical systemwith specific purpose,defined division of labour,and stable borders.
Owner
Organization
Purpose
Hierarchy
Customers &Stakeholders
Customers &Stakeholders
See also Deming, W.E.: Out of the Crisis. 1982.
If you can‘t describewhat you are doingas a processyou don‘t knowwhat you‘re doing!
Organization
Customers &Stakeholders
Customers &Stakeholders
Owner
Purpose
Hierarchy
Processes
See also Taylor, F.W.: The Principles of Scientific Management. 1911.
1st Principle: Develop a science for each element of work to replace the old rule-of-thumb method!
Organization
Source: Ford.
VUCAVUCAVUCAVUCAAVUCAVUCAVUC AVU
CAVUCAVUC
LearningOrganization
Customers &Stakeholders
Customers &Stakeholders
Owner
Purpose
Hierarchy Informal Org.
Processes
See also Katzenbach, J., Khan, Z.: Leading Outside the Lines. 2010.
SOCIALE-LEARNING
LEARNINGCOMMUNITIES
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
SOCIALTEAMS
SOCIALNETWORKING
An organized course or programme involving social interaction
A group of people brought together to learn from one another
A group of people coming together to improve their practice
A defined work or project team
Connecting with others around the world
formal learning informal learning
scheduled learning continuous learning
Source: Jane Hart, modified.
Input ResultsGTD WOL
References
Planning
AARAtomicLearning
Organization
See also Drucker, P.: Management Challenges for the 21st Century. 1999.
The most important, and indeed the truly unique, contribution of management in the 20th century was the fifty-fold increase in the productivity of the manual worker in manufacturing. The most important contribution management needs to make in the 21st century is similarly to increase the productivity of knowledge work and knowledge workers.
AND
KEEPCALMLEARN
ON @simondueckert