Future of Organisations Flashcards
1
Q
Ambidextrous Organisation
A
Use both “hands” equally
2
Q
- Horizon of growth
A
Current Cashflow:
-products are maximally monetized
3
Q
- Horizon of growth
A
Future growth:
- new segments
- new products
- controlling part of the market
4
Q
- Horizon of growth
A
Options for future growth:
-research and development
5
Q
Design thinking mindset
A
- think and act in a human centered way
- collaborate in diverse teams
- explore the problem space
- learn through experimentation
- embrace uncertainty
- envision a radically new future
6
Q
Think and act in a human centered way
A
- Focus on users
- Willingness to understand human needs, behavior, emotions and values
- Open + unprejudiced
7
Q
Collaborate in diverse teams
A
- appreciation of different competencies and professional experiences
- openness + interest in different perspectives
- ability to externalize and communicate one’s thoughts
8
Q
Explore the problem space
A
- prerequisite for an effective solution understanding the entirety of the problem
- problem-exploring approach analogous to the openness + curiosity of a child
- ask a lot of questions + take new unconventional paths
9
Q
Learn through experimentation
A
- learn by doing
- mistakes or failures as a learning opportunity
- includes the ability to concretize abstract things and abstract lessons
10
Q
Embrace uncertainty
A
- ability to draw conclusions + make decisions through a fictive reasoning + interpreting incomplete information
- acceptance that results + solutions may not be final
- willing to change own mind + direction
- Goal: move forward constructively despite uncertainty
11
Q
Envision a radically new future
A
- don’t just think outside the box, but don’t see the current as a limit at all
- has an unshakable belief in a brighter future, a desire to make that future a reality
- belief: Goals can be achieved despite all resistance
