'Developing Organisational and Future-Fit Culture' by Geoff Marlow

Every organisational community has its own unique culture, which people experience as “the way we do things round here”. Culture is much deeper than these surface level attitudes and behaviours but most models, concepts, and theories are too complex, intangible, and impractical for normal people in the real world.

Fortunately, we humans are naturally equipped to adapt to new cultures. Harnessing this innate capacity is the key to creating a culture that’s fit for an increasingly uncertain and unpredictable future.

• What is organisation culture and what drives it? - Aug 4
• Why are traditional organisational so inimical to innovation? - Aug 11
• What does a future-fit organisational culture look like? - Aug 18
• What works and what doesn’t when creating a future-fit culture? - Aug 25

In an increasingly VUCA world, “none of us is as smart as all of us” must become lived reality – not just idle rhetoric.

35 years ago, I led a group of technologists at a world leading Open Innovation lab. Our culture of innovation, agility and value co-creation prompted a senior executive client to ask: “Could you come and help our people to behave more like your people?”.

I’ve specialised ever since in helping people in organisations throughout Europe, Asia and the US take high leverage low risk action for and by themselves to unlock their organisation’s unique future-fit culture.

- Geoff Marlow