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Stretch for Change #6— Inspiration for changemakers

“Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit” — Jawaharlal Nehru

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Gustavo Razzetti
Mar 25, 2017
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“Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit” — Jawaharlal Nehru

This week’s letter focuses on organizational culture.

Culture is something dynamic rather than static.

Your culture is the behaviors you reward and punish.

Culture is the glue that brings a team or organization together. But if the glue is too sticky it can make them stuck instead of making them stay together.

Moving the organization behind a new solution is where most innovation teams struggle.

1.

Hire for Cultural Fitness, Not Just Cultural Fit

Organizational culture needs tension, not repetition. How to stretch your culture to be adaptive, experimental and resilient.

2.

Design Thinking Is Not a Silver Bullet. Sorry.

Learning a process is not enough. Why Design Thinking (and other methods) fail to drive real impact.

3.

Culture is the Behavior You Reward and Punish

Excellent piece by Jocelyn Goldfein on being consistent and humble to build a culture that is immune to arrogance.

4.

How To Create A Culture of Transparency

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