I always thought OKR was a bit pointless. My first introduction to it was back in 2018 at Facebook. I already knew the projects I wanted to do that quarter. My manager reviewed the projects and said, “Can you frame the goals in an ‘OKR’ format?” I googled ‘OKR’, familiarised…

Originally published on news.appbase.io. OKRs, short for Objectives and Key Results is a widely used framework by teams to communicate what is the big picture in a quantifiable way and track how is everyone contributing towards it. Google has been using OKRs since their startup days in 1999, this post…

You Need a Better Where-to-Play/How-to-Win — People inform me they are busy as if it is a badge of honor. For me, it is a signal that they have a weak personal Playing to Win strategy. To explain why, my 7th Year III Playing to Win Practitioner Insights (PTW/PI) piece discusses Being ‘Too Busy’ Means Your…

Just published, our newest title, Changemakers: How Leaders Can Design Change in an Insanely Complex World by Maria Giudice & Christopher Ireland. Below are the blurb and Chapter 1, “The Imperfect Future,” so you can sample it for yourself. …

In a previous post, I talked about how we’re moving from the surreal to the slowburn. As we transition, what do we want to sustain from those emergency responses? What are the behaviours we’ve changed we want to sustain and what are the trends we want to accelerate or reverse…

I've written before about how we move from behaviour change to systems change and how you can create that movement through the lens of a 15-minute neighbourhood. When I worked on an organisational transformation programme, I wanted to ground it in impact on the ground and, therefore, in people's lives…

Comfortable mechanical and technological innovations give way to a disruptive cognitive transformation. — The invention of the wheel and axle around 3500 BC changed the course of human history. The ability to create a mechanical advantage by multiplying the force applied to a lever or wheel allowed humans to move heavier objects and increase their productivity. This led to the development of more…

Here is a template for building community and gathering resources to inspire critical climate resiliency action in preparation for hurricanes in Miami. This proposal can serve as a template you can follow to write a grant application to create your own resiliency toolkit for your community. PART I. RESEARCH INTRODUCTION …

Sometimes it can be challenging to come up with ideas, particularly if you’ve identified an issue that people have tried to tackle before or if you don’t have much money to make your vision happen. Likewise, it is easy to think of the technology we use most and how technology…

Do a simple set of organisational rules lead to group excellence or group stupidity? From a simple set of rules can come surprising behavior, both good and bad. …

Nearly 2 decades ago, I sat in the Taco Bell drive-through with a senior Engineer from Microsoft Hotmail. I was a lowly Engineering intern and a motley combination of cluelessness, curiosity and confidence, a walking Dunning Kruger effect. As I peppered him with endless questions about the Hotmail organization…