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MANAGEMENT MODEL Q: Which of the following leadership models best describes your everyday work? A: A. A classical hierarchy B. A participatory / non-hierarchical structure C. An agile management model

THIS TEST IS MAINLY BASED ON THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE: AGILITÄT KOMMT LANGSAM VORAN, HEIKO WECKMÜLLER, haufe.de, 2017

USER CENTRICITY Q: To what extent does your organisation focus on the needs of its users? A: A. It is not clear exactly who the users are. B. User groups are defined, but rarely placed at the centre of the work. C. User groups are systematically involved in all phases of service and product development.

Do you want to learn more about the topics covered in this magazine? We asked around and compiled a list of useful references – tested and approved!

How To Run An Awesome Design Thinking Workshop careerfoundry.com/en/blog

Liberating Structures – the app www.liberatingstructures.app

Kulturelle Transformation zu mehr Agilität TrigonThemen www.trigon.at Agile Organisationsentwicklung Claudia Schröder and Bernd Oestereich

Agile at Scale Harvard Business Review, May-June 2018 hbr.org 33 Werkzeuge für die digitale Welt: Wie jeder die Methoden der Tech-Giganten nutzen kann Leila Summa and Christine Kirbach

OECD – Directorate for Science, Technology Innovation www.oecd.org/sti Stanford D. School’s collection of resources dschool.stanford.edu/resources Non-Bullshit Innovation Radical Ideas from the World’s Smartest Minds, David Rowan www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEpg53tb29E A design thinking workshop will spark innovation, foster a user-centric mindset, and get cross-functional teams working together towards a common goal.

‘Liberating Structures’ are easy-to-learn interaction methods that enhance relational coordination and trust. This app helps you find the right structure for your challenge.

Collection of articles: Designing a culture with structures / Agility needs patience / Do we have to become agile? …

This book is aimed at people who would like to try out collegial, selforganised leadership and agile organisational development in practice.

Collection of articles on how to create a truly flexible organisation.

Leila Summa and Christine Kirbach give a unique overview of the best methods and show concretely how they can be integrated into your everyday business life.

A wealth of information and references: Reviews of innovation policy / Measuring the digital transformation / Going Digital: Shaping Policies, Improving Lives/ … Use these activities, tools, and how-tos as a starting point: Design Thinking Bootleg / Virtual Crash Course in Design Thinking / …

60 PEOPLE, 1 BIG ROOM More than 60 people attended the Immersion Day. The facilities at Creaholic reflected the theme of the day; the space was repeatedly transformed, remodelled and redesigned to best suit the presentation and chosen collaboration formats.

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WHO ARE OUR USERS? The Immersion Day addressed 4 types of profiles, represented by our “personas”: Katharina the top manager, HR specialist Sophie, Seb the project manager and Marie, innovation enabler. These characters helped us keep our “users” in mind throughout the whole process.

1, 2, PROTOTYPE! One of the fundamental principles of design thinking is the construction of a prototype, often built with whatever means are at hand. Our participants were able to practice by making a prototype of the organisation of the future.

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BREAK THE ICE Many people told us they felt at ease from the very beginning of the day. Our icebreaking games contributed to this; strangers got to know each other during a Mission Impossible session and strengthened their bonds by playing “Granny, Tiger, Samurai”!

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Hearing these real-life stories made me realise how far advanced other organisations are in these issues, and also gave me a glimpse of the pitfalls and difficulties that can arise when trying to innovate. “ IMMERSION DAY PARTICIPANT