2023 has been a year and a half for many of us. But yesterday, I was delighted to discover that my little blog has been listed in the top 20 blogs for OD.According to their site, the list is "The best Organizational Development blogs from thousands of blogs on the web and ranked by traffic, social media followers & freshness." wow, what an honour.Better than that, we are number 1 out of 190+Here are the top 10, and you will find some great blogs to follow: … [Read more...] about Thank you Feedspot, Top OD blog of 2023
When is change not change?
We have recently heard of public and private sector improvements in our network. But they are set to fail. This is worrying, but we know that failure is not inevitable.Why am I so confident in saying change is prone to fail? It is simple. Many leaders in organisations seem to think that need is just procedural, but it is cross-functional transformational change. Change that needs managing as change and not a service improvement.Service improvement can be initiated at the top with a … [Read more...] about When is change not change?
History of the Creatrix innovation Inventory
Background & History to the Creatrix InventoryOne of the primary motivations for developing the Creatrix Inventory, created by Dr Richard E. Byrd in 1974 and updated in 1986 and again in 2000 by Dr Jacqueline Byrd, was to measure the creative sense and risk-taking of individuals in organisations.Research has shown that understanding the creativity and risk-taking of individuals in organisations helps us to better understand why one organisation stagnates and another takes an … [Read more...] about History of the Creatrix innovation Inventory
Can ventilation help fight against the spread of COVID-19 and help us think better?
Can a colourless, odourless gas impact the spread of the COVID-19 virus and our ability to think and problem solve?Can ventilation help in the fight against the spread of COVID-19?In my madness, I decided to start a new B2C business in the middle of COVID-19. One of the stated elements of best practice was to use CO2 as a proxy for measuring ventilation. About COVID-19 We know that much of the spread of COVID-19 happens indoors. Typically from the inhalation of airborne particulates … [Read more...] about Can ventilation help fight against the spread of COVID-19 and help us think better?
