This canvas illustrates how a transformation process works – similar to a cascading fountain: to change the behavior of participants and employees (creature), the upper tiers must first be filled.
The Logic Behind It: The behavior of yourself, your team, and individuals, with all their characteristics, influences, and dignity (creature), creates the impact on the outside world (nature). You certainly want to work well together in alignment with your purpose and for the benefit of your target group, reaping good results. If this is not the case and negative outcomes (such as unfavorable feedback or inefficient processes) accumulate, a change process is worthwhile. Tip: By regularly filling out this canvas, you can monitor your organization's development.
Ideally, one could simply reprogram everyone’s behavior so that everything works well. However, it’s not that simple. If you want to sustainably shape your employees' behavior in a positive way, you need to align your organizational culture accordingly—because culture shapes behavior. So, what is your workplace culture like? Does it align with your promises (supportive), or does it contradict them (hindering)?
However, culture cannot simply be rewritten or imposed, as it is shaped by emotionally positive or negative experiences. Therefore, it is important to create emotional experiences that reinforce positive values—and for that, you need a solid structure in everyday work. How can you take a closer look at these structures and adjust them accordingly?
By questioning how your ways of working impact your organization and involving those affected in the process. However, don’t just seek feedback internally; also engage with external key partners and customers. For this, you need procedures—moderation and intervention methods—of which there are now plenty (you can find the right one using the Meta-Matching method).
To successfully guide these steps of organizational development with your team, you need leadership that is capable of designing a participatory and agile architecture for the transformation process. It is crucial that the source of your motivation (Why am I doing this?) does not get lost—something that can easily happen with too many interventions.
How to Fill It Out: First, enter the source of your motivation, followed by the outcomes, and then work your way up from the bottom. Finally, determine suitable measures (procedures) to get the fountain flowing again (architecture) so that your environment (nature) can thrive.
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