We proudly present Simon Wardley, one of this year’s teachers, in our Leading Complexity Program starting September 2023. Here is a summary of the interview below. M: Hi, Simon. It’s great to have you on the program this year. Could you briefly say who you are for those who don’t know you? S: I am Simon Wardley; I work in research for DXC. I am best known for Wardely Maps. I do a lot of speaking... Source ..read more

Throughout the Leading Complexity program, we have had the opportunity to learn from the best thinkers in leadership and complexity. One of them Sonja Blignaut. As a meteorologist, she has a fascinating natural sciences background, giving her a unique perspective on human systems. In her session, she shared some of her latest thinking, which she also draws from many fields... Source ..read more

Leadership and direction setting are essential components of any successful business strategy. One of the very best thought leaders on business strategy that is well familiar to Crisp is one of last year’s Leading Complexity keynote speakers Stephen Bungay. Not only is he an expert on strategy. He is also very knowledgeable on military history, which he draws heavily upon. Further... Source ..read more

M: Hi, Doug. Great to have you in the Leading Complexity program for the fall. You have been a guest with Crisp before, but for those who don´t know you, who are you? D: Thanks, Michael. I am Doug Kirkpatrick. I helped start Morningstar over 30 years ago here in Northern California. Morningstar organized around very simple principles and consequently grew from zero to become the largest processor... Source ..read more

How to prepare and align as a leadership team for a major change in your organization You are a senior leader in your organization, and you are facing some challenges. You have had that slow hunch for some time now that there are plenty of things that are just not right. Things beyond just individual isolated problems. People in your organization often bring up small things that should be looked... Source ..read more

Have you ever wrestled with these questions in a leadership scenario? “How can I get the company to be more proactive and self organized without me being around all the time?” “I’m a practical guy, I get most theories, but what do I do with them?” “What is a good start when we are talking about building an Agile organization?” If so, then this is for you. Today the Agile Leadership Practice... Source ..read more

How do you make decisions? And how can you improve the process? In this short video I summarise research on how we make decisions and share a few simple techniques through which you can improve your decision making. This is a small excerpt from “Decision making under uncertainty” in Active Agile Leadership Skills Program. Thanks to Jimmy for putting this together! Source ..read more

What does it take to lead in an Agile environment? You have probably seen inspiring acts of leadership that made a difference. We’d like to hear about it! Today we launch activeagileleadership.com. A platform for leadership insights and practices in Agile environments. Want to know more? Let’s start with Mindset. Leading in an Agile environment is different. More trust and responsibility is put in... Source ..read more

This is the second article in my series on integrating discovery and delivery. In the first article I outlined some common challenges I have seen holding organizations back from benefiting fully from both. In this article I will introduce some patterns that will help you integrate product discovery and product delivery in a way that works. These patterns have all been field tested in practice. Source ..read more

Most organizations that I meet in my work are struggling to integrate product discovery and agile delivery in a simple practical way that works. I will illustrate what I mean by giving you examples of a couple of very common issues. Most organizations are in practice using agile to excel at delivery, not product development. Almost every organization has experienced the challenges and pains with... Source ..read more