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The Shaping of Institutions

July 22, 2016 By Will Richardson 3 Comments

zen deleteHere’s your Friday moment of EduZen to think about over the weekend. As always, would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for reading this week.

Brown, Davison, and Hagel:

In previous generations of institutional change, an elite at the top of the organization created the world into which everybody else needed to fit. The institutional changes ahead will be quite different. These changes will be driven by passionate individuals distributed throughout and even outside the institution, supported by institutional leaders who understand the need for change but who also realize that this wave of change cannot be imposed from the top down. The new institutional model will involve a complete refocusing: Rather than molding individuals to fit the needs of the institution, institutions will be shaped to provide platforms to help individuals achieve their full potential by connecting with others and better addressing challenging performance needs. The success of institutions will depend on their ability to amplify the efforts of individuals so that small moves, smartly made, can become catalysts for broad impact (7-8).

 

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  1. Walt mallory says

    July 23, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    The mindful organization?

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  2. Brett Phipps says

    July 28, 2016 at 12:03 pm

    I hope this is true!!

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  3. Best boarding school says

    August 18, 2016 at 6:09 am

    Point taken, the new instutional model have to address the challenges and help the individual attain their fullest potential by shaping the institutions rather than influencing the individuals.

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