From Observations to Principles For Change
In the beginning of this blog series I posed the question - why are we collectively so bad at delivering change? I believe a big part of the answer to this question is we collectively act on a series of beliefs that are inconsistent with observable evidence. Consequently the next series of blogs has set out to identify specific instances of these inconsistencies through a series of observations. By way of summary these observations are 1 : Our traditional delivery methods assume a stable environment but the world is changing faster than ever. We act as if innovation occurs through a genius having a big idea but in reality innovation occurs over time through iterations and interactions We suck at delivering large complex projects but we are actually quite good at delivering small and simple changes We predominantly focus on solution and scope (time cost and quality) and pay scant regard to benefits once approval has been given We tend to manage change through fear and short term e