Welcome to Org Change

We use social science to help people work better together

People work differently as individuals than as members of teams. In teams, choices are social choices. Social choices are shaped, mediated, and channelled by forces that are often so taken for granted they are not even noticed, let alone questioned. These forces present opportunities for innovation - changing what teams pay attention to, how they evaluate opportunities, where they choose to apply their energy, and how they work together.

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What we do

Strategy

The future is constantly unfolding and being created, making it impossible to know what tomorrow will bring. The essence of strategy is to make the best choices possible in the face of this ambiguity and act on these, learning and building capability along the way. Strategy also demands adaptation that is understood, integrated, and actioned across the organisation. And while reaching for a competitive position requires careful analysis and commitment of resources, achieving it is a social, political, and cultural endeavour. That’s why we centre our strategy work on the heart of your organisation – your people.

Culture

Today’s business challenges mean organisations must get closer to culture by developing their understandings in ways that are more nuanced, actionable, and strategically meaningful. These understandings recognise culture as meanings, emerging from a weave of organizational practices and activities that people undertake together, that shape and are shaped by what they notice, think, say and do. This enhanced insight helps teams better engage with culture and everyday practices in a systemic way; one that is uniquely supportive of your organisation’s strategy and goals.

Change

Drucker’s dictum ‘culture eats strategy for breakfast’ concisely highlights one of the common disconnects in business. When organisations see culture, strategy, and change as detached, they set themselves up for failure. We take a systemic approach to change, fusing implementation and culture. This approach not only helps mitigate against project failure, resistance, and fatigue, it builds commitment and unlocks the very potential for both short-term and sustainable benefits your strategy intends. The results? A more responsive, adaptable organisation with the confidence and capacity to respond to the unknown.

The team

Dr. Michael McDougall
VP Consulting & Projects - USA
Dr. Michael McDougall
VP Consulting & Projects - USA
Dr. Christine Symons
Dirtector Consulting - HR & Culture
Dr. Christine Symons
Dirtector Consulting - HR & Culture
Dr. David Blyth
Consultant - Strategy
Dr. David Blyth
Consultant - Strategy
Tim Paul
Director, Managing Partner - Strategy, Culture & Change
Tim Paul
Director, Managing Partner - Strategy, Culture & Change

Events and public workshops

Events for 2022

Our next event will be scheduled soon

We are currently designing workshops to be run H2 2022. Stay tuned!

Our blog

Navigating strategic complexity Part II

Last month I suggested that organisations should continue to draw on their […]

Navigating strategic complexity

Navigating strategic complexity

I opened a scenario workshop recently by suggesting there were at least […]

Mental Models – What are they and why are they important?

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Organisational alignment for enjoyment and performance

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