Almost all our organisational improvement models and tools (PMBOK, CMM, OPM3 etc) largely come out of the newtonian process view of the world that treats everything as a linear machine (eg take inputs, process them somehow in isolation from the real world, and deliver outputs) This disconnects us from the realities of our world with all its chaos, uncertainty, ambiquity, complexity and interconectedness.
In reality, organisations are living organisms that must adapt, contract and grow in relation to everything else that is happening in their environment. What would happen then if organisations, teams and individuals were to throw out some of those old processes and overheads that are increasingly cumbersome in the knowledge economy and instead look to nature for its lessons.
To help get this thread started we offer The Tipu Ake Lifecycle - An Organic Leadership Model for Innovative Organisations (and projects). This behavioural model is shared by a rainforest community from New Zealand at www.tipuake.org.nz, together with resource links to similar thinking worldwide. Attached is an overview document that hints how it may add value in an organisational improvement / program management context. We look forward to your feedback. Saving Changes...
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Mark Price PerryBusiness Driven PMO Evangelist| BOT InternationalOrlando, Fl, United States
Dear Peter, I so enjoyed your excellent post. The reason - we incorporated much of the Tipu Ake principles in our project management process solution, Processes On Demand, to best enable organizations to not just follow de facto standard processes like PMBOK and SDLC, but to extend upon these processes to achieve organizational "sharing, wisdom, and well being". The end result - a culture of continuous improvement where business results are limited only by one's imagination. I would be delighted to make your acquaintance and hope you look me up. Kindest regards. -- Mark Perry, VP of Customer Care, BOT International Saving Changes...
Interesting to see how the attached document reflects many of the issues we've been having with "conventional" approaches to BPR and organization redesign. Even more interesting to see how the "more natural" approaches we've developed and trying to implement are actually close variants of the Tipu Ake lifecyle. Thanks for providing a framework that provides/confirms a fresh perspective! Saving Changes...
John SchlichterFounder| OPM Experts LLC http://opmexperts.comAtlanta, Ga, United States
OPM3 acknowledges that project, program, and portfolio management processes operate not in isolation but through the relationships among the people within your organization. The “culture” of an organization may determine whether projects succeed or fail. OPM3 addresses this with Best Practices addressing a variety of subjects ranging from trust within teams to organizational fit. Saving Changes...
