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Organizational Development
in Complex Environment
– Causality Assumptions
Ari-Pekka Skarp
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Purpose of the presentation
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Causality Assumptions
Is the
movement
towards the
future that is
known or
unknown?
Is there outside
observer
controlling the
phenomenon?
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Efficient Causality
The movement
Interaction of towards the
the parts in a future is
phenomenon stable and
isn’t considered predictable
to be without any
significant. notion of self-
organization.
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Rationalist Causality
The rational
theory exists
before the
chosen action.
As all the
changes are Movement
due to human towards the
choice, there future is towards
isn’t any a known state,
notion of self- chosen by
organization. rational human
being.
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“Motivating” staff with
Efficient & Rationalist Causality
Extrovert
Feelings
Introvert
Carrot & stick
Neurotic
Shame
Likes money
Discipline
Public recognition Challenges
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Formative Causality
The system
“as a whole” is
moving
towards a
known, pre-
determined
final form or
The movement
more mature is produced by
form of itself. self-organizing
interaction of
the parts
towards that
pre-given form.
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“Growing” teams with
Formative & Rationalist Causality
Setting boundaries:
Job roles, trainings, company values, location, goals & roadmaps, leaders, incentive
targets, metrics & measurements, purpose of the team…
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“Growing” teams with
Formative & Rationalist Causality
Diversity: Different job roles, projects, competence areas, work tasks, ethnicity,
education, experiences, cross-functionality…
Project Mgr Product Owner
Quality Eng
Test Lead
ScrumMaster
Coach
Test Eng
Line Mgr
UX Designer
Epic Owner
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Transformative Causality
Logic:
“either…or”,
The movement
“both…and” is towards an
à unknown state.
“at the same There is a
time” possibility for
continuity and
transformation
Gesture is at of the
the same time identities.
constraining and
enabling
different
possibilities for
the responses.
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Emergence of a team in Transformative Causality
n ses
Respo
ing
Tu rn-tak
Inclusio
n
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Analogies from the Complexity Sciences
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End of the presentation … or is it ?
“Like everyone else you were
born into bondage. Into a
prison that you cannot taste
or see or touch. A prison for
your mind.”
-Morpheus, “The Matrix”
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