Kandis O'Brien, co-founder of The Six, emphasizes the importance of redesigning organizations to foster innovation through human(e) systems and agile methodologies. The document outlines strategic approaches, such as prioritizing opportunities, optimizing processes, and aligning teams to drive effective outcomes. It encourages organizations to test initiatives incrementally while ensuring clear communication to facilitate necessary changes.

1. Redesign Your
Organization for
Innovation
Kandis O’Brien
Co-founder, The SIX

2. Hi, I’m Kandis!
The SIX is a business strategy and innovation
firm focused on helping teams achieve faster
innovation cycles
Vision Sprints
Design Sprints
Organizational Sprints

3. How would you design
the world’s most
innovative product?

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Into the SuperCluster
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“… designing the world’s most innovative AI
driven data self service platform”
“... insights at the speed of light”

5. Start by designing
the world’s most
innovative
organization

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Innovative
organizations are
human(e) systems

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Innovative organizations are
human(e) systems
Identify and prioritize
Opportunities
Strategic Discovery
Customer problems
Agile Execution
Mission & Purpose
Rapidly deliver
new and profitable Solutions
Create value
for People, Business and Society
New products, services,
business models
Organizational Impact
inputs
outputs
outcomes

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Organizational Design
(Org Design)
Organizational Design is the
ongoing process of
intentionally shaping and
aligning the way an entity is
structured, its people and
processes in order to deliver
on its purpose and strategic
objectives.
Strategy
Structure
Processes
People
Rewards
Organizational
Choices
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9. Strategy
Direction not Directions
Purpose, Mission, Vision & Values
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10. 1
2
5
4
3
Point guard
Center
Small forward
Shooting guard
Power forward
Structure
Lines and boxes don’t
create high
performance teams

11. 1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Processes
Frequently refactor how
to deliver value
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12. 1st
2nd
3rd
Processes
Frequently refactor how
to deliver value
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13. People
Optimize the
Experience
Attract
Recruit
Onboard Retain
Empower
Outboard
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14. Rewards
Incentivize the
behaviors we want
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+2
+1
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15. Discovery and
Diagnosis - interview
highest and lowest
performing teams
Prioritize change
initiatives with outcome
based success metrics
Don’t be afraid to be
human(e)
Start Smaller – test one
key initiative across
multiple functions at a
time
Communicate to create
clarity and confidence
about why change is
necessary
by making ideas safe to fail … and
safe to scale

16. Designing the
Next Normal
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17. Q&A
LinkedIn: Kandis O’Brien