Think piece 2016: Leadership Outside the Hierarchy

Tim Klapdor
Tim KlapdorInnovation Technology Officer
Leadership
Outside
the Hierarchy
@TIMKLAPDOR
Hierarchy is the Default
De - Fault
People rarely move
beyond the default
Establish a Hierarchy
around the Problem
»» What it is they entrench?
»» What do they avoid?
»» What do they hide?
»» What do they improve?
»» What do they enhance?
»» What to they leave behind?
»» Who do they entrench?
»» Who do they avoid?
»» Who do they hide?
»» Who do they improve?
»» Who do they enhance?
»» Who to they leave behind?
Leadership Hierarchy
Us & Them
Concentrated Power
Does leadership actually
require a hierarchy?
Complexity
https://flic.kr/p/cFM3cd
Cynefin Framework
Complex
Enabling constraints
Loosely coupled
PROBE - SENSE - RESPOND
Emergent Practice
Complicated
Governing constraints
Tightly coupled
SENSE -ANALYSE- RESPOND
Good Practice
Chaotic
Lacking constraints
De-coupled
ACT - SENSE - RESPOND
Novel Practice
Simple
Tightly constrained
No degrees of freedom
SENSE - CATEGORISE - RESPOND
Best Practice
https://youtu.be/N7oz366X0-8
Complex
Enabling constraints
Loosely coupled
PROBE - SENSE - RESPOND
Emergent Practice
Complicated
Governing constraints
Tightly coupled
SENSE -ANALYSE- RESPOND
Good Practice
Chaotic
Lacking constraints
De-coupled
ACT - SENSE - RESPOND
Novel Practice
Simple
Tightly constrained
No degrees of freedom
SENSE - CATEGORISE - RESPOND
Best Practice
Education is Complex
“The definition of insanity is doing
the same thing twice and expecting
a different result”
In a complex environment, doing the
same thing twice will give a different
result measure it reliably
“You can’t fix what you can’t
measure”
You can intervene in a complex
environment, even if you can’t
measure it reliably
Emergence
Not-yetness
Space to Emerge
Think piece 2016: Leadership Outside the Hierarchy
Where is the space in the hierarchy
for not-yetness?
Hierarchy impedes
Innovation
What can we do?
Decentralise Leadership
Leadership is taking the
responsibility to create an
environment that facilitates a
transition between states.
Responsibility
Autonomy
Process
Horizontal Structures
Build Diversity
Encourage Emergence
Connecting Knowledge
Outside the Hierarchy
Thanks!
@TimKlapdor
Images
Complexity by Mark Skipper
Links
Moving Beyond The Default
The Cynefin Framework
Not-Yetness
License: CC-BY-NC 4.0 @TimKlapdor
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