Keep an eye on the emerging future. Gain valuable insight into issues and opportunities emerging at the leading edge of the here and now. Choose and adapt your responses
Are you in the midst of complexity and constant change?
Then you’d better watch out!
In an evermore complex world, small changes can have surprising and unpredictable consequences. Even the best planned change often takes unexpected twists and turns.
Leaders are in the midst of it. It’s a great place to be if you want to make your leadership count. But it’s impossible to see the whole picture.
While everyone’s busy, it’s easy to overlook early warning signs of unforeseen issues – unless you know what to watch out for. And that can mean missed opportunities and nasty surprises for those in charge.
While experienced leaders and managers are well aware of these challenges, they’ve lacked the practical tools for working with them. Until now.
What’s new?
Our Dynamic Patterning methodology is highly practical and based on our award-winning research.
It offers much needed clarity within complexity and constant change. It tells us where to look to discover weak signals about what’s changing. So you can learn faster about newly emerging opportunities and potential problems. And you’ll be better equipped to take responsive action in live change.
Rather than reacting automatically, based on old-world habits, you choose your responses into emerging patterns – and learn what works in the new world you’re co-creating.
How we can help
- Practical tools that help you keep an eye on the leading edge of the here and now to discover emerging issues and opportunities
- Masterclasses to help change leaders and others to work more effectively with Dynamic Patterning
- Leadership programmes help you to notice weak signals, explore emerging patterns of change and develop insights so you can choose how to respond
- OD programmes to support the people who support change. Our Organisation Design and Organisation Development programmes help you to integrate our work on Dynamic Patterning
- OD interventions to boost the effectiveness of your change plans in a dynamic world.
Want to know more?
Read our interview on Dynamic Patterning
Get the book ‘Leadership in Complexity and Change: For a world in a constant motion’
Listen to our Leading Edge podcast for Henley Business School: ‘Slow down to change faster’
Listen to our Cohere podcast ‘Leadership in the midst of constant change’
Join the Knowledge Cafe on 18th Jan 2022 ‘Does the complexity of today’s working world make you feel in-over-your-head?’
Follow Dr Sharon Varney on LinkedIn
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