Relational Organisations
Organisations as Living Systems
- Organisations are more than structures, functional blocks and fixed connectors.
- Companies, social service providers or government administration alike, are all formed of people, actions, information flows, mindsets, contexts and shared beliefs.
- The intelligence by which such entities function is present throughout, at all levels, in people and systemics.
- Previous mindsets may have been solidified in processes
- New thinking begins with people, but structures must flex for it to sustain.
Meshworks
Meshworking / Living Systems Design is a fluid and multi-layered way to connect elements in a system. Agility and responsiveness are built in so that elements are able to change without requiring redesign. Dynamic flexibility is a design principle, like neuroplasticity.
To learn more about what a living systems approach could do for your organisation, and how to introduce it …
What Value Does This Deliver?
In an increasingly turbulent and unpredictable world, rapid response is essential. Many have tried “hunkering down” and working harder, putting themselves further away from adaptability.
- For many, fresh mindsets and a new model are now urgent.
- It is essential to set the organisation free.
- Training your leaders is important, but not enough.
- Meshed and Relational models offer the next stage, integrating people and structures in flexible ways to release more of the organisation's intelligence.
We have the expertise. Help is available.
For you, this may feel like a leap into the unknown.
For us, the tools for living systems design are known, familiar and proven.
Where is the intelligence that turns a sunflower to face the sun?
Here are some links to articles that are relevant to living systems intelligence in organisations.
