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Transformation

Winning in disruptive times starts with Culture

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September 16, 2025
Treating organizational culture as a key asset helps great organizations prevail. It’s about more than workplace perks and values posted on walls: A thriving culture emanates from shared purpose, gets engineered into the formal operating system of the organization, and is reinforced in everyday moments as people work, grow, and collaborate.
2025-09-16
Transformation
Culture design
Leadership behaviors
Habits & rituals
Human systems
Purpose

Reflecting on flourishing

Unatributed
June 1, 2022
As conversations about work, purpose and well-being evolve, flourishing has emerged as a critical lens for navigating ongoing disruption. Drawing from recent convenings and lived experience at SYPartners, this reflection explores what flourishing really means, how it shows up at different levels, and why it requires both systemic support and individual intention.
2022-06-01
Purpose
Human systems
Personal reflection
Leadership behaviors
Purpose

The opacity of scale: How numbers blind us to meaning

Unatributed
April 17, 2017
Scale promises reach, efficiency and impact, but it also distorts how we understand people, distance and value. When numbers grow large, meaning collapses and empathy fades. This article explores how scale limits sense-making and why context, story and human perspective are essential to restore understanding.
2017-04-17
Purpose
Systems thinking
Human systems
Imagination
Purpose

Designing for humanity: Do we need a new design frame?

Unatributed
August 9, 2018
Design has long focused on serving users, but today’s global challenges demand a broader lens. This article examines why human-centered and inclusive design frameworks may no longer be enough, and invites designers to consider new approaches capable of addressing complexity, interdependence, and impact at planetary scale.
2018-08-09
Purpose
Design
Human systems
Responsible tech
Purpose

Beyond purpose: Unlocking the true potential of cultural organizations

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January 6, 2025
Purpose gives cultural organizations meaning, but it does not guarantee impact. Many struggle to translate noble intent into resilient ways of working. This article explores why organizational design, human systems, and co-creation are essential to embedding purpose and unlocking sustainable cultural transformation.
2025-01-06
Purpose
Culture design
Human systems
Stakeholder engagement
Transformation

Designing human systems where people and organizations flourish

Unatributed
June 25, 2025
Organizations invest heavily in structure, strategy, and performance, yet still struggle to sustain impact. The missing link often lies beneath the surface. By intentionally designing human systems, leaders can align organizational culture, purpose-led strategy, and transformation in ways that help people and businesses truly flourish.
2025-06-25
Transformation
Human systems
Culture design
Systems thinking
Strategy activation
Transformation

Rewriting the rules of organizational design: Why stakeholder co-design matters

Unatributed
July 2, 2025
In moments of uncertainty, organizations often default to control. Yet lasting change rarely comes from rigid structures alone. By approaching organizational design as a co-creative, inclusive process, leaders can tap into collective insight, strengthen ownership, and build systems and cultures resilient enough to endure ongoing change.
2025-07-02
Transformation
Culture design
Stakeholder engagement
Inclusion
Human systems
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