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Development and anti-fragility

What if organizations, by being places where our lives could be lived in orderly and predictable ways, have been making us more fragile for these last decades? How could organizations shift towards shaking things up often enough to keep us strong, but not so often that they break the useful boundaries and make us weaker?

Andrew Gerkens's insight:

Adult development as a form of anti-fragility and potential risks for organisations that focus on providing, stability, 'comfort' and certainty.

 

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Part 1: The Role of Discomfort in the Future of Work

When we talk about the future of work, we talk about managing learning, creativity, uncertainty and complexity as human roles. The processes, the predictable and routine will be automated. What we do…
Andrew Gerkens's insight:

Productive discomfort as a tool for enabling people to thrive in an uncertain world. Simon Terry's points on leadership in achievement (comfort) cultures vs. that of collaborative growth (productive discomfort) cultures really resonated. 

 

Link to Part 2 - https://simonterry.com/2018/04/10/part-2-personal-discomfort-in-the-futureofwork/

 

Link to Part 3 - https://simonterry.com/2018/04/12/part-3-the-discomfort-of-working-with-reality/

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