What will organizations look like in the future?

And what about collaboration in the organizations, how will that happen?

Have you thought about that? Many of the organizations we have today are organized and structured from a model, created in the early 1900. Not much has changed since then. Now, you might say that I am wrong and that much has changed. We are working more and more online. We are spreading our organization all over the world. Today we are so much more intelligent and creative and civilized, or are we?

Look at who is leading your organization. In my experience, most organizations are still lead by a group of managers, a CEO or a board or similar. Those people make decisions for the whole organization, structure the work and set the tone and climate for how to work in the organization.

Look at the control systems that are in place. Most often there is a financial control system and when times get tough the system increases the control and you have to deliver financial reports more often, as if that was a good way to get more money.

Look at the approach and protocols for how to work in the organization. Still most organizations have regulations for the way work should be done and those regulations are decided by the board or the CEO or group of managers. In many places people are still expected to do as they are told without using their own creativity and inventiveness. Sometimes people are actually supposed to leave their emotions, spirit and creativity at home, because it seems to cause chaos at work. And in most cases people are still expected to work in an office even when they could have worked from anywhere in the world. Some say that is needed in order to collaborate as if collaboration could not happen online too.

Have you ever thought of these things? Come meet with us and discuss how the organization of tomorrow can be structured? How can we better use the full capacity of the people we hire? How can we use all the technology in a more efficient way to support thriving organizations? How can organizations be changed to fit the world of tomorrow?

Join us in a Collaborative Circle on Sept 7. Register right away so you can participate in this mind challenging discussion together with people from all over the world.