Culture is too important to be left intangible or described by ambiguous words like "innovative" "collaborative" or "open". XPLANE led a hands-on workshop in San Francisco on November 20, 2014 to explore techniques for diagnosing and visualizing culture. Here are the slides from that workshop, held in partnership with Culture Lab x General Assembly.
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Why is it so hard to describe?
culture is the set of things that we’ve (unconsciously)
mutually agreed are normal
CULTURE MAPPING
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What questions should a
culture map answer?
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What do we value?
How should we work together?
What makes people successful here?
Who should we hire?
What can guide us in decision making?
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“When your values are clear to
you, making decisions becomes
easier.” – roy disney
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How do companies
document their culture?
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Because we want to:
1. Create it
2. Understand it
3. Change it
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Choose your own adventure!
Aspirational
Tell-it-like-it- culture map
is culture map
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Creating a
culture
Important for:
start-ups
high growth
High change
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1. Get the right people in the
room
2. Ask the right questions
3. Visualize it (big!)
4. Make it a management tool
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1. Get the right people in the
room
2. Ask the right questions
3. Visualize it (big!)
4. Make it a management tool
See appendix for more details
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1. Get the right people in the
room
2. Ask the right questions
3. Visualize it (big!)
4. Make it a management tool
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1. Get the right people in the
room
2. Ask the right questions
3. Visualize it (big!)
4. Make it a management tool
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understanding
a culture
Important for:
Mature organizations
Organizations seeking to
change culture