Slide deck from presentation to SIM MN meeting on October 25, 2018. Using a set of effective lenses can help us understand leadership and the promise of disruptive transformation. Strings together digital stewardship, systems thinking, positive disruption, people, and the need to disrupt (1) org structures, (2) leadership paradigms, and (3) talent strategy. Also available as a google presentation: https://tinyurl.com/yd99wknh
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The IT Innovators Dilemma: A provocation on leadership and disruption
1. The IT Innovator’s Dilemma
A provocation on leadership and disruption
Douglas Hegley, Chief Digital Officer, Mia
@dhegley
artsmia.org
October 25, 2018
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Rene Magritte
Ceci n'est pas une pipe
(This is not a Pipe)
1962
Minneapolis Institute of Art
2004.228.16
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I propose:
It is vitally important to use
a set of effective lenses
to understand leadership
and the promise of
disruptive transformation
Andreas Feininger, The Photojournalist.
1955, Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2007.35.91
11. Digital Transformation
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Then Now
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A Lens on Systems Thinking
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A Lens on Systems Thinking
Over-simplified (remember?) Applied
Stuff Parts
Valuable stuff Every part has intrinsic value
Keep and share valuable stuff Collect the best parts and assemble them
Use it as much as possible Systems provide more value when used
Quickly and easily Keep it simple - law of parsimony - and no siloes!
Forever! It is vital to maintain systems over time
Seriously Implementing effective systems is a professional leadership discipline
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Digital Stewardship Practices are Based in Systems Thinking
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Positive Disruption May Be Necessary
A disruptive innovation creates new value and eventually
displaces established best practice. (adapted from Wikipedia)
Image source: https://www.centerpointclinicalservices.com/blog-posts/healthcare-disruption-hits-insurance/
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Turning the Lens on People
Over-simplified (remember?) Applied
Stuff People are our greatest assets
Valuable stuff There is value inherent in each person
Keep and share valuable stuff Staff engagement and retention are vital
Use it as much as possible Give strategic assignments driven by purpose (self-
organized, self-motivated)
Quickly and easily Speed and efficiency via effective systems & org structures
Forever! Well … darn!
Seriously Leadership of people is a professional discipline
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The Innovator’s Dilemma: beginning
Companies emphasize:
• Customers' current needs
• Current net profit
• Immediate rivals
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The Innovator’s Dilemma: beginning
Companies emphasize:
• Customers' current needs
• Current net profit
• Immediate rivals
By the way, there is nothing wrong with this approach – generally
it’s pretty good business practice to pay attention to these variables.
But there is a risk.
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The Innovator’s Dilemma: middle
Companies reject innovation because:
• Current customers not interested
(no perceived demand)
• Short-term profit projections not good
• Rivals don’t have them
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The Innovator’s Dilemma: end
Thus, companies eventually fall behind, and lose out to an unforeseen
new company and its disruptive innovation
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The Innovator’s Dilemma: end
Thus, companies eventually fall behind, and lose out to an unforeseen
new company and its disruptive innovation
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The Innovator’s Dilemma: end
Thus, companies eventually fall behind, and lose out to an unforeseen
new company and its disruptive innovation
“... management and vision are two separate things,”
said a former high-ranking Blockbuster exec ... “We
had the option to buy Netflix ... and we didn’t do it.
They were losing money.”
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I propose:
To enable positive innovation, it is necessary
to re-imagine what is possible and then intentionally:
1. Disrupt organizational structures
2. Disrupt leadership models
3. Disrupt talent strategy
53. Chief Idea Killer
VP of
No
VP of
Status Quo
Director of Onerous
Reporting
Director of
Bureaucracy
Director of
Rigidity
Director of
Analysis Paralysis
Manager of New
Growth Ideas
(Vacant)
Org chart based on source: http://thecontextofthings.com/2016/07/05/bureaucracy/
Or Maybe ...
VP of
Stay the Course
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Holacracy?
Potential Problems:
● Even more meetings
● Jargon-laden “administrivia”
● People aren’t always logical - surprise! (not)
● Serious questions about diversity & inclusion
● Where is the customer?
● Proven success?
● The “playground bully” scenario
(put another way: does this result in teams or in gangs?)
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As any good Digital Steward knows:
When important assets are hidden away and
difficult to find and use,
their inherent value is lost.
When assets are clearly identified, easy to find
and use effectively,
their value is maximized.
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• Don't wait for a leader to assign work
• Manage their own work as a group
• Benefit from mentoring and coaching, not from command & control
• Communicate most with each other
• Commitment to the team (not management)
• Improve their own skills and suggest innovative ideas & improvements
• Normally become high-performing, measure greater job satisfaction
Adapted from: https://scrumalliance.org/community/articles/2013/january/self-organizing-teams-what-and-how
Talent Shines on Self-organizing Teams
72. artsmia.org
Decisions Come from the Team
NOT from the HiPPO
Highest Paid Person’s Opinion
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Turning the Lens on Positive Disruption
Simplified Credo (remember?) Disruptive Innovation
Stuff New ideas, innovations
Valuable stuff There is value inherent in each innovation
Keep and share valuable stuff Innovations can be collected and organized
– it’s possible to account for unique or one-off ideas
Use it as much as possible Frequent testing (perpetual beta) using Lean/Agile methodology
Quickly and easily Speed and efficiency via iteration
Forever! Without innovation, nothing will last over time
Seriously Recognizing the value of disruption is a professional leadership discipline
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Oh, silly Douglas,
everyone knows that innovation
comes from STEM!
(Please note: Mark Z never actually said this - I just made it up)
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Who cares?
Do the arts really matter?
Nick Cave
Soundsuit, 2009
Minneapolis Institute of Art
79. Thomas Struth “Audience 1 (Galleria Dell Accademia), Florenz”, 2010.51.2, Minneapolis Institute of Art
80. “ … experiences of awe redefine the self …”
Connection
Cooperation
Sharing
Giving
From “Why do We Experience Awe?” New York Times, May 22, 2015
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So do the arts matter?
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