Agile leadership

Autonomy Day – agile tools in practice

by Gunther Fürstberger | Jun 25, 2019

Last Friday we had again our Autonomy Day presentations at MDI. I am impressed how simple and effective this agile tool is. We agreed in our company on the following: Each employee has 1 day during the quarter to work on whatever she/he wants to work on as long as it...

Transparency, Iteration and Empowerment – The 3 principles behind agile tools

by Gunther Fürstberger | Nov 27, 2018

The jungle of agile methods is so big that you can easily get lost in it. Some methods such as Scrum, Design thinking, OKR are better known and used more often. But here, too, companies experience that complete introduction of e.g. Scrum is associated with too much...

Agile transformation – our experience at MDI

by Gunther Fürstberger | Nov 22, 2018

The whole agile leadership idea is based on the observation, that accelerated change is the norm. What does that mean for change management? The classical concepts of Kübler-Ross (change curve) and Kotter (8 steps model) are still a good inspiration to describe what...

Working Out Loud – The beginning & meeting #1

by Julia Bröderbauer | Oct 10, 2018

While seeking for possibilities to co-create and co-learn as well as have significant impact as a community, the method of Working Out Loud crossed our way. The mission is simple: Define your personal goal, build relationships that matter and therewith increase the...

The disruption surfer – how to respond to the waves of change

by Judith Winder | Sep 3, 2018

The world we live and work in has become more and more fluid over the past few years. Changes are happening so fast that we can barely build on a solid ground. In the past, most companies worked like this: an industrial company, for example, built a factory that would...

Purpose & Engagement in digital times [Approaches & Tool]

by Judith Winder | Jun 25, 2018

Many of today’s leaders are asking themselves the question of meaning: Why do I do what I am doing? What do I contribute and what is the point of all of this? In a time where the speed of change is enormous and nothing seems to be permanent, it is only natural to deal...

MDI 2025 – Lego Serious Play as an agile method during our team workshop [experience report]

by Judith Winder | Jun 20, 2018

Incredible 40 billion Lego bricks are said to exist in the world. After they conquered the hearts of many children, the small colorful stones are now conquering the seminar rooms in the management & development industry. We wanted to experience this method...

How to successfully use the cynefin framework [Quick-Info]

by Judith Winder | Jun 11, 2018

The framework – its origin and background The main idea of the cynefin framework was developed by the Welsh management consultant Dave Snowden, who has worked for IBM for many years. The knowledge management system is supporting us in identifying...

How to lead a business through the digital transformation [Development approaches]

by Judith Winder | Jan 24, 2018

Modern technologies have changed our working conditions. Digitalization has become the number one leadership challenge. In order to succeed as a company in times of this digital revolution, a new, agile leadership approach has become a matter of survival. Whereas the...

What’s the big deal about digital transformation?

by Guest author | Nov 29, 2017

Let’s get that straight. Personal computers have been on our workplaces for 30 years. We all have been using email and the world wide web for 20 years. So why are we talking about digital transformation now? What's the big deal about it and how will our lives look...