Management by Design: Applying Design Principles to the Work Experience
Management by Design: Applying Design Principles to the Work Experience
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A revealing look at work environments that lead to greater loyalty and an increase in productivityExploring the premise that the best way to attract and retain people, and their knowledge, will come from designing environments that turn today’s increasingly virtual workplace into an attractive place for people to spend their time, Management by Design: Applying Design Principles to the Work Experience shows how the principles of design can be successfully applies to the work experience, making it a rewarding and productive.Reveals why the application of design to the workplace experience can improve the employee/employer relationshipWhy increased morale and employee loyalty start with a great work environmentExplains why it is more important than ever to manage work experiences, especially with the projected work shortages in the coming decadesOther titles by Rasmus: Listening to the Future: Why It’s Everybody’s BusinessThis innovative book helps managers and executives connect the dot
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30 years in the making, this book is a definite must-read!,
First of all, I have to disclose that Daniel is a client of mine. That being said, he was a friend and colleague before being a client. Daniel was a thought leader at the Giga Information Group where we worked together, creating innovation value for many clients. His specialty was knowledge management and collaboration, which eventually lead to him becoming our VP of Strategic Knowledge Initiatives (read CKO). The thinking behind Management by Design isn’t new for Daniel. Although writing it down may have taken him three years, this book is 30 years in the making. Daniel has woven threads of experience that stretch back to the beginning of his career. Daniel observes and mulls and reflects. This book is the ultimately reflection, and extended dialog about how the value of a good workplace environment. Daniel agonizes over these issues, and he works through the details in a painstaking way, even though he claims not to be a detail person. In some areas, he is very detail oriented. He may not care about processes that don’t matter, but he really cares about those that do. I am very proud to have an association with Daniel and with this book. I hope you can all take it for what it is: a thoughtful idea by a thoughtful person. If it makes you think, even a little bit, then it is well worth the money you will spend on the book. And if you keep up with Dan’s blogs and website you will probably see an event soon where he can engage with you directly. Bring a copy of the book. Talk and get him to sign it. I’m happy I can help connect Dan with his readers.
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Rasmus wants everything to be co-created. That may be a stretch for many, but it is a worthy and achievable goal for all.
As an artist and an accountant for a small college of fine art, I could relate to the author’s, use of metaphor (a Calder sculpture) to discuss the issues of balance (think mobiles). This is a great metaphor, because Calder achieves balance out of objects of a different size and weight.
Ideas, like the circles in the sculpture, also need to be proportional in order to create balance. Author Daniel Rasmus rightfully starts with balance at the top of the methodology, because he wants people to confront and name all of the conflicting items they are trying to achieve.
A meeting, he illustrates, isn’t just about giving out information. It can be about camaraderie, knowledge sharing or obtaining information (or many other things). You have to look at those things as kind of a blog of stuff that you need to balance before you create the experience.
I learned that if I organize a meeting, that I not only should be concerned with what it is I want to say, but what others might want to add. Seems simple but to me (I am ashamed to say)it was a revelation which has already lead to more productive and efficient meetings. This is why I recommend reading and practicing “Management by Design” as I have.
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