Author: Jen Kelchner

A key to unlocking our adaptability during rapid change is learning agility. Infographic of the Five Dimensions of Learning Agility

LearnerShape and Mindstream AI have founded the LearnTech meet-up community to consider the changes, opportunities and issues for the technological transformation of lifelong learning.

The Opensource.com community released the next edition of The Open Organization Leaders Manual: A handbook to building innovative and engaged teams on December 11, 2018.

The 2017 Red Hat Culture Survey found that digital transformation is changing business inside and out. Most respondents (91%) agreed that technological developments are altering the way organizations in their industries must operate in order to succeed.

That’s going to require taking a hard look the frameworks for how they work, the values they adhere to, the mission that aligns them, and the operational processes that drive the engine—in other words, their organizational cultures. It’s clear that (due to various types of transformation going on) we must not only address operational needs, but also the way we think about doing work.

Real transformation isn’t about tiny shifts. It requires bold pivots. We must recognize that sustainable change requires us to change how we think—on all fronts. Remember: Changing the way we think isn’t saying that what we think now is inherently wrong. It means admitting that we can always learn more. The best path toward transformation is organizational openness. Organizations that embrace inclusivity allow for a constant and natural rate of evolution.

Successful transformations (of any kind) require new ways of thinking and new methodologies to succeed and sustain said change. In the first part of this series, I introduced change management as being one of the four crucial areas for a successful digital transformation. In this article, I want to unpack the idea of “change” even further. Changing your approach to transformation efforts can help reverse some change management trends we’re seeing today—and lead to a successful, sustainable, and adaptable organizational environment.

Arguably, the greatest chasm we see in our organizational work today is the actual transformation before, during, or after the implementation of a digital technology—because technology invariably crosses through and impacts people, processes, and culture. What are we transforming from? What are we transforming into? These are “people issues” as much as they are “technology issues,” but we too rarely acknowledge this.

What is the greatest challenge organizations face today? Jen Kelchner on ABM_FM April 5, 2018 Jen Kelchner Why human capital insight is needed across organizations? Here is the interview with Jen Kelchner by host Rob Whetham on allbusinessmediafm. – Recorded live on April 3, 2018.     Additional Insights Not Included In Interview About Jen’s […]

Red Hat Summit 2018 | Jen Kelchner Speaking on Open Org Workbook March 8, 2018 Jen Kelchner The Open Org Workbook covered in panel session at the Red Hat Summit 2018 in San Francisco Jen Kelchner will represent our team at the Red Hat Summit in San Francisco on May 8-10, 2018 as part of […]

Collaborating with Red Hat’s Open Innovation Labs in Boston February 8, 2018 Jen Kelchner Building innovative ideas around DevOps Culture   On February 7, 2018, we spent the day with the incredible Open Innovation Labs team in Boston. Collaborating on exercises and change language for moving the needle in DevOps culture to fostering the same […]