Ian Macdonald
January 11, 2023
2:30 PM to 3:15 PM EST
How can we design within and for corporate systems for an emergent entanglement of people, their ideas, roles and constraints into a more conscious and aware human network that promotes much greater resilience and adaptability in the service of both business and planet?
The current mix of VUCA, BANI and DELA contexts brings us ever closer to urgent demands on expanding our skills into consciously and purposefully designing for the entanglement within corporate structures. This shift seems paradoxical in relation to what we understand of efficiency and agility yet we are facing challenges that demand a form of hybrid system management (including ourselves as integral parts of these systems) that recognize and ride the waves of our hyper-integrated and connected state of affairs (rather than tumble or wipe-out beneath them). Both individually and collectively, we need to develop the skills and awareness in first, second and third-person perspectives to interact, make sense of, shift, manage and respond to these systems to achieve any degree of success or sustainable development. Designing for an emergent entanglement of people within and across their corporate systems is a significant step towards creating a highly adaptive and resilient team of teams that can deliver significant results for their people, investments and the planet.
About Ian Macdonald
With over 25 years of experience, Ian has worked in areas of entrepreneurship, communication, leadership development and strategy. Since 2014, he has been a bi-lingual executive coach, consultant and facilitator in complex adaptive systems. Based physically in Brazil, he has worked with a wide range of individual students, governments and corporate organizations from varying sectors and sizes in Latin America, USA, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. Ian has co-facilitated the design and implementation of SenseMaker® projects, Cynefin training courses, Masterclasses and digital complex facilitation as well the design and implementation of Complexity Labs. He is currently part of the Digital Transformation and Business Agility Design team and head of the Complexity Labs at Itaú Bank in Brazil.