This important model helps you understand the paradigm shift in organization and leadership that needs to happen in order to keep up with accelerating technological change.
Explains how the information revolution will change key aspects of your business’s organization and culture
Clear depiction of the paradigm required for an innovation culture
Invites you to think about what it means for your organization
- Overview of required paradigm shift in organization & leadership
- The 4 waves of Industrial Revolution, helping you understand why we need a paradigm shift
- Link to the UNITE Culture Canvasas to provide you with the insights on how to change your organizational culture
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»As we move from a society based on crude oil to an information-based society, we have to change our ways of thinking and doing profoundly. This model covers the key dimensions!«
Sabine Pleva
Brand lead
»It couldn't be a better summary - it perfectly shows which aspects are entirely different today.«
Dr. Andreas Rein
Transformation Leader
»Understanding the context we are operating in is a key success factor. How to Create Innovation supercharged with the UNITE tools help us understand how to run our business in this intensely competitive world.«
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»The UNITE Innovation & Transformation models provide critical guidance on any innovation or transformation initiative. This is by far the most holistic and end2end toolchain available on the market!«
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Because technological innovations can only fuel growth when coupled with cultural and organizational innovations, the paradigm shift we need to make will cover all dimensions of our business: organization, leadership, skillsets, working methods, communication, culture and mindset.
HOW IT WORKS
When paradigms shift, they do not necessarily affect all parts of a system at the time same. We can see in the world around us that all the stages of industrialization are present at the same time—some societies, some industries, some firms and some individuals may still be in the 2nd industrial revolution, while others are already moving into the 2nd information revolution. We even sometimes see this in a single environment—for example, farmers in rural areas using steam to power a grinding mill while at the same time using their smartphones to find buyers for their grain.
This tendency is exacerbated by the speed of technological change. As some parts jumps ahead, others cannot keep up. This can lead to different paradigms operating concurrently, often even within the same organization! Exponential growth in technology means that we must be constantly responding to change, rather than conducting business as we always have.
This table discusses a number of factors–such as value creation, management style, work-life balance, leadership, and organization–and demonstrates how each changes in the paradigm shift from an industry culture to an information culture. For example, in the industrial paradigm, value is largely driven by mechanization. As machines allow greater productivity, profit go up. In the information paradigm, value creation is driven by people responding creatively to external changes. This allows us to see the systemic changes that are necessary to creating an organization that will enable innovation.
A holistic understanding of change: Changing one aspect of your business often requires alterations in other parts. This is even truer if you are engaged in creating an innovation mindset. Seeing how this paradigm shift happens across your business will prepare you to enact change holistically.
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