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Indy Johar, Mission Steward of Dark Matter Labs, joins the podcast to help us rethink how we organize ourselves and our systems, addressing inadequacies of traditional business models that are no longer sufficient for managing complexities.

Bringing light to how “risk management should be localized, with decision-making power and accountability being as close to the problem as possible,” Indy argues for an organization that encourages participants to be citizens rather than employees and fosters continuous and accountable learning among individuals.

Tune into this episode and learn from Indy, a veteran in building mission-driven organizations, who has always stayed ahead of the curve.

Indy - who joins the podcast for the 3rd time - besides stewarding the mission at Dark has also recently joined RMIT University, teaching no less than “Planetary Civics”, a testament to his influence in the space of social innovation.

As always, Indy comes with a profound understanding of designing complex organizations for the 21st century, from his hands-on experience in creating radical innovations in governance, architecture, and social systems, particularly in sustainability and collaborative economy.

He starts the podcast with philosophical considerations about the nature of complex organizations and then highlights the need for a radical shift toward a learning-centered organization.

In the conversation, we question the traditional metrics of productivity and value, and further advocate for new metrics that account for collective intelligence and systemic contributions rather than individual output.

There was no better way to celebrate our 100th episode because this one is a landmark. Grab a notepad and pick a pen, because there’s much to pin down.

Key Highlights

👉 Organizational structures in a complex world, and a shift from command-and-control to systemic learning and adaptability.

👉 Decentralized risk management and the need to localize decision-making to enhance responsiveness and effectiveness.

👉 Dark Matter Labs' mission-driven approach, emphasizing partnerships over traditional consultancy to enable sustainable change.

👉 Need for a paradigm shift in how value is defined and measured within organizations, moving towards incorporating multi-dimensional success indicators.

👉Redefining organizational roles to encourage craft and citizenship, where individuals contribute to the organization's decision-making processes.

👉 Rethinking legal structures governing organizations, moving towards frameworks that support distributed risk and empower collective action.

Topics /chapters

(00:00) Learning Centered Organizations for the 21st Century with Indy Johar - Intro

(01:40) Introducing Indy Johar

(10:31) Value of Learning as a Strategic Advantage

(14:41) Accelerating Learning and Modifying Organizational Agendas

(19:23) Structure in a post-managerial economy

(24:46) The Design of Dark Matter Labs

(34:50) Citizenship inside Organizations

(42:25) Citizen or Employee?

(47:56) Money making machine to avenues of value

(55:47) Breadcrumbs and Suggestions

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Episode recorded on 19th March 2024

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#systemicchange #FutureOfWork #OrganizationalDesign #LearningOrganizations #ComplexityTheory

In today’s episode, we have Kelly Sarabyn and Scott Brinker from HubSpot, who take us through their latest report on the State of Platforms in 2024.

HubSpot has always considered industry education as central to developing its business and brand, and - in combination with some of its partners - released this great report earlier this year. The report profoundly covers how firms now adopt platform strategies to thrive in a digital economy ranging from app ecosystems to services marketplaces. Having spearheaded this, Kelly and Scott shared some insider information with us.

During the conversation, they highlight the evolution of platforms, from mere technical infrastructures to complex ecosystems, and then further delve into how understanding the intricacies of platform models is crucial for tech companies and all businesses looking to leverage the interconnected nature of modern markets.

This episode has something for everyone, so don’t miss out on hearing from two of the most prominent experts in the field. Tune in.

Some of our ardent followers will know that this is the 2nd time we have Scott, Vice President of Platform Ecosystem, at HubSpot. Kelly, instead, works as a Platform Ecosystem Advocate, at the same company.

We are thrilled that they wanted to share the key learnings from co-authoring the “State of Platforms 2024” report - a tremendous piece of work that examines the evolving dynamics of the platform businesses, with a keen focus on the B2B SaaS industry.

In the conversation we explored the implications of evolving platforms for business strategy and operations, emphasizing the necessity for companies to continuously adapt and leverage these opportunities effectively, regardless of the role and business model. Our guests further touch upon how companies need to modulate around proliferation and nichification, integrations across sectors, and even look into these retributions' ethical and social aspects from a community-building perspective.

This episode is a crucial one and a much-needed dialogue to take platform ecosystems forward, so join in.

Key Highlights

👉 Deep Dive into B2B SaaS Platforms by analyzing the top 50 SaaS companies’ adoption of platform business models.

👉 Integration as a critical strategy for enhancing user experience and the platform's value proposition.

👉Industries that have fallen short in their platform game, and where their future is headed.

👉The challenges with outsourcing integration, and why the quality of integration makes or breaks your product’s market fit.

👉The platform industry as a continuously evolving ecosystem, and its implications on business.

👉How companies need to adapt their structure to support platform models.

👉Analysis of the broader implications of platform strategies on society and ethical considerations in platform management.

👉The potential of using ecosystems as a distribution strategy, and why even non-tech companies should consider integrating digital services into their offerings.

Topics /chapters

(00:00) The State of Platforms in 2024 with Kelly Sarabyn and Scott Brinker - Intro

(00:58) Introducing Kelly Sarabyn and Scott Brinker

(01:58) State of Platforms Report 2024

(10:09) Patterns of Platforms in 2024

(13:19) Outdated Metrics and Practices of Platforms

(16:10) Who should be thinking about Platforms today?

(20:24) Being a part of ecosystems as a distribution strategy

(23:57) Organization Structures Designed for Platforms

(27:31) Who should understand platforms in your organization?

(33:15) Proliferation and Nichification

(38:43) What is the key to unlock the future?

(45:17) Transformation in the Services Ecosystems

(51:29) Breadcrumbs and Suggestions

Remember that you can always find transcripts and key highlights of the episode on our website: https://www.boundaryless.io/podcast/kelly-scott/

Episode recorded on 7th August 2023 Get in touch with Boundaryless:

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We have a three-time returning guest on the podcast today, Sangeet Paul Choudary - certainly one of the most influential minds in the world of modern business.

Sangeet, an advisor and best-selling author, known for his work on platform economics and network effects, joins us to take us through the next era of competition in business: Sandwich Economics.

He speaks on the principles of the new phenomenon and shares insights into how organizations are now increasingly "sandwiching" markets vigorously consolidating profits and power. As this happens, Sangeet argues, it’s not always a driver of quality improvement in services and products.

Sangeet’s episodes are always packed with insights on the future, and this conversation is no different - in the closing, we even walk through AI agents, AGI, societal and ethical considerations, and much more. Tune in, this is not an episode to miss.

As our close followers and general practitioners of Platform Ecosystems know, Sangeet is not only one of the most distinguished thought leaders, renowned for his pioneering work on platform economics but also someone who can spot the intricacies of the impacts that such phenomena have on society.

He has authored two bestselling books, "Platform Scale" and "Platform Revolution," and comes with over a decade of expertise in advising global firms and governments on crafting effective platform strategies through his organization, “Platformation Labs”. His work has also been featured on leading platforms such as Harvard Business Review, The Economist, and the World Economic Forum, to name a few.

Sangeet always has golden insights, and this episode is packed with them. He takes us through the new term he coined to describe dangerous market dynamics that key players use to “sandwich” value across multiple layers of value chains and grounds them on examples from various industries. He further challenges conventional thinking and brings fresh perspectives on the ongoing dynamism and complexity of the market.

So, if you wish to learn what’s really happening in platforms and ecosystems and how markets are evolving…Tune in!

Key Highlights

👉 Transition from platform-based business models to Sandwich Economics

👉 Dominating multiple layers of the value chain, transforming competition and power dynamics in digital markets through Sandwich Economics.

👉 Case studies on organizations that implemented Sandwich Economics: Reliance's strategic maneuvers in India, and Amazon’s creation of their own value assets.

👉Difference between vertical integration and sandwich economics - and the importance of dominating horizontal layers at an industry scale for capturing profits and exerting control.

👉 Broader societal implications of shifting economic models, and the role of digital transformation in redefining value creation, capture, and distribution.

👉 The emergence of Artificial General Intelligence, and how it makes digital economics, organizational structures, and the essence of competition even more complex.

👉 Leadership methods (decentralized/ centralized) in an era of Sandwich Economics Contrary.

Topics /chapters

(00:00) Sandwich Economics: a New Era of Competition - Intro

(00:58) Introducing Sangeet

(02:23) All things Sandwich Economics

(10:26) Why is Sandwich Economics different from Vertical Integration?

(18:17) New Ways of Competing

(24:08) Playbook of Sandwich Economics and how is it different from enshittification?

(38:28) What are the antibodies?

(46:14) Where’s this evolving to?

(49:45) The emergence of AGI and the shape of markets

(55:41) Value Creation vs. Value Capture

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Episode recorded on 7th August 2023

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On today’s podcast, we host someone who - has been at the forefront of the Agile revolution, and, at the same time, became one of Agile movement's most vocal critics, to the extent, that he dared to say: “R.I.P Agile”.

Cliff Berg, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Agile 2 Academy, and a leading figure in Agile and DevOps advising joins our podcast bringing his fresh perspectives on the decline of Agile. He also gives us a peek into the story of a book he recently co-authored, ‘Agile 2: The Next Iteration of Agile’.

Cliff takes us through what it means to re-imagine organizational practices and challenges the conventional framework-oriented approach, that often needs more contextualization and grounded action-based research.

Join us, as we discuss balancing leadership and self-organizing, and explore pragmatic approaches to operating successful businesses with agility and accountability.

This episode goes through a journey - we talk about Cliff’s viral post on the demise of Agile, and what he and a team of co-authors have done to consciously course-correct it, and publish a whole set of new ideas on how to approach Agile with a more contemporary and less ideological stance: Agile 2.

Cliff dismisses the narrative of “You don’t need managers”, and challenges why it’s important to reel our thoughts back in when it comes to decentralization of organizations.

He lays it out as it is: structure is not a bad thing per se, and the conversation goes through healthy ways of administering structure in organizations.

Tune in, if you’re interested in non-ideological ways to embrace agile practices, mixed with some of Boundaryless's staple topics: building optionality, entrepreneurial organizations that go big with skin in the game, and more.

Key Highlights

👉 Critical intersection between human behavior and technology, emphasizing the need for a deeper understanding of our digital coexistence.

👉 Calm Technology as an essential way to creating designs that respect human attention without overwhelming users.

👉Building tools that help users focus on the task and not the tool.

👉 Complexities of governance in technological and organizational contexts, with a focus on the potentials and pitfalls of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).

👉 Ways to bring a shift towards innovations that serve humanity and contribute to a more equitable future.

👉 Developing a questioning mindset for driving meaningful technological advancements.

Topics /chapters

(00:00) R.I.P. Agile, Long Live Agile 2 - Intro

(02:09) The transition from Agile 1.0 to Agile 2.0

(10:36) Solving Limitations of Agile 1.0

(18:26) Frameworks as a means to an end

(31:23) Increasing Optionality and Designing for Problem Solving

(38:16) Finding a Balance in Beauraucracy

(44:43) The transformation that sticks

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Episode recorded on 23th February 2024

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#boundaryless #PDT #3EO #Agile2 #FutureOfWork #AgileTransformation #DevOps #OrganizationDesign #FutureOfTechnology #DigitalWellbeing

We rarely (if ever) get to host a cyborg anthropologist on our podcast, so we are thrilled to have Amber Case join us as a special guest for this episode.

Amber, who works at the intersection of human and technology interactions, shares her journey into envisioning what a calm technology is. Calm Technology is a design philosophy that advocates for technology to integrate into our lives, enhancing our ability to focus rather than distracting us. She takes us through everyday objects that have been designed this way and leaves us challenging what’s really “transparent technology”?

We stretch the boundaries to include a conversation on organizations and governance: a leading thread is that of keeping asking questions and not drinking the kool-aid of truthiness in how we think about tech and organizing.

Tune in to this provocation that leaps into the future of technology, its impact on society, and how you can navigate these landscapes with mindful intent.

This podcast started on a personal note - Amber shared her experience being a child of engineers, and also having early exposure to the natural world - both of which she believes set the precedence for what she does today.

She takes us through a wealth of experience she gained in her multifaceted career - having been a renowned book author, TED speaker, serial startup founder, advisor, co-founder of DAOs, Research Director at the Meta Governance Project, and most recently the founder of the Calm Tech Institute.

Amber advocates for a future where technology "gets out of your way and lets you live your life."

This episode will elicit new questions for you and your career.

This episode has been occasionally recorded as “sound only”.

Key Highlights

👉 Critical intersection between human behavior and technology, emphasizing the need for a deeper understanding of our digital coexistence. 👉 Calm Technology as an essential way to creating designs that respect human attention without overwhelming users. 👉Building tools that help users focus on the task and not the tool. 👉 Complexities of governance in technological and organizational contexts, with a focus on the potentials and pitfalls of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). 👉 Ways to bring a shift towards innovations that serve humanity and contribute to a more equitable future. 👉 Developing a questioning mindset for driving meaningful technological advancements.

Topics /chapters

(00:00) Building Calm Technology and Organizations - Intro (02:09) The start of a cyborg anthropologist (11:19) What happens as Technology fades into the background/ disappears? (19:55) Technology as facilitator vs. distractor (31:06) How to limit and grow technology (48:53) Organizations shaping itself to build better technology (59:37) Breadcrumbs and Suggestions

Remember that you can always find transcripts and key highlights of the episode on our website: https://boundaryless.io/podcast/Amber-Case/

Episode recorded on 22th February 2024

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#boundaryless #PDT #3EO #CyberAnthropology #CalmTechnology #HumanCenteredDesign #FutureOfTechnology #DigitalWellbeing

In today’s episode, we are joined by João Rosa and Trond Hjorteland, two organizational consultants with a unique point of view, who take us through the depth of Open Systems Theory, and what it means to be socio-technical practitioners, passionate about transitioning democratic organizations to fast-flowing operational models.

With many years of experience in large and complex contexts, they delve into what it means to create a collaborative and democratic organization, and how to balance mission, business outcomes, and cognitive load.

Join us on this episode, as we debate the role of “purpose”, entrepreneurship, and autonomy and learn how to avoid the creation of agile bureaucracies.

Tune in, and get inspired.

In the conversation with Rosa and Hjorteland we started from an original question that Simone threw out at a small conference recently: how do we avoid building Agile Bureaucracies?

What does it mean to develop a business that achieves agility without having to exert total control on flows and processes?

With increasingly complex and dynamic environments, it becomes pivotal for organizations to recognize and adapt to change, if not stay ahead of it and rigidities are more than dangerous - even the cultural ones.

Emphasizing learnings from different methodologies like Open Systems Theory, Domain Driven Design, and Team Topologies; our guests advocate a team-centered, and democratic approach over industrial and hierarchical practices. A unique episode to look out for. Tune in.

Key Highlights

👉 Evolving socio-technical systems to enhance organizational resilience against complexity and unpredictability. 👉 Integrating agile practices, Open System Theory, and collaborative sense-making to navigate complex organizational challenges. 👉 Participatory culture for enabling team autonomy and fostering ownership practices. 👉 Balancing strategic focus with adaptability, by leveraging external technologies for organizational evolution. 👉 The role of Team Topologies in creating effective communication and collaboration structures within organizations. 👉 Encouraging the shift towards a micro-entrepreneurial mindset within teams to promote innovation and autonomy.

Topics /chapters

(00:00) Intro - Avoiding the Agile Bureaucracy with Rosa and Hjorteland (00:59) Guests Introduction (02:37) Status Quo: Socio-Technical Systems (10:38) Aligning organizational design and business outcomes (20:52) Enabling entrepreneurship and building optionality (39:25) Disruptions in Industrial Organization Thinking (50:28) Theory of Organizations for a Complex World (58:40) Breadcrumbs and Suggestions

Remember that you can always find transcripts and key highlights of the episode on our website: https://boundaryless.io/podcast/Rosa-Hjorteland/

Episode recorded on 6th February 2024 Get in touch with Boundaryless:

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#boundaryless #PDT #3EO #OpenSystemTheory #SocioTechnicalSystems #OrganizationalDesign #DomainDrivenDesign #TeamTopologies

An independent tech consultant with over 20 years, Susanne Kaiser joins the podcast and shares her insights on what makes a robust socio-technical system.

Integrating takeaways from different approaches like Wardley Mapping, Domain Driven Design, and Team topologies, she helps the listeners understand how to mold systems into ones that are adaptable to change, how to invest in the right things, and how to avoid wasting resources on things that do not make a competitive advantage.

We further touch upon topics like building in bounded contexts and unbundling the right way. This episode has an ocean of information, which can help listeners achieve better strategic awareness of their company, products, and initiatives. Grab a coffee cup and a notebook and listen. In this episode, Susanne takes us through what it means to operate a business with a strategic perspective.

An organization’s evolutionary journey goes through high levels of change and uncertainty. With insights on bounded contexts and evolution, Susanne takes us through how you can enforce modularity and cohesion among the different parts of the system, to deal with such a journey.

With significant experience working as a consultant in the software development world, Susanne shares real-world examples of how organizations can create architecture and team structures that are dynamic and play to an organization's competitive advantage.

Key Highlights

👉 A holistic approach to building adaptive socio-technical systems optimized for rapid change

👉 Integration of business strategy, software design, and team organization methodologies such as Wardley mapping, Domain-Driven Design, and Team Topologies.

👉 Organizing strategic investment in core domains to maintain competitive advantage while leveraging off-the-shelf solutions for generic/peripheral subdomains.

👉 Identifty bounded contexts for enabling modularity and cohesion in software systems, supporting faster adaptation to change.

👉 Insights on cultural shifts within organizations, promoting autonomy, trust, and a micro-entrepreneurial mindset.

Topics /chapters

(00:00) Intro - Susanne Kaiser on Building the Right Things (& Building Things Right)

(01:22) Bridging three methodologies for Holistic Socio-Technical Systems

(16:19) Looking into Domain Driven Design

(24:32) What are Bounded Contexts? How do they play out for products and portfolios?

(35:35) Unbundling for a functional model/ Unbundling the right way

(41:20) Integrators & Competitive Advantages

(49:12) Closing Breadcrumbs and Suggestions

Remember that you can always find transcripts and key highlights of the episode on our website: https://boundaryless.io/podcast/susanne-kaiser/

Episode recorded on 29th December 2023 Get in touch with Boundaryless:

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#boundaryless #PDT #3EO #SystemThinking #OrganiazationalDesign #DomainDrivenDesign #TeamTopologies

Jeremiah Owyang, a veteran with a vantage point of Silicon Valley and current General Partner at Blitzscaling Ventures joins us for the second time on the podcast. While he is an absolute prodigy in identifying and nurturing AI startups, this episode reflects his art of captivating an audience. He takes us through the exponential growth of AI startups, its implications on creativity, health, wellness, and productivity, the ethical considerations surrounding its adoption, and the potential of AI to democratize professional skills. We even touch upon what’s next with AI in this thought-provoking discussion, so tune in and get listening into the future.

In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome back Jeremiah Owyang, a trailblazer in the heart of Silicon Valley and now a General Partner at Blitzscaling Ventures. His talent for demystifying complex technologies has made him a sought-after speaker, capable of creating context and setting standards for AI in Business, globally.

Jeremiah in this episode takes us on a journey from the inception of predictive AI to the emergence of ChatGPT when it was made ubiquitous. This episode is special since we go beyond the technology - he takes us through the socio-economic impacts of AI and even shows us a live demo of scenario-based voice alterations in AI.

This episode is a deep dive into the future of AI and the sheer power of its technology from one of Silicon Valley's most influential voices. Don’t miss out.

Key Highlights

👉 AI's role in reshaping creativity and digital content, with digital influencers. 👉 Democratization of AI technology beyond the Silicon Valley - its global adoption. 👉Addressing the balance between technological advancement and the preservation of human values and rights, with Ethical AI. 👉 Consumer interaction with AI, and what the future will hold - mobile-first or wearables? 👉 A step towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) - The emergence of AI agents as autonomous systems enhancing personal and professional productivity. 👉 The role of AI in health, creating accessibility, affordability, and overall improvement in general wellness. 👉 Harnessing AI for Global Betterment - elevating health and education, paralleling the Industrial Revolution's transformation; akin to trading human cognitive efforts for computational prowess.

Topics /chapters

(00:00) Intro - Beyond the Code: Jeremiah Owyang on the New Era of AI (02:29) Picture of the white-hote core of AI (12:27) AI’s Creativity and Human Creativity (18:51) Monetizing the future of AI (28:18) Authenticity of AI (39:32) AI and it’s human implications (43:39) Breadcrumbs and Suggestions

Remember that you can always find transcripts and key highlights of the episode on our website: https://boundaryless.io/podcast/jeremiah-owyang2/

Episode recorded on 11th January 2024

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#boundaryless #PDT #3EO #GenerativeAI, #AIFuture, #VentureCapital, #SiliconValley, #AIAgents, #EthicalAI

Join us on this episode as we sit down with Charles Betz, a leading authority in enterprise architecture-related research. With a career dedicated to understanding how digitally enabled organizations (should) operate at scale, Charles is the VP and Research Director of Enterprise Architecture at Forrester. Tune in as he discusses the evolution of technology, the challenges faced by enterprises as they integrate digital, and the critical and evolving role of enterprise architecture in modern business.

This is an all-encompassing episode featuring Charles Betz, the VP and Research Director of Enterprise Architecture at Forrester. With over two decades of experience in the field, Charles is a seasoned expert in enterprise architecture, digital transformation, and organizational strategy, making this a perfect episode for those looking to operate digitally enabled organizations, at scale.

With his wealth of knowledge, Charles takes us on a journey through the historical evolution of computing, tracing the path from the early days of digital challenges to the present era of cloud computing and platform capabilities. He shares perspectives on the evolving and pivotal role of enterprise architecture, a once technical role now increasingly in charge of facilitating technology alignment with product portfolios and business goals.

He introduces the concept of Outcome-Driven Architecture, emphasizing the principles of adaptability, creativity, and resilience, and prepares us as we explore together the digital landscape.

Key Highlights

👉 Distinguishing hardware and software in digital technology and the unifying capabilities of computing machines. 👉 Challenges faced by enterprise architecture - the risk of bureaucracy and the need to adapt to modern platform thinking. 👉 Managing multiple PNL units in organizations, and the requirement for a balance between shared governance and shared services for efficient scaling. 👉 Effective portfolio management needs to meet architectural considerations 👉 Outcome-driven architecture for achieving higher-level values such as adaptability, creativity, and resilience through architectural capabilities. 👉Engagement models for architecture groups and their cultural values, including value, accountability, and agility. 👉 Shift from a top-down approach to a value-driven perspective in managing technology portfolios. 👉 Systematic and rational management of digital portfolios to optimize investments and minimize redundancy and sprawl.

Topics /chapters

(00:00) Intro - Why Enterprise Architecture is not (just) about Technology (08:20) Balancing Business Logic, Products, and Technology (11:28) Enterprise Architecture in a Decentralized World (18:39) Creating Coherence in Constraints (34:10) Shifting Roles of Enterprise Architects (39:33) Outcome-Driven Architecture Model at Forrester (46:00) Shift from top-down to value-driven perspective (49:07) Breadcrumbs and Suggestions

Remember that you can always find transcripts and key highlights of the episode on our website: https://boundaryless.io/podcast/charles-betz

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#boundaryless #PDT #3EO #EnterpriseArchitecture #DigitalTransformation #BusinessStrategy #Innovation #DigitalOrganization #DevOps

Join us as we delve into a thought-provoking conversation with Milica Begovic and Giulio Quaggiotto, current and former Head of Strategic Innovation at the UNDP, as they shed light on how they are reshaping the approach to global development by transitioning from traditional project methods to a portfolio approach. Tune in as we unpack the need for this systemic change and recognize how deep organizational shifts are required to the complexities of today's most pressing challenges.

At Boundaryless, we always believed in the power of learning from parallel avenues, and this episode with Milica Begovic and Giulio Quaggiotto sharing their experience in the development sector, is a testament to that.

Milica, known for her innovative drive, and Giulio, with his extensive experience in public sector innovation, share their insights on UNDP’s recent shift from a project-based to a portfolio approach in tackling global challenges.

They explore how to address systemic changes, emphasizing the importance of broadening strategies to create sustainable impacts.

Taking practical examples from the ground, they discuss the role of cities in driving community-focused innovation, demonstrating the power of portfolio governance in achieving shared goals.

This episode is a compelling call to action for rethinking not just development work, but also what startups and corporates alike could learn to imbibe, in an increasingly complex ecosystem.

Key Highlights

👉 Embracing a complex systemic approach over a linear project approach can ensure impactful response to the unpredictable ways of nature. 👉 The quest for coherence and the need for optionality have to co-exist while addressing dynamic complexities. 👉 Organizational agility and deep structural changes are crucial to drive systemic innovation 👉 Skin in the game through co-ownership of risks and success can lead to improved sustainability of solutions 👉 Coherence attracts leverage when multiple independent entities come together to solve a problem, and this ensures an increase in an individual's accountability towards the outcome.

Topics /chapters

(00:00) Intro - Rethinking Development: UNDP's Journey from Projects to Portfolios (01:31) Guests Introduction (02:35) Transition from Project approach to Portfolio approach (14:23) Trickling down of Optionality (19:26) Generating Outcomes in Emergence (23:57) Role of Skin in the Game (33:13) Building Narratives in a Portfolio Switch (40:30) Uptake of Portfolio Approach (44:27) Composability and Modularity in Portfolio Approaches (48:36) Arriving at common census in a fragmented world (55:58) Breadcrumbs and Suggestions (57:00) Closing episode

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Episode recorded on 18th October 2023

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