Design Thinking
From Classical Management to Behavioral Transformation
An excerpt from Leading Transformation on the "Behavioral Innovation Manifesto."
Excerpt
Tag: Lean Methodology
Nonprofits & NGOs
Is Your Nonprofit Built for Sustained Innovation?
Six useful starting points for nonprofits that want to build their capacity to continuously innovate.
Design Thinking
Conflict Aid Goes “Lean”
Iterative design methods are essential to development work—even (or especially) in regions marked by war and violence.
Podcast
Organizational Development
Lean Experimentation for the Social Sector: Build Smart to Learn Fast
How can a nonprofit with limited time and money maximize its chances of success? A talk from our 2015 Nonprofit Management Institute.
Organizational Development
Wheeling in the Trojan Mice
One way to make risk-taking more palatable for social change organizations is to run small, light, nimble experiments––tests not built to win wars, but rather to quickly infiltrate new territory, attack new problems, and inform future tactics.
Government
Government Goes Agile
Helping US federal agencies design inexpensive, user-centered technology products is the mission of an unsung team of developers. Includes video extras.
Measurement & Evaluation
The Power of Lean Data
A series of recent projects that incorporate lean design principles show that it’s possible to gather high-quality impact data quickly and inexpensively. Includes magazine extras.
Health
Lean Management in Health Care Delivery Is Late
The current health care market consistently fails the world’s poorest people. Increasing efficiencies and an influx of innovation are overdue.