Culture determines how well an organization can innovate and change

Culture enables an organization to innovate on a consistent basis and determines to what degree change can occur, and sets the potential for growth. Map the current culture across for levels (right) to understand how your culture handles change and to design new systems and structures. (Illustration adapted from Strategyzer).

Increasing capacity for change requires an holistic activation strategy

Activating change within a culture happens when stakeholders are aware of a new culture design, they support and promote it, and they embed it into the fabric of the the organization. Culture design integrates multiple dimensions into a holistic experience including:

> Trust

> Clarity

> Quality

> Pride

> Transparency

> Accountability

> Collaboration

> Alignment

> Communication

> Empowerment

> Learning

> Sharing

> Feedback

> Initiative

> Flexibility

> Initiative