A project kickoff meeting with a timeline on the whiteboard and no one writing down what has to be in place.

Four questions to ask before the next initiative

Four questions to ask before the next initiative The symptom: you find out late, and always the same way The usual explanation, and why another process does not help Four questions,[…]

A mid-pilot review meeting where two participants are describing different versions of what success would look like.

Your pilot is halfway through and nobody agrees what it has to prove

Your pilot is halfway through and nobody agrees what it has to prove The symptom: three people, three definitions of success The usual explanation, and why it does not hold What[…]

A team working from a printed spreadsheet on a desk while an unopened new application sits on the screen behind them.

The tool was rolled out. People work the old way

The tool was rolled out. People work the old way The symptom: usage decays at the same rate as attention The usual explanation, and why it does not hold What failed:[…]

An innovation lead leaving a well-attended meeting room while the annual planning round happens elsewhere without her.

Everyone likes the innovation team and nobody funds it

Everyone likes the innovation team and nobody funds it The symptom: a full calendar and an empty budget line The usual explanation, and why it does not hold What legitimacy is[…]