Organizational Adaptation and Leadership

The readings in this unit focus on theory and practical design to create and lead adaptive organizations in complex and chaotic environments.

• How does theory inform leadership practice from an adaptive design perspective?
• What factors must leaders consider when managing change to adapt to chaotic internal and external environments?

Provide a rationale for your responses, supporting your discussion with references to and citations from your readings. Be sure you adhere to APA guidelines for citations and references.

Your post should be 250500 words.

Readings

Use the library to read the following:

• Gharajedaghi, J. (2011). Systems Thinking: Managing Chaos and Complexity: A Platform for Designing Business Architecture.
  • Chapter 8, Formulating the Mess, pages 159179.
• Bernstein, M., & Linsky, M. (2016). Leading change through adaptive design. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 14(1), 4854.