People who talk of leaders are obsessed with authoritarian thinking. They cannot get rid of paternalistic (“power-over”) patterns of imagining the world. They have nothing constructive to contribute to organizations or societies.

A period of time, a country, a man. Read the brand new "Deming in Japan, 1950-1965" research paper. betacodex.org/white-papers/p…

Practical theory makes people think. Great cases only make people nod (at best). Which is why "safaris" to the Silicon Valley or other "inspiring" places are dysfunctional. Sorry.

Dabbling is NOT a method.

We just added pages on 4 qualifications to the Red42 website! These qualification formats are OpenSpace Beta Practitioner (2-day), Cell Structure Design Practitioner (1-day), Relative Targets Practitioner (1-day) and BetaCodex MasterClass (4x4 hrs online). redforty2.com

Become a certified "OpenSpace Beta Practitioner": 2 learning-intense days with the inventors of the OpenSpace Beta approach! redforty2.com/openspace-beta…

We at Red42 offer the OpenSpace Beta Practitioner qualification in FOUR languages: English, German, Spanish and Portuguese. Learn how to undertake Beta transformation that takes just 90 days! redforty2.com/openspace-beta…

I am thinking about offering another edition of my #BetaCodex MasterClass in English. If you are interested in participating in this course, let me know! redforty2.com/betacodex-mast…

Yesterday, Rijon Erickson and I spoke with management icon Peter Block about humanity at work, about how to change the world, and about how to scale social change. We had a wonderful conversation that took many unexpected turns! youtube.com/watch?v=Fak3b-dA…

Culture cannot be broken. Culture cannot be wrong. Culture does not pose a problem. Culture does not stand in the way. Culture does not force anybody. Culture is not powerful. Stop believing in "culture gurus" like Ed Schein. Work the system, stupid. linkedin.com/pulse/your-comp…

We had a lovely and productive Almost-Free-BetaCodex-Workout-Day here in Wiesbaden at Studio Red42 yesterday, discussing Beta transformation, Beta practice, consulting, org development and more. The 27th edition of this workshop is on 26 May. Sign up here: redforty2.com/product-page/f…

Culture cannot be broken. Culture cannot be wrong. Culture does not pose a problem. Culture does not stand in the way. Culture does not force anybody. Culture is not powerful. Stop believing in "culture gurus" like Ed Schein. It's the system, stupid! linkedin.com/pulse/your-comp…

Check out the @BetaCodex_INTL research, conducted 2008 to 2025! We published 22 papers so far. It's a lot of content on organizational development, decentralization, org democracy, performance systems, org design, change, transformation & leadership! betacodex.org/white-papers

Check out our update on the state of Beta. betacodex.org/home/news/an-u…

I never realized there was a way to visualize ALL the products in the @RedForty2 web shop at once. redforty2.com/shop

Don't forget: Your company has EXACTLY the culture it deserves. linkedin.com/pulse/your-comp…

Dee Hock, legendary former CEO of Visa, and one of the great #BetaCodex CEOs of the 20th century, published a couple of books on his thinking and insight into self-organized, decentralized organization. This is a marvelous quote from his 2012 autobiography amazon.de/Autobiography-Rest…

A message for the BetaCodex community. Please read carefully. linkedin.com/pulse/letter-be…