Boundaryless

A world-renowned strategist and author, one of the pioneers of platform thinking, @jhagel, joins us on this episode. He shared something profound: “I was taught to believe strategy is everything for winning. Over the years, I’ve come to realise it’s less about strategy and more about psychology.” He also discusses how fear currently largely shapes decision-making, and why regaining the “passion of the explorer” is fundamental in this time of change, as new forms of value creation are needed. #FutureOfWork, #OrganizationalDesign, #Leadership, #Strategy, #BusinessTransformation, #Ecosystems, #PlatformThinking, #SystemsThinking Full episode: blss.io/POD137

"Adaptive supply chains can only exist within adaptive organisations - with decentralised teams, entrepreneurial autonomy, and coordination layers that maintain coherence across the system," mentioned Federico Marchesi, supply chain strategist and author of the Hacking Supply Chains newsletter. 👏 #SupplyChain #ComplexSystems #OrganizationalDesign #Modularity #AIinSupplyChain Full episode: blss.io/POD138

"Organisations must rethink the classic centralised vs. decentralised debate and instead focus on coordinated networks of decision-making, as this will help them prepare for times of uncertainty," says Federico Marchesi, supply chain strategist and author of the Hacking Supply Chains newsletter. 📰 #SupplyChain #ComplexSystems #OrganizationalDesign #Modularity #AIinSupplyChain Full episode: blss.io/POD138

"Supply chains are often described as linear flows, but in reality, they function as complex adaptive systems shaped by feedback loops, multiple actors, and constant variability," shares Federico Marchesi, supply chain strategist and author of the Hacking Supply Chains newsletter. 🎙️ #SupplyChain #ComplexSystems #OrganizationalDesign #Modularity #AIinSupplyChain Full episode: blss.io/POD138

"Long-term opportunity must be paired with short-term action. Approaches like Zoom Out / Zoom In strategy and “Scaling the Edge” allow organisations to pursue ambitious futures while demonstrating tangible progress today" This is @jhagel's approach to strategy based on his long-term experience with Silicon Valley companies. #FutureOfWork, #OrganizationalDesign, #Leadership, #Strategy, #BusinessTransformation, #Ecosystems, #PlatformThinking, #SystemsThinking Full episode: blss.io/POD137

"Cultivating the 'passion of the explorer', a desire to keep learning and make a greater impact in one’s field, is key to improving performance over time." by @jhagel, world-renowned strategist and author, one of the pioneers of platform thinking, talking about why regaining the “passion of the explorer” is fundamental in this time of change. #FutureOfWork, #OrganizationalDesign, #Leadership, #Strategy, #BusinessTransformation, #Ecosystems, #PlatformThinking, #SystemsThinking Full episode: blss.io/POD137

In this episode, Kevin Slavin, whose work spans institutions like MIT Media Lab and New York University, reflects on his shift from working on digital systems to engaging directly with biological research environments and living systems. #SystemsThinking #DesignEthics #Marketplace #Platforms #ResponsibleInnovation #EcosystemicBusiness Full episode: blss.io/POD136

When policy fails to keep pace with fast-moving science, system design becomes governance, as platforms and marketplaces increasingly regulate behavior through contracts, membership rules, and incentives. Amazing insight from the conversation with Kevin Slavin - designer and entrepreneur working across technology, biology, and culture. #SystemsThinking #DesignEthics #Marketplace #Platforms #ResponsibleInnovation #EcosystemicBusiness Full episode: blss.io/POD136

🎙 📆 [#podcast] Kevin Slavin - designer and entrepreneur working across technology, biology, and culture joins us on this episode to reflect on what it means to design within living, interconnected systems, and how technology moves forward not just through invention, but through the social and cultural conditions that allow ideas to take root in the world. #SystemsThinking #DesignEthics #Marketplace #Platforms #ResponsibleInnovation #EcosystemicBusiness Full episode: blss.io/POD136

What if leadership is not about steering — but about protecting space? In this episode, @josdeblok explains how teams that share the same professional logic can organize almost everything themselves — from hiring to patient care. The real role of leadership? Shielding that autonomy from bureaucracy and external pressure. A sharp conversation on self-management at scale — and what it truly takes to trust professionals. #SelfManagement, #OrganizationalDesign #Decentralization #Stewardship #Leadership #FutureOfWork Full episode: blss.io/POD135

What happens when you remove bureaucracy and trust professionals instead? In this episode, @josdeblok , founder of Buurtzorg, shares what it really takes to build self-managed organisations that thrive at scale. From replacing management layers with trust, to transforming bureaucracy into software, to achieving a Net Promoter Score of 66% in an industry averaging 4% — this conversation challenges conventional leadership. #SelfManagement, #OrganizationalDesign #Decentralization #Stewardship #Leadership #FutureOfWork Full episode: blss.io/POD135

A client once asked us: “How should we think about innovation now?” It made us realize something simple. Innovation isn’t something you do. It’s something your organization either enables or blocks. In a world shaped by AI and radical transparency, the real constraint isn’t ideas. It’s structure. Maybe it’s time to stop “doing” innovation and start designing for continuous adaptation. #innovation #OrgDesign #Flexibility #Emergence blss.io/4s0M6OB

🎙 📆 [#podcast] The name behind one of the world’s largest and most cited self-managed organisations, @josdeblok, joins us to deep dive into what it truly takes to build complexity-aware systems without bureaucracy. Founder and CEO of Buurtzorg, the Dutch neighbourhood nursing organisation, Jos has built a global reference point for community-based healthcare and self-managed organisations. #SelfManagement, #OrganizationalDesign #Decentralization #Stewardship #Leadership #FutureOfWork Full episode: blss.io/POD135

"Limiting work in process and working to the pace of system constraints creates faster customer feedback - prioritising flow and learning." by @hakanforss , a lean and agile coach, in our latest podcast. Don't miss out! #OrganizationalDesign #SystemsThinking #Complexity #StrategicCoherence #FutureOfWork #Lean #Agile Full episode: blss.io/POD134

In this episode, @hakanforss takes us inside his long-standing practice of working with organisations as living systems, discussing how traditional, project-based organisations struggle to operate in flow, how autonomy and coherence are often imbalanced, and how to address this in modern organisations. Don’t miss out! #OrganizationalDesign #SystemsThinking #Complexity #StrategicCoherence #FutureOfWork #Lean #Agile Full episode: blss.io/POD134

What do we think about Agile beyond frameworks - and how organisations actually learn, adapt, and continuously improve? In this episode, @hakanforss, a lean and agile coach and speaker who has become legendary for his iconic Lego figures-based presentations, joins us to unpack the hidden purpose of Agile and why its true power lies not in methods but in how organisations design for flow and fast customer feedback. #OrganizationalDesign #SystemsThinking #Complexity #StrategicCoherence #FutureOfWork #Lean #Agile Full episode: blss.io/POD134

As A long-time observer of how design, education, and economic systems co-evolve, @camerontw brings a rare ability to connect theory with lived societal consequences. He explores how design is both an ontological and political practice, shaping how people live, relate, and care for one another. Whether you’re a designer, an educator, or someone curious about how our systems and values could evolve, this conversation is for you. #TransitionDesign #SystemsThinking #RethinkingValue #FutureOfWork #BusinessTransformation Full episode: blss.io/POD133

Universities remain critical infrastructures for societal transition. Despite being under pressure, they still offer rare spaces for pause, collective imagination, and experimentation - where designers and other disciplines can encounter the possibility that “another world is possible.” by @camerontw, Professor of Design Studies at the University of Technology Sydney. #Podcast #TransitionDesign #SystemsThinking #RethinkingValue #FutureOfWork #BusinessTransformation Full episode: blss.io/POD133

🎙 📆 [#podcast]🎙️ In this episode, we’re joined by @camerontw—one of the foremost voices in transition design and Professor of Design Studies at UTS—for a conversation on what design must become in the face of systemic collapse. He explores how the prevailing business logic of efficiency, growth, and value capture is increasingly misaligned with real human needs, and how this dissonance is catalyzing the emergence of alternative value systems that challenge dominant capitalist structures. #TransitionDesign #SystemsThinking #RethinkingValue #FutureOfWork #BusinessTransformation Full episode: blss.io/POD133

"GenAI amplifies organisational dysfunction rather than fixing it - faster code and automation expose weak strategy, unclear domains, and siloed thinking" by @ghohpe. Drawing on his experience as a long-time advisor to large organisations, we explore how to bridge strategy and implementation, and how to create coherence across silos, enabling teams to make better decisions together. #EnterpriseArchitecture #PlatformThinking #Optionality #DomainDrivenDesign #SystemsThinking #OrganizationalDesign #GenAI Full episode: blss.io/POD132