Engagement Through Changing Structure

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Comment by Terrence Seamon on October 27, 2009 at 3:18pm

love this video! and the brilliance of the idea to make climbing the stairs more attractive than taking the escalator. that's the kind of thinking we need in organizations whenever we need to "change the culture"

Comment by David Zinger on October 22, 2009 at 12:33pm

Virgil
NOW you've got it. :)
David

Comment by Virgil Bawits on October 22, 2009 at 12:29pm

In other words: Happiness is Now!

Comment by Virgil Bawits on October 22, 2009 at 12:29pm

My opinion is that this feels very mindful (looking at things from the 'now' point of view). In a sense that it triggers a response in 'the now' (fun). Instead of focusing on long term gains (better health, less electricity used). So it seems again, that focusing on the now in a positive way is beneficiary for the long term too...

Comment by David Zinger on October 22, 2009 at 12:06pm

Charlene and Nels:

I appreciate your comments on the video. I look forward to developing this more with videos our network watches. When I look at it, I think about changing structure and behavior follows as opposed to people not changing because of a "lack of motivation."

This was not quite the stairway to heaven but it was something to take NOTE of!

David

Comment by Charlene J Phipps on October 22, 2009 at 11:43am

I love this example of the piano staircase as metaphor for putting fun back into change (and work). Immediately I thought about how much our organizational change initiatives involve the thinking, analytical parts of people. However, when we engage the whole person not only to think, but to do and feel as well, engagement is amplified. People have long been conditioned to primarily wear their thinking caps at work, which is why I developed a "relationship styles" survey and learning tools to raise awareness of how we habitually work with colleagues, explore different ways of relating that include a range of thinking doing and feeling, and raise awareness of how relationship patterns affect our sense of well being and true engagement with our work. I would be happy to share more information about the survey and learning activities if anyone is interested. p.s. thank you for this post David...what a fun way to get us involved!

Comment by Nels Pedersen on October 22, 2009 at 10:25am

We talk a lot about engagement here in terms of strategy, focus, planning, and processes. It's easy to forget that sometimes the simplest approach can be highly effective. Creating an environment that is fun and enjoyable invites others to participate, and to engage. Fun definitely has a place in the workplace!