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Transforming a Management System – A Case Study From the Madison Wisconsin Police Department

Curious Cat

The first step in achieving the vision of a decentralized, citizen-focused police service. Field operations are decentralized into four areas of the city – central, south, east, north and west. The chief begins check-ins with detectives regarding decentralization and how their work can be improved. Year eight. Year twelve.

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Speed Of Learning As The New Competitive Advantage

The Horizons Tracker

It’s created a world in which the speed of learning is a competitive advantage, both for individuals and organizations. Of course, learning organizations are not necessarily a new thing, but their nature has changed. Netflix, for instance, shifted from DVD rental to streaming.

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Creating Inspired, Open, and Free Organizations

Harvard Business Review

In their new book, Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage , Scott Keller and Colin Price identify nine factors that are critical to organizational health: Direction, Accountability, Motivation, Leadership, Coordination & Control, External Orientation, Culture & Climate, Capabilities, Innovation & Learning.

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An Entrepreneurial Society Needs an Entrepreneurial State

Harvard Business Review

In Silicon Valley, what was critical was the decentralized network of intelligent public organizations that facilitated feedback loops throughout the whole innovation chain. Second, organizations. This means understanding policy as a process, one in which learning from failure is accepted and welcomed.