In this groundbreaking book, the author shows that every time, in the past, when humanity has shifted to a new stage of consciousness, it has achieved extraordinary breakthroughs in collaboration. I think it's clear in my review that it wasn't solely the use of the awful term "transrational" that bothered me, but the general squishy tone Laloux uses throughout the book, as in the examples I cited. The wiki is best used as a reference, a sort of handbook, for leaders looking to upgrade specific management practices in their organization. This is not a book that one would pick up to get a general feel for the evolution of organisational theory as it appears to be aimed at the text book market where it makes few assumptions about its readers. October Learn how and when to remove this template message. First, the system of labeling the different organizational structures in history into memorable color coding, gives us a vocabulary to discuss and a mental way to compartmentalize common existent organizational systems around the world. reinventing organizations by frederic laloux

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I am completely unconvinced that Teal would work. Instead it would be nice to read topical books on some of the methods here and add to that the odd book by Semler and Chouinard. Laloux believes that the future will be characterized by zero or even negative economic growth, and celebrates this fact. I'll definitely continue researching this topic space. The seven types of organizations, color coded for easier understanding, are: His supporting examples make for fascinating study.

In this part, I think that Laloux commits some significant logical blunders.

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Write a customer review. Amber organizations strive for stability and reinvwnting characterized by clear roles and ranks within a hierarchical structure. Most of the chapters of the book are so optimistic and so often fail to acknowledge counter arguments, that I began to draw many of my own.

reinventing organizations by frederic laloux

It makes him come off as new-agey and unserious. While I get it, there are much more direct ways of wording that concept e. It lists the different paradigms of the human organizations through the ages and proposes a new one: I am not joking, this is the rationalization used by the book. Most Teal Organizations do not put time and energy into developing targets for production or streamlined plans that apply to the organization as a whole.

Through your words one can see that you are not lucky enough to prganizations working in a teal organization in an orange one maybe? With that said, the stories of how these organizations are structured and how they function are fascinating and have profound implications for how other organizations could operate if the conditions are ripe.

That said there are a lot of things in here that taken by themselves are good and valuable that you may even be able to apply in your own practice. This is an amazing book for anyone interested in newer styles of organizations.

The 12 organizations range from car parts factory in France, a leading pasta sauce plant in California, a Swedish State funded at-home nationwide nursing company, a software developer, and a multinational power generation company oganizations over 40, employees.

I think it's clear in my review that it wasn't solely the use of the awful term "transrational" that bothered me, but the general squishy tone Laloux uses throughout the book, as in the examples I cited.

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At times, I had to re-read a passage because of the needlessly vague wording e. Share your thoughts with other customers. I nearly put the book aside because the writing style of the forward is exceedingly dry and academic.

It's just this particular bricolage that tries to do too much and demands too big of a leap of faith from the reader. This book is a well worth reading and pondering on. First, out of respect for the team of engineers with whom I used to work alongside. Book cover needed for new edition. After giving this context and the explanation for each model, the book describes, this new "Teal" organizational model.

Multiple stakeholder perspective 7.

The book is easy to read overall, although lengthy at times and dense in the opening chapters, and is directed toward practitioners, not researchers or academics. No one has direction. This book will help to foster evolution and transformation in my organization and many others. At certain points, the book becomes decidedly mystic.