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Organizational Transformation

Insights on AI transformation, organizational design, and how to make change stick. From the Reconfig team and academic advisors.

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Implementing AI: The Initial Steps
AI Transformation

Implementing AI: The Initial Steps

A practical framework for moving from AI pilots to scaled business impact. The seven steps every leadership team should walk before signing the next AI vendor contract.

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Can Synthetic Data Give Real Insights?
AI Transformation

Can Synthetic Data Give Real Insights?

In Reconfig, we frequently run demos with potential clients. The purpose is to showcase different parts of the tool and discuss how it can be applied to real organizations.

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The Missing Link Between Strategy and Structure? The Unit Mandate
Organizational Design

The Missing Link Between Strategy and Structure? The Unit Mandate

A few years ago, I wrote a teaching case about a recently established marketing department. The department had been formed by merging three previously separate units.

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Three Misconceptions about the Matrix Organization
Methodology

Three Misconceptions about the Matrix Organization

What is a matrix organization? Are matrix structures inevitable in complex organizations? Unfortunately, there is a lot of confusion about this.

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Creating a Digital Twin of your Organization
AI Transformation

Creating a Digital Twin of your Organization

The concept of a digital twin has been around for at least two decades. It refers to having a computerized representation of a real-world physical system.

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The Political Test of a Proposed New Organizational Model
Methodology

The Political Test of a Proposed New Organizational Model

A few years ago I was assisting a firm in developing a new organizational model, working together with a colleague. We first identified key design criteria.

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How Do You Know Whether Your Organization Needs a Re-Design?
Organizational Design

How Do You Know Whether Your Organization Needs a Re-Design?

One of the most difficult - and most fundamental - tasks for a business leader is to recognize whether it's time to introduce a change now.

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Why Is It So Difficult to Align the Structure with the Strategy?
Methodology

Why Is It So Difficult to Align the Structure with the Strategy?

One of the key ideas in organization design is to 'align the organization with the strategy'. But what does this actually mean in practice?

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