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Michael J. Arena

Adaptive Space: How GM and Other Companies are Positively Disrupting Themselves and Transforming into Agile Organizations

Adaptive Space: How GM and Other Companies are Positively Disrupting Themselves and Transforming into Agile Organizations

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In today's fast-paced business world, agility is crucial for success. Michael Arena's book "Adaptive Space" provides a model for reinventing companies by enabling creativity, innovation, and novel ideas to flow freely among teams, across departments, and throughout the organization. By inspiring employees to explore new ideas, empowering the most creative people, and operationalizing the entrepreneurial spirit, companies can position themselves for today and the future.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 07 July 2018
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education


Lack of agility is the kiss of death in the fast-paced and ever-changing business world. To succeed in this disruptive environment, companies must be able to respond to change instantly and effectively. The only constant in business today is the rapid and furious pace of change.

In order to transform their own companies and position them for success, authors Michael Arena and John Doerr introduce the concept of adaptive space. Based on hundreds of interviews and their groundbreaking study of dozens of organizations across various industries, Adaptive Space provides a roadmap for companies to enable creativity, innovation, and novel ideas to flow freely among teams, departments, and throughout the organization.

The book uses General Motors (GM) as a primary case study, along with the stories of other highly adaptive organizations such as Apple, Amazon, Disney, and Gore. Arena provides a model for companies to follow, highlighting the importance of inspiring employees to explore new ideas, empowering the most creative people and teams to spread their ideas, and operationalizing the entrepreneurial spirit to ensure adaptability becomes ingrained in the company's culture.

Hesitation is a killer in the business landscape, and Adaptive Space equips companies with the tools and strategies they need to confront disruption with smart, confident actions and seize the valuable opportunities that come with change. By embracing agility and adaptability, companies can thrive in the ever-evolving business world and remain competitive in the long run.

Weight: 522g
Dimension: 161 x 237 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781260118025

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