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2024-2025 LILA Theme Announced: Navigating the Cs of Change

In its 25th Year, the LILA Community will be exploring the theme we are calling Navigating the Cs of Change focusing on Transforming Conceptions, Developing Capacities and Shifting Complex More »

Anita Woolley on Collective Intelligence and Learning on the Edge

Anita Woolley on Collective Intelligence and Learning on the EdgeAnita Woolley's presentation on Collective Intelligence and AI in Teams provided a comprehensive overview of her research and its evolution over time. She began by contextualizing the increasing prevalence of teamwork in modern workplaces, noting that while organizations might strive for rationality in their structure, the reality is often more complex and More »

April 2024 Member Call: FIVE STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACE by Chris Kayes

April 2024 Member Call: FIVE STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACE by Chris KayesToday's dynamic workforce demands a reevaluation of our approach to work, moving beyond performance metrics towards a culture of continuous learning. Within this framework, learning emerges as the cornerstone for shaping the future workforce, impacting organizational culture, management practices, and leadership development. Incorporating diverse learning methods can improve employees' resilience, foster personal growth, and enhance overall well-being. Thus, fostering a culture of learning not only enhances work effectiveness but also enriches individuals' professional More »

Would you trust and AI colleague?

Would you trust and AI colleague?Anna-Sophie Ulfert-Bank's session centered on unraveling the complexities of trust within our human-AI collaborations. She shed light on the challenges and intricacies of defining and measuring trust in dynamic team settings, and shared her evolving research into the nature of trust within AI teams, considering factors ranging from technology to human dynamics and More »

Leadership as Possibility-ship

Leadership as Possibility-shipDr. Nicolaides introduced the concept of “generative knowing,” defining it as away of being and becoming that creatively activates potential and restores many rhythms of learning. This concept can serve as a bridge to a fundamental query: Why are we continuing to meet the moment as if stability exists? This question emphasizes the importance of responding to complexity and creating conditions for emergence. This means not simply adapting to change or difference, but actively engaging with More »

 

Upcoming Events

Sept  26, 2024 – Member call

OCT 28-29, 2024  (Mon/Tue) Gathering – In person: TRANSFORMING CONCEPTIONS

Nov 21, 2024 – Member call

DEC 18-19, 2024 (Wed/Thurs) Gathering – Virtual: DEVELOPING CAPACITIES

Jan 16, 2025 – Member call

Feb 13, 2025 – Member call

March 19-20 2025 (Wed/Thurs) Gathering – in person: SHIFTING COMPLEX SYSTEMS

April 10, 2025 – Member call

May 15, 2025 – Member call

JUNE 11-12, 2025 (Wed/Thurs) – Virtual SUMMIT: NAVIGATING THE Cs OF CHANGE

This Year’s Theme: Navigating the Cs of Change

For 25 years the LILA community has examined a range of strategic challenges organizations face as they aim to develop and perform in today’s complex world. Looking back at our topics over the years, one theme continues to resurface: how can organizations effectively navigate change? Leaders continue to struggle to transform their culture, support employee development, accommodate emerging technologies, and adapt to changing demographics. Shifts since the pandemic in where and when we work continue to challenge organizations. The world continues to change and, along with it, so must organizations. The question is: what contemporary models of change are best suited to tackle changing mindsets, processes and practices, and the social systems of work?

This theme will revive past powerful insights on navigating change and update them with emerging insights from research in social psychology, political science, ecology, and organizational development. It will highlight ecological and iterative models of change that better fit the increasing complexity organizations and their leaders face. It will examine three “Cs” of change –how we change conceptions, capacities, and complex systems –that touch on the cognitive, behavioral, and socio-structural facets of a changing work life.

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Once a year, LILA offers membership to a limited number of senior leaders from global organizations. If you are interested in participating in LILA there are three levels of levels of engagement.

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