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Building culture in startups
Interviews with facilitators, startup founders, consultants and accelerators to figure out how to enable startups to build their culture. A research project in collaboration with Hyper Island.
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“Having an influence in the company makes work more meaningful”
Dante Federici, software engineer at the startup Datavore Labs, talks about choosing the startup world instead of corporate and culture.
Karolina Andersson
Jul 22, 2016
“Reflection is what makes entrepreneurs think more strategically”
“Reflection is what makes entrepreneurs think more strategically”
Deborah Alden, managing director of the accelerator BF+DA, talks about their approach to reflection, not having a set curriculum and the…
Karolina Andersson
Jul 22, 2016
“When people lose the fun, they stop growing”
“When people lose the fun, they stop growing”
Collin Cummings, founder of PlayWell, talks about play, fun and how we can design better work experiences.
Karolina Andersson
Jul 20, 2016
“The first 6–8 people we hire will set our culture”
Sanjay Venkat, CTO and co-founder of Datavore Labs, in a conversation about hikes, culture and understanding people.
Karolina Andersson
Jul 19, 2016
“You need to prepare for the unprepared”
“You need to prepare for the unprepared”
Lisa Pertoso talks about her love for improv and how it feeds back into her role as facilitator and director of educational programs at…
Karolina Andersson
Jul 15, 2016
“You need to slow down, look back, and reflect on your experiences”
“You need to slow down, look back, and reflect on your experiences”
Shaun Johnson, co-founder of the Startup Institute, talks about how they help their students develop soft skills and why culture is so hard…
Karolina Andersson
Jun 20, 2016
“Make your art into companies”
“Make your art into companies”
Joe Hollier, co-founder & co-creator of the Light Phone, talks about their culture, how art still feeds back into his work as a founder and…
Karolina Andersson
Jun 14, 2016
“Most adults can’t push it as far as kids can”
“Most adults can’t push it as far as kids can”
Talking about good learning experiences, graphic facilitation, and being aware of the ecosystem and narratives around you with Mathias…
Karolina Andersson
Jun 7, 2016
“Culture needs to be lived”
“Culture needs to be lived”
Marianne Aerni talks about how to support designers becoming founders, what makes a good collaboration and becoming a better leader and…
Karolina Andersson
May 31, 2016
“Facilitative leadership is an act, not a role.”
“Facilitative leadership is an act, not a role.”
A conversation around facilitation and facilitative leadership with Sarah Gregersen.
Karolina Andersson
May 25, 2016
“You need to get beyond the instruction manual to play the game”
“You need to get beyond the instruction manual to play the game”
Sam Spurlin talks about the importance of experimentation, meetings, leadership in self-organized organizations, and having a growth…
Karolina Andersson
May 15, 2016
“You don’t take part of your arm off when you go to work”
“You don’t take part of your arm off when you go to work”
- a conversation about adult development, ethics, empathy and Nature of Work’s process.
Karolina Andersson
May 9, 2016
Supporting the process — Alex Ivanov on developing the Team Canvas
Supporting the process — Alex Ivanov on developing the Team Canvas
Alex Ivanov is the co-creator of the Team Canvas, a free tool for leaders, facilitators and consultants to organize team alignment meetings…
Karolina Andersson
Apr 22, 2016
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