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UN—DESIGN

From Problem-Solving to Purpose-Fulfilling

We deconstruct outdated systems to make space for what's next. Not optimizing within constraints, challenging the constraints themselves.

Named concepts, each with a diagram, a diagnostic and a worked example.

Edited by Bruno Monteiro  ·  un-design.org

Frameworks

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Frameworks
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Named concepts you can take into a meeting. Each one has a definition, a diagram, three questions to run, and a worked example.

Phase 02

Ego-systems to Eco-systems

An ego-system rewards you for protecting your part. An eco-system rewards you for the health of the whole. Most organizations run the first and describe themselves as the second.

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Phase 01

The Real Cost of Friction

Friction in a delivery system bills you three times: in money, in time, and in people. Only the first one shows up in a budget, which is why organizations keep paying the other two.

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Phase 02

The Trojan Horse

Journey management is rarely bought as organizational change, but that is what it delivers. You map a journey to improve an experience, and what you expose is the operating model underneath it.

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Un—DesignFrom Problem-Solving to Purpose-Fulfilling. A framework in four phases: 01 Systemic Discovery / 02 Strategic Deconstruction / 03 Intelligence-Centered Redesign / 04 Adaptive Implementation.

The archiveNothing gets deleted. The phase counts run across every issue, so the framework works as the index.

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