The Loop Approach

How best to adapt established companies to a rapidly changing economy has long been a topic of debate in both the corporate and academic worlds. This challenge is especially pressing for large organizations that may have grown top-heavy and rigid with time but now need to be light on their feet to stay relevant and profitable.
Until now, the best attempts have consisted of plucking tools and methods from the world of start-ups and applying them wholesale in large corporate environments. Most of these efforts have either fizzled or failed outright because they lacked a framework for a comprehensive corporation-sized rollout.
»The Loop Approach« introduces a new series of methods that could help change the course of operations for even the most colossal organizations. Sebastian Klein and Ben Hughes provide a wide-ranging set of guidelines for achieving corporate agility, complete with checklists and worksheets that should prove instantly applicable. Want proof? The methods outlined in »The Loop Approach« have already been successfully implemented at such European corporate giants as Audi, Deutsche Bahn, and Telekom.

Sebastian Klein ist Psychologe und Organisationsentwickler. Er ist Holacracy-Coach, Partner in der Transformationsberatung TheDive in Berlin und Herausgeber von Neue Narrative, dem Magazin für Neues Arbeiten.
Sebastian Klein is a psychologist and organizational coach. He has worked in management consulting and has co-founded several startups in the media field. Currently, he's a partner at the transformation consultancy TheDive, which helps organizations of all sizes explore new ways of collaboration.Ben Hughes hat einen Hintergrund in Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Psychologie und angewandter Mathematik. Er hat in mehreren internationalen Managementberatungen gearbeitet und leitet den Content-Bereich von Blinkist, einem Start-up, das mit Kurzfassungen von Sachbüchern Tausende Menschen neu fürs Lesen begeistert.
Ben Hughes (M.Sc. Tech.) is a speaker, author, and leader. A former management consultant, he spent ten years building and leading the content team at the Berlin-based start-up Blinkist. Based on his experiences with self-organization there, he co-authored the book The Loop Approach. He speaks about hybrid leadership, self-organization, and the regenerative transformation.

Content
Part 1: LaunchCheck-in 10The Pyramid 22What's New 18What's Missing 32Our Sources 42The Loop-Mindset 58
Part 2: The Loop ApproachThe LoopThe 7 Habits 76Module 1: Clarity 90Module 2: Results 120Module 3: Evolution 144The Broader Transformation Architecture 174
Part 3: ArrivalCheck-out 210
Appendix & SourcesChecklist for Workshops 212Reading list 214New Work Glossary 216