THE WEBINAR SERIES: HOW TO STAY AGILE, RESILIENT, AND ADAPTIVE DURING UNCERTAIN TIMES?

In 2020, we were facing challenges due to the COVID-19 crisis that nobody expected. The situation was uncertain, the information overwhelming, and the changes driven by regulations and solidarity happening rapidly. The current crisis was causing great uncertainty, which can be paralyzing. However, in such situations, we must make quick yet far-reaching decisions daily, without falling into blind activism.

We wanted to support leaders and teams from all sectors to remain agile, resilient, and adaptive during those times. We wanted to not only survive the crisis but also reflect and integrate the positive possibilities that emerged from it.

How can we manage uncertainty? By consistently making small decisions and reflecting on their impact. In short, by leading with agility during the crisis.

We followed the principle of agile experimentation: We could not be sure if that was what the world needed at that moment. But our gut feeling told us that it might be. Therefore, we preferred to offer and experiment rather than bury our heads in the sand. We adjusted the program based on our learning experiences.

MODULE 1: AGILITY
How can we make quick and good decisions even in times of great uncertainty and unpredictable consequences?

#1 Gut feeling as an indicator for appropriate decisions in complex situations
#2 Making decisions in strong value conflicts
#3 Application to individual challenges
#4 Reflection on virtual collaboration in the current status quo

MODULE 2: RESILIENCE
How can we sustain ourselves through this crisis?

The business model is in question, the strategy is obsolete, the live ticker is ticking, the daily routines are disrupted, and the children are both overwhelmed and bored. The current exceptional circumstances demand a lot from us. To lead with agility, we must simultaneously keep ourselves and our behaviors, others and their processes, and the context in mind. To do this, we ask ourselves: How can we maintain our calm and stay in our power? In other words, how can we sustain ourselves through this crisis?

#1 Being creative instead of reactive
#2 Abundance instead of scarcity
#3 Moderation of our inner life

MODULE 3: LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE
How can we reflect on and integrate the many rapid changes?

We were suddenly thrown into a process of change in which we voluntarily or involuntarily did many big and small things differently than usual. What is helpful to us during the crisis, and what is not? Where are unforeseen resources visible? What do we want to keep long-term? How can we learn from each other in the team?

#1 Virtual spaces for debate and dialogue
#2 Virtual retrospectives
#3 Creating safe experimentation fields
#4 Reflection on virtual collaboration in the current status quo

Again, we follow the principle of agile experimentation: We cannot be sure if this is what the world needs right now. But our gut feeling tells us that it might be. Therefore, we prefer to offer and experiment rather than bury our heads in the sand. We will adjust the program based on our learning experiences.