If you know Flow Systems, then you know, how they visualize the flow of value across whole organizations.
From market idea to customer delivery.
Often referred to as End2End.
Obvious, this is way more, than just a couple of visual boards!
What's a Flow System comprised of 🧵👇
A Flow System consists of:
- Visual representation of work
- Connected to objectives
- Focused people interactions
- An attached improvement process
Organizations are bigger.
So end2end flow systems are simply a system of such systems.
With nuanced details on each level.
Growing the agility of such an organization means:
- Connecting emerging systems
- Learning all across and between systems
- Improving the whole towards objectives & strategy
- Nurturing such a system with leadership on all levels
How to start?
If you boil it down to, where such a Flow System actually makes a difference is
❌Believing only in the mechanics won't get you anywhere.
👉 It's about the people and the quality of their interactions first.
Mike Leber