Niels Pflaeging

@nielspflaeging
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#Leadership philosopher, management exorcist, author-publisher, entrepreneur, inventor, practical #sociologist. #BetaCodex Network founder, #Red42 founder, #qomenius founder

Books in EN: #OrganizeForComplexity, #OpenSpaceBeta, #EssaysOnBetaVol1, #WhatWouldDemingDo, #WhatWouldDruckerDo

Creator of #OpenSpaceBeta, #CellStructureDesign, #RelativeTargets, #TOSD, #OrgPhysics and more

#OrgDesign, #OrgDev, #agility, #transformation, #learningscience, #education, #pedagogy, #corporatelearning

qomenius | freedom & learninghttps://www.qomenius.com
Red42 | Work the Systemhttps://www.redforty2.com
BetaCodex Networkhttps://www.betacodex.org
Latest book in EnglishEssays on Beta, Vol. 1 https://www.redforty2.com/shop/#cc-m-product-7992147156
Read this week's article of mine about the Austrian who reinvented the "networked organization" - by rooting it in the philosophy of time orientation!
https://nielspflaeging.substack.com/p/weichselbaum-wisdom-how-an-austrian

Read this week's new article of mine about the work of Austrian consultant and organizational maverick Ernst Weichselbaum (1944-2024) who raised the bar around how to think about network structures, decentralization, flow and time orientation. https://nielspflaeging.substack.com/p/weichselbaum-wisdom-how-an-austrian

In this article, you will read about four highly innovative aspects of the "Weichselbaum System" of organizing.

Enjoy!

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I published a new book today: "What would Ernst Weichselbaum do?" And I dare to say it's the best book on "Lean" ever written. But don't believe what I say - read for yourself!
https://nielspflaeging.substack.com/p/the-4th-volume-of-the-what-would
The 4th volume of the "What would XXX do?" series of books has arrived

After books of quotes by W. Edwards Deming, Peter Drucker and Taiichi Ohno, we have turned to a lesser-known pioneer of contemporary organizing

Red42 | Transforming organizations for good. Fast

Read my new article on the Red42 web magazine about how Ernst Weichselbaum changed thinking about networked organizing - in theory and in practice: https://nielspflaeging.substack.com/p/weichselbaum-wisdom-how-an-austrian

Today BetaCodex Press is publishing the 1st book in English by Ernst Weichselbaum (which I edited) - "What would Ernst Weichselbaum do?". It is a true treasure, so check out the article and get the book, if you want to make the world of work a better place!

A new episode of the BetaCodex Network podcast "News from the Beta World" is live! In episode No. 83, @soundslikeryan and I discussed how to get to "swift, even flow", together with special guest Roger Schmenner, the author of the AMAZING book "Getting and Staying Productive" (Cambridge Press, 2012).
Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WcK0ke16j0
Getting to swift, even flow – with special guest Roger Schmenner 🔴 News from the Beta World #83

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Patterns of Time-Oriented Software Development: Pre-order the print edition of the forthcoming research paper

As TOSD socio-tech is maturing, a second BetaCodex research paper outlines 18 key patterns in adopting and sustaining TOSD systems

Red42 | Transforming organizations for good. Fast

In case you haven't heard (or read): We recently released new E-Books with BetaCodex Press that should be interesting for EVERYONE interested in Beta, in flow, in value creation and organizational improvement!

https://nielspflaeging.substack.com/p/two-new-e-books-for-those-interested

Two new E-Books for those interested in Lean and Time Orientation are becoming available

Learn from two greats: Taiichi Ohno and Ernst Weichselbaum

Red42 | Transforming organizations for good. Fast
Hier ein Podcast-Interview von neulich über Zeitorientierte Softwareentwicklung (TOSD), Flow, Pünktlichkeit und zuverlässige Leistung in Zeiten von AI-unterstützter Entwicklung.
https://www.youtube.com/live/F9exhW4HBZg?si=iJ2YpX2YFM1gj81A&t=14
TOSD: Bringt 2026 endlich Flow und Pünktlichkeit in die Softwareentwicklung? mit Niels Pfläging

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A new BetaCodex Network research paper is coming!

Check out what it's about here: https://betacodex.org/white-papers

Research papers