Q5 Organomyx app for iPhone and iPad

Organomyx: Assess your organisation’s readiness for the future. Explore the attributes of ‘Connective Organisations’ – organisations that thrive, not just survive, in the face of unprecedented challenges.

· A framework based on rigorous academic research balanced with Q5er’s expert experience of what really works
· A simple framework focusing on key attributes of Connective Organisations - the things that make a real difference
· 60 simple questions – takes about 10 minutes to complete
· Receive your results immediately – understand how your organisation’s mindset, experience and practices are helping (or getting in the way)
· A simple report – so you can focus effort where it will have the most impact
· Use your results as a baseline – and measure your progress over time. In time this app will enable you to benchmark your organisation against others (by sector, geography, size etc)
· Secure application; data processed in line with privacy guidelines
· See what other organisations are doing – the power of Connective Organisations

The world is shifting and, now more than ever, organisations must grapple with economic and political uncertainty, flat-lining productivity, disrupter technologies, all-time lows in employee engagement, escalating social and environmental concerns and multi-generational workforces. What does it take to thrive, not just survive? How do organisations get ready for the future, when the future is now?

Under the ‘old paradigm’ organisations tended to be viewed more like machines or factories, and people as cogs in a rigid system. Now there is a better understanding of what drives human behaviour and how people can make an organisation more resilient and creative - in any sector or industry. However:
· There’s an overload of advice available – what is ‘solid’? Where to start?
· Pioneer organisations offer radical success stories – what about the rest of us?

Connective Organisations

This app explores what makes some organisations more successful at this than others. Based on our research and Q5’s experience, we believe:

Connective Organisations proactively maintain a constant state of evolution – so they can thrive, not just survive, in a world of frequent, large-scale change and disruption. Like the biological tissue that inspired the name, Connective Organisations are strong, flexible and supportive, they provide cohesion within an eco-system. We identify five areas where Connective Organisations are typically strong. They have:

Shared Purpose - All activities and people are directed by and find meaning in a purpose that goes beyond financial performance to create a positive impact on the world and purposeful advantage for the organisation.

Open Ecosystem - The organisation is a seamless network of highly autonomous, interdependent units that increasingly includes customers, suppliers, communities and a flexible workforce.  It challenges traditional notions of hierarchy and the idea that the organisation is a self-contained entity.

Proactive Adaptability - The organisation seeks, anticipates and welcomes change, embracing a state of ongoing flux as the ‘new normal’.  As the pace of 21st Century change accelerates, the organisation employs ways of working that proactively anticipate potential adjustments, ensuring its flexibility and nimbleness to adapt at pace.

Real Empowerment - The organisation carefully manages authority, decision making and autonomy to bring the best out of each member, fostering a spirit of entrepreneurship.

Connective Leadership - Leaders act as catalysts and conductors, facilitating connections and creating a diverse environment where people can be inspired and authentic, and where change and people can flourish.