Making Knowledge Actionable: Three Key Translation Moments

Authors

  • John R. Austin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/jod.15580

Keywords:

Organization design, actionable knowledge, strategic thinking, organizational change, innovation

Abstract

Leaders regularly experience pressure to move innovation and change initiatives through their organizations. They face the challenge of transforming organizational changes and innovations from ideas into sustained behavior. In this commentary, I argue that successful implementation requires leaders to engage in a translation process that contains three key translation “moments”. The challenges presented by these translation moments are magnified by the difficulty leaders often have in shifting from one moment to the next. Techniques for handling each translation moment are discussed.

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Published

2013-12-12

How to Cite

Austin, J. R. (2013). Making Knowledge Actionable: Three Key Translation Moments. Journal of Organization Design, 2(3), 29–37. https://doi.org/10.7146/jod.15580

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Section

Case Commentaries