So one key theme emerging was the need to promote a culture of accountability to the project goals, and flexibility to achieve them. One can imagine this would require a high degree of trust in a highly skilled team. I will explore some of these ideas in more detail in a future blog, starting with how some organisations encourage experimentation and how it can help in dynamic environments.
Simon Collyer
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