Localizing Culture to Drive Team Performance
Cityscapes recognizes that even within a unified organizational culture, individual teams and departments have their unique realities and ways of working. Like neighborhoods within a city, each area has its own personality, rhythm, and priorities.
Cityscapes enables teams to articulate their local culture and align it with the broader organizational vision.
Why Cityscapes?
● Makes culture relevant and actionable at a team or department level.
● Identifies subcultures within an organization and aligns them to the overall vision.
● Creates ownership and engagement by recognizing localized needs and dynamics.
For Whom?
For organizations seeking to embrace the diversity of their internal cultures while aligning them with broader strategic objectives. Cityscapes is perfect for companies navigating complex cultural landscapes, aiming to foster a sense of unity without erasing the valuable differences that each unit brings to the table.
Fault Lines
Are any of these visible in your organization?
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Departments or teams operating in isolation, leading to inefficiencies, lack of cooperation, and missed opportunities for synergy.
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Areas or teams within the organization where engagement and morale are significantly lower than average, often due to feeling overlooked, undervalued, or misaligned with the organizational culture.
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Internal conflicts or misalignments due to diverse subcultures within the organization, impacting overall harmony and effectiveness.
Sparks
Cityscapes addresses organizational challenges by:
Articulating the values and behaviors that best represent the distinct, localized cultures.
Fostering candid conversations to address variations and find common ground.
Promoting the harmonization of micro-cultures into the broader organizational culture.
Providing a visual shorthand for identifying opportunities for changes in values and norms.
