Bridging Organisations and Education: Inspiration from Montessori with Benedikt Schmaus
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Intro
You leave school and enter the ‘real world’ of work. That’s the process, that’s the plan. But who’s to say that they should be so distinct? What if we brought knowledge from educational systems, such as Montessori, into corporate settings?
Benedikt Schmaus joins me in this episode to discuss how can take the best of education and use it to improve work. We explore what it takes to keep facilitation fresh, how to create a literal ‘heartbeat’ in an organisation, and how the MG Taylor method influences his work.
This conversation ended up being a much bigger inquiry into complex organisations, knowledge-sharing, and ideation and iteration. A wonderful way to spend an hour, I’m sure you’ll agree!
Find out about
Translating best practice from educational systems into complex organisations
How to unlearn top-down leadership, even in places where it’s never been challenged
What the MG Taylor approach is, how Benedikt uses it in his work, and why it’s so effective
How to embrace novelty and avoid getting caught in the ‘same old’ processes
What it takes to bring human-centred, participatory processes into any organisation
Understanding organisational maturity, self-organisation, and problem-solving