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Culture

Stories shape Culture, Culture builds Identity, Identity drives Teamwork.

Culture is the greatest asset of any economy.

It takes a village to raise a child

Subjects

Benefits

Strong culture facilitates:

  • Communication: Open, clear, and frequent communication across all levels helps align everyone around key priorities and fosters collaboration.
  • Collaboration: Breaking down silos and encouraging cross-functional teamwork leads to better ideas and more efficient execution.
  • Coordination: Aligning efforts across teams and departments ensures resources are deployed effectively toward shared goals.

These elements combine to create community - a sense of shared purpose and belonging that motivates and engages employees. Deep connections within the community convert attention into loyalty.

Community

Created through activities that build social glue, which activities have the strongest influence on creating social glue the builds valuable culture and positive spirit?

Spirit

The Ghost in the Machine. Approach challenges with ANZAC Spirit.

  • Mateship and Humour
  • Innocent and Enthusiastic
  • Stoical and Laconic
  • Irreverent in the Face of Authority
  • Naturally Egalitarian
  • Disdainful of Class Differences
  • Endurance and Courage
  • Ingenuity

Cohesion

Social Glue builds cohesion for naturally coordinating to take the right collaborative action in the right moments.

No.AnchorPracticeMantra
1CharacterPractice humilitySweep the shed
2ChallengeTake calculated risksGo for the gap
3PurposeAsk why? clarify visionPlay with Purpose
4OwnershipLeaders create leadersPass the Ball
5CoachSpark imaginationLeaders are teachers
6WhanauBelonging without egoNo Dickheads
7ExpectationsEmbrace fear of failureAim for the highest cloud
8PreparationTrain to winPractice under pressure
9PressureControl your attentionKeep a Blue Head
10AuthenticityKnow who you areBe authentic
11SacrificeDo work no-one will appreciateDig deep to rise high
12LanguageEvolve with storiesSing your world into existence
13RitualBuild belief systemsRitualize to actualize
14WhakapapaBe a good ancestorPlant trees you'll never see
15LegacySee the big pictureBetter people do better things

Evolve cultural identity reminders around values stories that gather honest and able people and focus intentions and commit energy do the right thing at the right time for the right reasons.

Incentive Engineering

In the crypto and Web3 space, community and loyalty are especially crucial. Projects that build passionate communities with aligned incentives are more likely to succeed. Crypto enables new models of capital formation and value creation through:

Glue should optimize for being good glue, and coprocessors should optimize for being good coprocessors

The liquidity of ideas, energy, and capital within crypto communities can drive rapid innovation. However, this requires thoughtful design of tokenomics and community structures.

Ultimately, how an organization allocates its capital - financial, human, and social - to build culture and community through effective communication, collaboration, and coordination is critical to sustained success.