Barry O’Reilly, is a business advisor, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and is the author who has pioneered the intersection of business model innovation, product development, organizational design, and culture transformation.
Barry is the founder of ExecCamp, the entrepreneurial experience for executives, and management consultancy Antennae.
He wrote an amazing book, “Unlearn: Let Go of Past Success to Achieve Extraordinary Results” and he is also the author of “Lean Enterprise: How High Performance Organizations Innovate at Scale.”
We’re diving deep into “unlearning” and how it can help organizations thrive in this era.
How did you get into the study, research and practice of unlearning?A change in mindsetWhat’s the learning organization and what’s unlearning instead?Recognizing what’s not workingLearn fast and rapidly innovateIs disruption organizational or it happens at an individual level?How does the Cycle of Unlearning work?Not a one-and-done cycleWhat are the key characteristics of unlearning?CuriosityOwnershipCommitmentRecap of the key characteristics to master unlearningWhat’s status quo leadership and why it might be damgerous?Avoid to just copy and paste frameworksDefine the outcomesBuild a system to continuous innovation through unlearningHow to use the Three Cultures Model to build a successful company?What are unlearning prompts? And why they matter?How do you know you need to unlearn?Is there a number one reason people don’t unlearn?Build a growth mindsetFixed vs. growth mindsetSwitch the focus from the person to the processRecap about growth vs. fixed mindsetWhat suggestions do you have for executives to bring this process in their organizations?Key takeaways