I found this short post by Dana Houston Jackson on LinkedIn that I thought I’d share with you—
Co-designing is not the same as: "You'll have a chance to comment before finalized." To get maximum people's embracement, adoption and usage of the solutions then do the hard work and co-design.
Yes-you'll have to deal with human emotions and reactions. Yes-you'll have to move them through a groan zone to arrive at a convergence. Yes-it takes more time and effort at the start. But it is e-v-e-r-y-thing if you want maximum adoption in the end- the result (adoption/usage) that you should be after in the first place.
So, you gotta ask yourself: How much do you want people to sustain the work afterwards?
Then do the harder work at the start.
The post and the comments just struck me as really important considerations if you’re engaging in organizational transformation and change.
And it aligns so nicely with Dan Mesick’s work on invitational leadership.
Stay agile my friends,
Bob.