What is Your Organization’s Adaptive Capacity? How Adaptive Is Your Organization? Complete this quiz to find out how well your organization is able to respond to change, seize opportunities, and solve unexpected problems. Your score will include a customized plan for improvement. Which best describes your role in your organization? C-suite, owner, founder, vice president Department Head or Manager (supervising at least 2 employees) Team Member without a fancy title What is the size of your organization? 250 or more employees 100 - 249 employees 50 - 99 employees 10 - 49 employees 9 or fewer employees What do you see as your organization’s greatest strengths? Check all that apply: Strong leadership Productive Teamwork Smart, dedicated employees We know when to cut our losses People feel valued here What are among the biggest challenges facing your organization? Check all that apply Quality of leadership Lack of upcoming leaders (succession planning) Teams are not self-managing We are stuck in outdated systems and approaches (change-averse culture) We get a lot of stuff done but we often lose sight of the bigger picture Our big ideas never seem to translate into reality We need better processes & systems Poor communication Lack of accountability How would you describe communication in your organizaton? Adequate Helpful Sporadic Transparent Top-down My role requires me to take a big-picture perspective; I have responsibility for casting the strategic goals and vision for the company (or my team). Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly agree I have a direct responsibility for maintaining processes & systems (or operational details) to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly agree Our organization is innovation-friendly and welcomes new ideas, approaches and ways of doing things Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Our organization has an effective and well-understood project management system to support our work Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Cross-functional work (work involving multiple departments) is done frequently and effectively at our organization Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Our organization has a "stop the presses" procedure, allowing any employee to call attention to concerns about quality or effectiveness Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Our leadership team confidently identifies strategic priorities & assigns resources appropriately Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree Strongly Agree We have have a specific project(s) on the horizon that would benefit from a results-oriented project management system Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Our team has practical exposure to Design Thinking, Agile Management or other intentionally collaborative approaches to work Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Individuals on our team understands how their work contributes to overall organizational success. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree Strongly Agree If your organization closed its doors tomorrow, what would the world lose?What are two or three things your organization could stop doing today, and no one would notice?This field is hidden when viewing the formPersona Score (raw)This field is hidden when viewing the formProduct Score (raw)This field is hidden when viewing the formAdaptive Capacity Score (Raw)PersonaProductAdaptive Capacity Score Δ
