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Für mehr Veränderung, befrei' dich zuerst von deiner Akzeptanzfixiertheit
Jede und jeder von uns hat's schon versucht – und mit den besten Absichten: Stell Dir vor, Du willst in einer Organisation etwas...
Sep 164 min read
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To get unstuck, first renounce that obsession with acceptance - an article by Niels Pflaeging
"The overwhelming share of change efforts in organizations is doomed right from the start.," argues Niels Pflaeging in an article on the...
Aug 281 min read
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Renegades: A review of BetaCodex research between 2008 and 2025
In an article published today on the "News from the Beta World" web magazine, BetaCodex Network founder Niels Pflaeging looks back on 17...
Jul 71 min read
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Niels Pflaegings "BetaCodex MasterClass" returns
After an 18-month-long hiatus, BetaCodex Network co-founder Niels Pflaeging is re-launching his successful BetaCodex MasterClass format....
Apr 21 min read
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Management icon Peter Block is Niels' and Rijon's guest during the 63rd episode of BetaCodex LIVE
Rijon Erickson and Niels Pflaeging spoke with bestseller author Peter Block about humanity at work, about how to change the world, and...
Mar 291 min read
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Bayer Bitterfeld concludes Beta transformation and adopts a Cell Structure Design, as part of Bayer's DSO initiative
In a new LinkedIn article and news post, Andrea Heym, general manager at Bayer Bitterfeld , a 500-people unit producing pharmaceuticals...
Jan 271 min read
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Work the System: Transformation, delivered
by Niels Pflaeging Over the past decades, since the 1980s at least, a number of trends, or movements have provided promising,...
Jan 198 min read
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Transform any company, fast: Five concepts
by Niels Pflaeging How can we bring about intended change quickly, easily, reliably and without tears? How do we get the organizational...
Jan 194 min read
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Forget the Kotter approach to change – here comes VFOT
by Niels Pflaeging The Kotter approach, sometimes referred to as Leading Change , was the best change management model of the 20th...
Jan 197 min read
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Your company has exactly the culture it deserves
From: Organize for Complexity. Illustration by Pia Steinmann Culture is part of an organization's memory. One could also say that an...
Jan 174 min read
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The toxic power of THEY: How conspiracy theories thwart progress
Illustration: Pia Steinmann We tend to think that change is hard. I wrote about that common misconception elsewhere  before. But one...
Jan 133 min read
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A report on the practice of Beta transformation, I
In the OpenSpace Beta approach, two OpenSpace meetings are used. What you see in the photo is a session grid for a client's OpenSpace...
Jan 132 min read
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Change Management (1992-2018): An obituary
You may have overlooked the news back then: In 2018, or about 6 years ago, Change Management  died. It is fair to say that Change...
Jan 131 min read
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Change Management: An obituary by Niels Pflaeging
You may not have noticed back then - but Change Management passed away in 2018. Niels Pflaeging noticed, though, and wrote an obituary...
Nov 23, 20241 min read
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Organisation für Komplexität von Niels Pfläging: Jetzt als aktualisierte und erweiterte Neuauflage bei Redline
Die 7. Auflage des Buchs Organisation für Komplexität von Niels Pfläging ist da! Anlässlich der 10-jährigen Geburtstags des Bestsellers...
Oct 21, 20241 min read
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"There is no status quo" – a new article by Niels Pflaeging
"I wish such a thing as a status quo actually existed," Niels Pflaeging exclaims: "Organizational development and change would be much...
Oct 16, 20231 min read
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New Date: OpenSpace Beta Practitioner qualification in Wiesbaden (German)
We just ran a highly successful 2-day OpenSpace Beta Practitioner qualification course at our Studio Red42 this week (see photo proof to...
Jun 22, 20231 min read
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Watch the Highlights from the "5 Years of OpenSpace Beta" anniversary event
During the "5 Years of OpenSpace Beta" celebration event in early June 2023, Silke Hermann and Niels Pflaeging took a bold and critical...
Jun 13, 20231 min read
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5 Years of OpenSpace Beta: Watch the full anniversary event
When Silke Hermann and Niels Pflaeging founded Red42, in 2018, the first new concept they published together under the new brand name was...
Jun 6, 20232 min read
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