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An article on "Disdain for theory" by Niels Pflaeging
Douglas McGregor, a great practical theorist of 20th century management, 1956. Source: MIT Museum mitmuseum.mit.edu Niels Pflaeging...
Sep 8, 20251 min read


Neuer Termin: Fast-Umsonst-BetaCodex-Arbeitstag am 17.11.2025
Am Montag, 17. November 2025 findet im Studio Red42 im Herzen Wiesbadens die 27. Ausgabe des Workshopformats mit Niels Pfläging für...
Jul 19, 20251 min read


Silke and Niels share new "OpenSpace DEV" approach with the world
In a BetaCodex Network research paper published today, Silke Hermann and Niels Pflaeging of Red42 are sharing a variety of OpenSpace...
Jul 17, 20251 min read


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 7, 20251 min read


BetaCodex research paper No. 24 explores "Time-Oriented Work Systems"
BetaCodex Network research paper No. 24, "Slave to the Rhythm" Beta and Lean: It's a powerful combination. Most of what has been done in...
Jun 10, 20252 min read


An article by Niels Pflaeging talks about Org Design and the inevitability of decentralization
The field of org design is stuck in a conceptual dead-end: As long as it refuses to acknowledge the distinction between Periphery and...
May 7, 20251 min read


Subscribe to Red42's new Email newsletter and web presence on Substack
A few weeks ago, Red42 started a new, magazine-like web presence on the Substack platform . Niels Pflaeging curates the presence, adding...
Apr 29, 20251 min read


The one big difference between Deming and Drucker: A new article by Niels Pflaeging
During the warm up to a joint podcast session, management icon Peter Block made a comment about BetaCodex heroes W. Edwards Deming and...
Apr 17, 20251 min read


"The Power of Language": New poster in English becomes available from Red42
"The Power of Language" - a new print poster by Red42 On 16 April, Red42 is releasing a new print poster called The Power of Language ....
Apr 6, 20252 min read


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 29, 20251 min read


A letter to the BetaCodex community
Screenshot from Andrea Heym's LinkedIn article Some of you who have been in touch with the BetaCodex and the network for some time may be...
Feb 12, 20253 min read


Booklet on the laws of the BetaCodex is published in Spanish
Las leyes del BetaCodex - published by BetaCodex Press The 32-page "Laws of the BetaCodex" booklet got published in Spanish language by...
Feb 12, 20251 min read


24. März 2025: Die 26. Ausgabe des Fast-Umsonst-BetaCodex-ArbeitsTags mit Niels Pfläging
Am Montag, 24. März 2025 findet im Studio Red42 im Herzen Wiesbadens die 26. Ausgabe unseres Workshopformats mit Niels Pfläging für...
Feb 11, 20251 min read


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 27, 20251 min read


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 19, 20258 min read


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 19, 20254 min read


If it takes longer than a few months, then it's NOT A transformation
by Niels Pflaeging The OpenSpace Beta handbook, by Silke Hermann and Niels Pflaeging Until seven years ago, I would have told you (and I...
Jan 19, 20253 min read


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 19, 20257 min read


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 17, 20254 min read


Relative Targets: New research reveals how to bring out coherent & simple alternatives to fixed targets, budgeting and plan-based steering
Check out www.relativetargets.com Since 2008, the BetaCodex Network has promoted organizational transformation. Not transformation of...
Jan 13, 20254 min read
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