The Design Behind It
A Notebook from Organization Design Studio®
Monthly notes on designing organizations that perform: practices you can use, AI methods that hold up, and evidence weighed for design.
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Organization Design and AI
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Stakeholder-centered Design
Have you ever been surprised by the announcement of a new organization policy? Have you ever thought, “What were they thinking?”
Effective organization and management design depends on an in-depth understanding of the key stakeholders of the particular ...
by John Latham —
Sep 14, 2026
Who Designs Your Organization?
The Design Behind It
a notebook from Organization Design Studio®
In Mumbai, a store manager is changing the restocking process to reduce the time it takes each night. An IT team leader at a construction company in Paris is incorporating AI into how coding is done for internal management tools. ...
by John Latham —
Aug 07, 2026
Special Issue: Four Foundations
The Design Behind It
a notebook from Organization Design Studio®
A Special Edition highlighting four articles that provide the foundation on which the Organization Design Studio® rests. They run in order: why design is the lever that matters, what an organization actually is, the nine systems ...
by John Latham —
Aug 07, 2026
Welcome to The Design Behind It
A Notebook from Organization Design Studio®
Every organization was designed by human beings. Someone decided how the work gets done, who does it, how decisions get made, and how the pieces fit together. Sometimes those design decisions were deliberate. More often, they were a series of response...
by John Latham —
Aug 07, 2026