The life-changing magic of tidying up. The Japanese art of decluttering and organizing. Marie Kondo.
One year ago, I posted this article where I talked about embracing frugality when designing organisational structures. To achieve this, I mentioned the bright Marie Kondo, who became famous thanks to the book I recommend today. It deserves a re-read in a crucial time where companies and institutions need an extra dose of inspiration to evolve from “organization” to “organicsation” to thrive in the new scenario. Most of Kondo’s mantras (“before you start, visualize your destination”, “pursuit simplicity”, “tidying is a dialogue with one’s self”, “treat your socks and stockings with respect”, “pursue ultimate simplicity” or “attachment to the past or anxiety about the future”) might keep uncomfortable parallelisms with organisational structures converted in those old, big wardrobes stuffed with clothes which need some magic to be useful again. What if Kondo’s method was the key for a successful organisational design?
