Aaron Dignan

American author and organizational strategist, founder of The Ready and former CEO of Undercurrent, and author of Brave New Work, known for advocating adaptive, self-managing organizations.

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  1. 1. Brave New Work

    Are You Ready to Reinvent Your Organization?

    A practical guide to reinventing how organizations operate in a complex world, it champions a people-positive, complexity-conscious approach that replaces rigid hierarchy with trust, autonomy, and continuous learning. It outlines a customizable “operating system” spanning purpose, authority, structure, meetings, information, compensation, and more, and shows how safe-to-try experiments, transparency, and decentralized decision-making reduce bureaucracy and unlock adaptability. Through real-world examples and actionable prompts, it demonstrates how small, iterative changes can build resilient, high-performing, and human-centered workplaces.

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