The Unicorn Project Review: Finding Flow with the Five Ideals - Tasktop Blog
Dr. Mik Kersten reviews Gene Kim's latest book The Unicorn Project, drawing parrallels between The Five Ideals & The Flow Framework™.
Dec 18, 2019
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Summary
The article explains the birth of the Five Ideals that underpin the Unicorn Project and lay the foundation for the flow metrics. Dr. Mik Kersten together with Gene the author of the Unicorn Project book review and scribble down ideas for the ideals that the main character (Chris) was seeking on her leadership and transformation journey. Get more insights through this review about the Unicorn Project and the empirical significance of the five ideals.
Takeaways
- For today’s business leaders, learning from books like The Unicorn Project and the new way of thinking it portrays is critical to navigating this organizational change.
- The Unicorn Project captures volumes of the lore needed to catalyze change, empowerment, and innovation.
- The Unicorn Project provides an amazingly impactful narrative for why the shift from a project to a product with the flow framework is so critical.
- The Unicorn Project provides leaders with the perspective they need to get their organizations through the Turning Point.
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