The Hummingbird effect: Making sense of the chaos to make a real difference

Flexible and inclusive

Another characteristic of our engagement approach, that enhances our client’s experience and outcomes is our flexibility and agility. Because we’re smaller and don’t work to a pre-defined theoretical process, we can gain a better understanding of what each client really needs. When you’re not railroaded by a process, it’s easier to grasp the outcome that’s needed and use the right mechanisms to get that outcome. And because we’re not wedded to a process, we can flex to the methodology that’s already in place?(aligned with best practice), helping clients make the most of the resources and knowledge they’ve already developed in-house.

There is an iconic scene in “Jurassic Park” where Jeff Goldblum explains chaos theory. “It simply deals with unpredictability in complex systems,” he says. “The shorthand is ‘the butterfly effect’ Whilst there is an element of chaos in our everyday life, through the data collated and presented in dashboards and reports, we enable leaders to help explain the effect of seemingly insignificant factors, draw analogies and seek to refine and improve processes, practices one piece at a time..?aka the Hummingbird effect?– making sense of the chaos.

Getting everyone paddling in the same direction was behind Microsoft’s transformation when their business was operating in siloes and a reactive business mindset. At Hummingbird we want our whole business community to enjoy a more successful and sustainable future. Getting them?humming in the same direction, means we’re looking to maximise the ripple effect by making positive change happen through our own business activities. We take pride in being transparent, positive and doing all we can to empower our clients and their stakeholders, so they can aim for better and better ways of working with us and one other.

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