The components of mindful organising and implementing them in everyday practice
| Component of mindful organising | Definition | Questions to ask in daily practice |
|---|---|---|
| Preoccupation with failure | Practicing with a chronic, proactive wariness of the unexpected | What are we worried about? Where are we most vulnerable? |
| Reluctance to simplify interpretations | Taking deliberate steps to question assumptions and create a more complete and nuanced picture of operations | What assumptions are we making? Are there others we could make? What are alternative ways to carry out our work? |
| Sensitivity to operations | Ongoing interaction about expertise and current operations | Who will be most affected by our work? Where does necessary experience reside? |
| Commitment to resilience | Developing and refining capabilities to quickly detect, contain and learn from errors and unexpected events | Do we need to huddle and discuss what went well? How can we replicate it? What went wrong? How can we avoid the same mistake? |
| Deference to expertise | Ensuring that decision-making authority migrates to the person or people with the most expertise when needed | Who has knowledge we need to consider? What barriers prevent us from drawing upon the appropriate expertise? |