Agility – Why the Tardigrade Should Become our Role Model

   

Similar to “SCRUM”, “Design Thinking” and “Holacracy”, “agile organization” has increasingly become a buzzword. But rapidly changing market requirements and the opportunities offered by agility do not make the term superfluous; it should rather be enriched with knowledge and best practices.

What Tardigrades and Agility have in Common

The fact that agility is often misunderstood or dismissed as a buzzword is more due to inadequate implementation than to the principles represented by the term. An often-used image compares “agile” with the flexibility, speed, and grace of a cheetah. However, the success rate of the hunter is constant at only 40%. This indicates that he does not adapt his technique flexibly to the weaknesses of his prey and that there is no learning effect. Speed and mobility alone are not enough to exploit his inherent potential.