Concise Guide to Enterprise Transformation

A Systemic Approach to Changing Social Systems

Most enterprise transformations failnot because of poor execution, but because they are based on the wrong understanding of what an enterprise is. If organisations are treated as machines, transformation will remain mechanicaland ineffective.

This book develops a systemic approach to enterprise transformation, viewing organisations as goal-oriented social systems shaped by structure, relationships, and shared mental models. By integrating enterprise engineering with dialogical and appreciative approaches, it provides a coherent framework to design, guide, and realise transformation in complex environments.

Topics and features:

• Establishes a systemic foundation for enterprise transformation, grounded in systems theory
• Reframes enterprises as dynamic social systems shaped by relationships and meaning
• Combines structural design (enterpris