In this Sunday setup of The EnterpriseJoy Podcast, we dive into Designing for Adaptability. Vishal unpacks why adaptability is no longer a leadership buzzword but a survival toolkit, backed by decades of research showing volatility has doubled since the 1980s. You’ll hear how strategy scholars define “dynamic capabilities” and why leaders like Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen bet big on adaptability to reshape industries. Expect a week ahead filled with practical routines: from distinguishing adaptability from agility, to running experimentation as an operating system, to boosting decision velocity and crafting simple rules that travel.

References:

1) Explicating dynamic capabilities: the nature and microfoundations of (sustainable) enterprise performance: https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.640

2) Dynamic Capabilities: What Are They? https://sms.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/1097-0266%28200010/11%2921%3A10/11%3C1105%3A%3AAID-SMJ133%3E3.0.CO%3B2-E

3) Adobe’s CEO on Making Big Bets on Innovation: https://hbr.org/2023/11/adobes-ceo-on-making-big-bets-on-innovation

Music Credit: Switch It Up, performed by Silent Partner, from the YouTube Studio Audio Library