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Fortune
A case study to consider for AI adoption: GM versus Toyota in the 1980s
Time
‘Firefighting Arsonists’ Are Making Work Miserable and Inefficient
The Economist
Broken workflows—and how to fix them: Extremely Chaotic and Incredibly Simple
Next Big Idea Club
Ditch the Fancy Workflow for These Simpler Solutions To Company-Wide Productivity
Big Think
Learn the 5 core principles of “dynamic work design”
Readworthy by BookBub
This Month’s Best New Business Books
Behavioral Scientist
How to Rescue an Overloaded Organization
MIT Management Sloan School
MIT Sloan’s 2025 summer book collection
MIT News: On Campus and Around the World
How to get your business into the flow
MIT Sloan Management Review
Get Work Back on Track With Visual Management
MIT Management Sloan School
Introducing a better way of working
MIT Management Sloan School
MIT Sloan Faculty Share Latest Insights at Reunion 2025
Charter
Book Briefing: ‘There’s Got To Be a Better Way’ by Nelson P. Repenning and Donald C. Kieffer
Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership
How To Deliver Results And Get Rid Of The Stuff That Gets In The Way Of Real Work
LifeBlood Podcast
Streamline Any Project with Nelson Repenning and Don Kieffer
Gemba Academy Podcast
GA 595 | Dynamic Work Design with Don Kieffer
Videos
The Complexity Lounge
#52 Dr. Nelson Repenning – An Introduction to Dynamic Work Design
Kendall On Air with Rhie Lim
Why Your Organization Is Failing – Interview with Nelson Repenning
Hassan Ajwad
Inspiring conversation with MIT’s Prof. Nelson on his new book
The Wall Street Skinny
Why Apollo Was Blacklisted By First Brands, Credit Market Chaos Plus Business Operations 101
Mark Graban
How to Cut Through Workplace Chaos: Nelson Repenning on Lean, Flow & Dynamic Work Design
Mark Graban
Why Your Organization Is Failing – Interview with Nelson Repenning
Michael Ceely | High Performance Coach
MIT Professor Reveals Game-Changing Business Solutions | Dr. Nelson Repenning
MIT Sloan Executive Education
Dynamic Work Design: A New Way of Working
MIT Sloan Executive Education
Discover Dynamic Work Design with MIT’s Nelson Repenning
JFlinch
Dynamic Work Design with Nelson Repenning & Don Kieffer
MIT Sloan Alumni
Sloan Alumni Online: Nelson Repenning, PhD ’96
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