Eat Sleep Work Repeat - better workplace culture Presence: our rituals show what matters to us
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May 10, 2024 Product designer and Stanford University teacher Kursat Orenc discusses designing workplace culture through rituals. He highlights how rituals reflect cultural values and their role in change, creativity, performance, conflict resolution, and community building. Orenc provides five use cases for rituals and emphasizes that rituals show what we care about in our culture.
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Rituals Add Symbolic Meaning Not Just Repetition
- Rituals differ from routines because rituals carry symbolism and meaning while routines provide infrastructure.
- When rituals lose meaning they calcify into routines and require redesign to regain intention.
Scale Rituals From Individual To Organization
- Scale rituals to fit individual, team, or organizational levels; team-level rituals are the sweet spot for change.
- Example: company town halls can include a 'voice of the client' ritual inviting customers to speak each session.
Use Rituals To Amplify Intentions
- Use rituals as intention amplifiers to reveal the why behind behaviour change and disrupt old habits.
- Rituals provide initial intentionality, prime meaning, and signal a different mindset to replace existing habits.