Our process - How we work
Ologist works with our clients to design long-term digital practices, and build cultures of digital permaculture; that means we build long-term, scalable solutions to real problems.
Our principles - Principles of Digital Permaculture
Over a decade of working with organisations across the public and private sectors, we've identified common issues that hold them back. Often these issues seem insurmountable because technical organisations, by their nature, see them as technical problems with technical solutions. However, in our experience the solutions are most often cultural, not technical.
Digital Permaculture is our guidestar. It sits at the intersection of People, Culture and Technology; bringing out the best in each.
- Let engineers engineer. Utilise engineers as the core driver of value and professional leadership in technical roles, allowing them to build a flexible, emergent practice within the organisation.
- Ownership, not management. Ownership means taking responsibility for a programme, management means divesting that responsibility; organisations should foster a culture of voluntary and meaningful ownership.
- Silos are an anti-pattern. Sharing knowledge is vital to digital permaculture; establishing practices for sharing expertise and responsibilities encourages resilience and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Diversity is good for everyone. The best teams are diverse and inclusive, it's as simple as that; and organisations need to go above and beyond to ask the hard questions and engage with non-traditional communities.
- No lies; no pretending. No bums on seats. No warm bodies. Only diverse teams of skilled people making great things together. Transparency and collaboration is the only path to realising digital permaculture.
- Flexible, not disposible. Permaculture means thinking of problems in the long-term. Solutions should grow with the organisation over time, avoiding the anti-pattern of intermittent, costly overhauls.