#### #### Links [Transistor](https://share.transistor.fm/s/1ac75b97) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/3DBRCVFep0YbYeLPcVVXQv) [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/essential-dynamics-with-derek-hudson/id1542392917) [Podcast Addict](https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/essential-dynamics-with-derek-hudson/3153944) #### Summary Dave and Derek explore ideas around maintaining the momentum. Hint: it's all about the energy flow! #### Concepts - [[_Essential Dynamics Wiki/1. Concepts/System Flow]] - [[Drivers]] - [[Value Creation System]] #### Quotes >In my mind there are two levels of systems thinking in an organization. One is the production line and the flow of creating value in the organization. That's where we can see the drivers and constraints at play and the value being moved through from input to output in the system. And there's a system where we think about that system, and I call that the metasystem. >How does the energy come into the system? How could it come into the system? Can it somehow be replenished? Can it replenish itself? >Where can the owner-manager get his or her energy replenished? And where can the team get their energy, and can they get it in a way that doesn't suck it out of the owner-manager? > >Everybody can think about a time when they hit their flow. Maybe it was some work that they're doing and they just hit their rhythm and everything was coming, maybe it's with a sport, maybe it's with your arts, it's that feeling and that peace that you're trying to bring in, and have the organization and the individuals in that organization each feeling that flow. >We're creating the conversation about the flow of energy in the organization today, in this episode, and I think there's tremendous potential for organizations to do better and for people to enjoy their jobs better if we can tap into energy flow. #### See also - [Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66354.Flow)by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi