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The culture of your
zoo (organization,
team, club, or home)
is dependent on
which animals inhabit
it, where they are in
your hierarchy, and
how they interact.
PHILOSOPHY OF THE ORGANIZATION ZOO: “A CREATIVE METAPHORIC MODEL"
The more we
understand our own
preferred styles and the
styles of others, the
more effectively we can
improve our own
performance and
positively influence
others
The characters are
created for the purpose
of understanding human
behaviors and
stimulating constructive
conversations about the
interactions between
them
Each of the 26
characters
represents a
behavior, not a
person.
Collectively, the
characters
represent most of
the common
behaviors
observed in
organizational
contexts.
The Organizational Zoo
metaphor approach
enables groups of
people to collectively
explore which
behaviors will lead to
optimal outcomes in a
particular context.
The Organizational
Zoo creative
metaphor helps us
to consciously
choose our
behaviors and align
them to present and
future contexts