This critique feels similar to the “agile was a bad idea” articles lately. Here’s what I think is really happening: A new, radical way of work is developed and

This critique feels similar to the “agile was a bad idea” articles lately. Here’s what I think is really happening: A new, radical way of work is developed and introduced to the world. Most large organizations are incapable of radical change, but they also don’t want to be left behind. So, they adopt pieces of the new thing, up to the change tolerance of the organization. Existing processes that they are unwilling to change get renamed to mirror the new thing. This hodgepodge of processes underperforms expectations based on what would have happened on full adoption. Employees grow cynical and resist adopting any new hotness/flavor of the day practice, when in reality the organization hasn’t ever changed much.