Pioneering Frameworks for Transformational Leadership
Jen Kelchner
Jen Kelchner’s publications shape the future of leadership, innovation, and human-centric transformation. As a co-author of pioneering works on open collaboration and strategic design, her frameworks equip leaders to architect impact, foster resilience, and navigate the complexities of an evolving global landscape. These works provide high-level strategies for visionaries and decision-makers ready to lead with precision and foresight.
A must-read for an individual or organization looking to innovate and evolve the way they work and collaborate in the dawn of Web3!
Bryan D. Eldridge, Emerging Tech Entrepreneur & Educator
They are at the sharp end of the arrow and so far in terms of what they are talking and thinking about.
Jim Craig, Global Government, Red Hat
MESH: A Human-Centric Organisational Design for a Decentralised World
(Gráinne Hamilton & Jen Kelchner, 2022, Interchange Publications)
MESH introduces a new paradigm of organizational design for leaders ready to thrive in a decentralized, human-centric world. This book provides practical frameworks to foster connection, visibility, and trust within an organization through a regenerative culture and granular, mesh structure.
Designed for the forward-thinking leader, MESH offers multi-dimensional strategies to create psychologically safe environments and transformative leadership practices that empower sustainable, thriving teams.
Whether you’re embarking on digital transformation or preparing for the future of work, MESH provides the essential tools to design a new framework for business and society.
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To succeed in today’s rapid state of innovation, we need to shift our thinking about the value of people in our ecosystems. Leaders must empower individuals with the skills to respond rapidly to change and engage deeply with transformation.
Jen Kelchner
The Open Organization Leaders Manual: A Handbook for Building Innovative and Engaged Teams
(Multiple Authors, 2018, Red Hat, Inc.)
Designed for leaders aiming to leverage the power of openness, this handbook offers practical guidance for building transparent, agile, and mission-driven teams. Newly expanded in its second edition, this manual delves into strategies to transform organizational culture and foster innovation in a rapidly evolving landscape.
Jen’s contributions to this manual include:
- Introduction: Disruption is Existential
- Stop Hiring for Culture Fit
- To Survive Industry 4.0, Leaders Should Think Beyond the Digital
We all have an innate need to be part of something bigger than ourselves; it’s how we’re hardwired. Community allows us to fnd that place we can belong and to which we can really contribute, and this leads to our feeling valued and purposeful. Understanding the value of our contributions—and the ways those contributions afect the ecosystems of which we’re all a part—creates a freedom and sense of ownership in all areas of our work.
Jen Kelchner, Curating Community Chapter
The Open Organization Workbook: How to Build a Culture of Innovation
(Multiple Authors, 2017, Red Hat, Inc.)
This workbook is a practical resource that provides step-by-step guidance for implementing open principles within an organization. With contributions from over 30 experts, it offers concrete strategies to foster transparency, inclusivity, and collaboration.
Jen’s contributions include:
- Introduction: Getting Started with Change: Are You Ready for Open?
- Curating Community Through Collaborative Spaces
- Maintaining Community While Growing“