Service Design Principle draft:
Remind your boss whatâs important
I grew up in a Christian context. There is one story of my childhood that to this day impresses me. A Christian community mobilised to write to a prison. There a pastor was emprisonned because of his faith. The prison and the state got so many letters that they felt public pressure. This wasnât a guy to let die. The stories says because of the letters he got free.
To this day, Iâm not totally sure if this was a myth or a true story, remember I was a kid.
But years letter, reading the book âThe Future we Chooseâ (1) this same idea of writing to the ones in power to show what you care about came back in the end summary with the top recommendations of what to do.
We can do the same within the organizations we work in. If we care about an important issue, like privacy, diversity, sustainability, we can write to our bosses. From time to time, we can remind them what feels important to us.
Action question
For what topic would it makes sense to write to the higher ups to let them know whatâs important to you? Who are the others colleagues you could bring on to send reminders about that issue?
Footnotes
(1) A book on what to do for a better future with the climate crisis, by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac who are two lovely humans that did the negotiations for the United Nations during the Paris Agreement of 2015.
Daniele's notes
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