6 Patterns for Building Organizational Agility: Clay Parker Jones
From Creative Confidence Podcast by IDEO U
April 15, 2026 · 1h 3m
About this episode
Mina Seetharaman discusses six patterns for building organizational agility with Clay Parker Jones.
Most organizations don’t fail because their ideas are wrong. They fail because the systems underneath those ideas aren’t designed to support them. In this episode, Mina Seetharaman speaks with Clay Parker Jones, Director of Organizational Design at Airbnb and author of Hidden Patterns, about six things you can do to build a more agile, adaptable, and human-centered organization. Related Resources: Hidden Patterns , by Clay Parker Jones: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Hidden-Patterns/Clay-Parker-Jones/9781637748589 Clay’s website and pattern library: https://www.cpj.fyi/ Designing for Change online course with IDEO U: https://www.ideou.com/products/designing-for-change Read the episode recap on the IDEO U blog: https://www.ideou.com/blog __________ Get episode recaps and register for free live podcast events at ideou.com/podcast . Build your creative problem-solving skills with IDEO U's online courses in human-centered design, AI, leadership, and more at ideou.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Mina Seetharaman
Guest: Clay Parker Jones
Topics covered
- organizational agility
- human-centered design
- adaptability
- organizational design
- business systems
- creative problem-solving
Keywords
- organizational agility
- human-centered organization
- adaptability
- business systems
- Clay Parker Jones
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Airbnb, IDEO U
Books & works: Hidden Patterns
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