Generative Culture

Generative culture encourages collaboration and communication between employees. Each member of the team is empowered to improve overall performance. Innovative steps are taken without hesitation by employees, and the failure doesn't stop them from taking more. 

Generative culture embraces failure and takes it as an opportunity to learn from mistakes. Generative culture is perfect for DevOps.

Here are some characteristics of generative workplace culture.

Shared Vision and Values: In a generative culture, every employee works hard towards a common goal. Organizational goals and values are communicated and understood by all employees. Core values can guide decision-making. 

Collaboration and Teamwork: In generative workplace culture silos are broken down.

Collaboration and communication are encouraged between different departments to streamline the delivery process.

Unlike pathological and bureaucratic culture knowledge is shared among teams. 

Trust and Psychological Safety:  Employees feel comfortable sharing their views, ideas, and concerns about a topic. They can trust each other without fear of being blamed. Employees are encouraged to make mistakes. Because in generative culture mistakes are seen as an opportunity to learn.

Innovation and Experimentation: Generative cultures embrace employees to showcase their creativity and ideas. Employees are encouraged to take bold steps.

Generative culture aligns with DevOps culture. DevOps emphasizes collaboration and communication and generative culture promotes knowledge sharing and open communication.

DevOps encourages continuous learning and improvement through a feedback loop. While a generative culture promotes this by adopting a growth mindset,

DevOps embraces change and adaptability. In a generative culture employees also embrace change and take it as an opportunity for growth.