Localizing Culture to Drive group Performance

Cityscapes recognizes that even within a unified organizational culture, individual groups and departments have their unique realities and ways of working. Like neighborhoods within a city, each area has its own personality, rhythm, and priorities.

Cityscapes enables departments to articulate their local culture and align it with the broader organizational vision.

Why cityscapes?

● Makes culture resonant and actionable at a team or department level.

● Identifies subcultures within an organization and aligns them to the overall vision.

● Creates ownership and engagement by recognizing localized needs and dynamics.

cityscapes benefits

  • Empower departments to define and take ownership of their unique culture.

  • Bridges the gap between group dynamics and organizational priorities.

  • Reduces friction and improves synergy across departments.

  • Provides departments with a clear sense of identity, purpose, and belonging.

who’s it for?

  • Subcultures that are at odds with the broader organizational culture.

  • Departments struggle to connect their work to the company’s bigger vision.

  • Departments or groups experiencing friction due to competing priorities.

  • Employees who feel burned out or skeptical about top-down initiatives.

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN cityscapes?

  • Cards containing key concepts to generate understanding and surface insights

  • Cards designed to deepen exploration and prompt meaningful conversations

  • Visual representation of the strategic framework

  • Useful background information, practical tips, and customization suggestions

  • Journal & roadmap to capture insights and turn new perspectives into action

  • Creative challenges and engaging activities that keep fresh ideas flowing

  • Stickers, tokens, and other symbols to reinforce engagement and progress

How
Does cityscapes Work?

1

Build Your Cityscape

Create a customized “cityscape” that defines department identity and priorities.

2

Discover Your Cityscape

Facilitated workshops to guide departments through identifying their cultural personas as represented by the five cityscapes.

3

Align with the Skyline

Integrate the department’s Cityscape with the organization’s broader cultural vision.

4

Select Your Symbols

Departments choose visual symbols that reflect their current state and aspirations.

Need to Get Leadership On Board?

We know bringing a new solution to leadership can be tough. That’s why we’ve created a fact sheet to help you present Cityscapes to your C-Suite.

What’s Included on the Fact Sheet:

🗸 Overview of Cityscapes

🗸 Step-by-step process breakdown

🗸 Real-world benefits and outcomes for departments

🗸 Guidelines for presenting Cityscapes to leadership

Not sure if Cityscapes is right for you?

Find out where to start with our Cultural Cartography suite of organizational change products.