There is a better way to work.
And it starts by reducing work-about-work.
We help organisations modernise their systems of work so people can focus on what really matters.
The Three Engines
We help organisations stop work-about-work at the source, making it easy to apply better, modern practices that strengthen the core conditions work depends on — shared clarity, allocation agility, and execution velocity. By embedding these practices into everyday operations, productivity becomes part of how the organisation works, not something layered on top.
Shared Clarity
Each person knows what they need to do, and doesn’t have to justify it, fight over it, or prove its worth. No ambiguity. No turf wars. Just clarity.
Allocation Agility
Once work is decided, people can quickly get the resources they need - people, money, skills, without begging, hoarding, or lobbying.
Execution Velocity
People can actually do the work without constant interruptions, off-topic distractions, or admin pileups.
The Joyous Work Playbook
Introducing the Joyous Work Playbook, filled with more than 70 modern, better, proven practices for your system of work.
The Joyous Work Playbook turns improvement into practical, iterative processes. Each practice is broken into proven building blocks that can be introduced step by step, allowing teams to make meaningful progress each week. This approach makes it easy to adapt, helps learn what works best in your context, and embeds better ways of working without overwhelming the organisation.
Worksmithing
With our signature service, Worksmithing, Joyous Work helps your team, department, or organisation continuously tune its system of work to deliver better outcomes and make it more joyous to do so.
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We provide the following in two forms of application, the Burst Transformation that involves a fast-paced three-month burst of multi-practice iteration, or the Quiet Revolution that starts small, iterating a few practices at a time, that is both low in cost and commitment.
A short cut to better
We cut through noise to help you select, adopt, and experiment with better practices that fit you and your team.
Doing, not rhetoric
We roll-up our sleeves with you -- designing processes, training teams, and facilitating sessions until better habits take root.
A new disipline
Weekly Worksmith sessions create rhythm and momentum -- your continuous improvement in loop action.
Enduring impact
We develop your Worksmithing capabilities so improvement doesn't depend on us. It will become part of your DNA.
Changing how we work has always felt overwhelming, something hard to tackle while work is happening.
But Joyous Work made it possible.
By discovering better practices we didn't know existed and taking small steps towards them each week, we've been able to build real habits across Flying Fox.
In the first few months alone we made more meaningful progress than in the previous few years.
Giulia Belleflamme
Co-CEO Flying Fox
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