Heidi Hess von Ludewig

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Raleigh, NC

Heidi Hess von Ludewig researches networked workplace creativity from the systems perspective, which means that she examines the relationships of multiple elements within the workplace that influence how individuals and groups perform innovative and creative work. She spent over fifteen years in the software industry performing a variety of roles, from developer to analyst, for Fortune 500 companies before receiving her PhD from North Carolina State University in 2014. Her research informs the work she does day-to-day at Red Hat; program managing, managing change, and ensuring interlock and communication across teams in the IT organization. You can reach her via the contact form.

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Authored Content

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What open communities teach us about empowering customers

Granting customers more autonomy and control can be scary. It's also an inevitable consequence of digital transformation. Time to open up our relationships.

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Managed, enabled, empowered: 3 dimensions of leadership in an open organization

Different types of work call for different types of engagement. Should open leaders always aim for empowerment?

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Creativity is risky (and other truths open leaders need to hear)

Creativity is critical for innovative workplaces. But what is it—and how does it really work?

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How to build a professional network when you work in a bazaar

Having trouble making contacts in your organization? You might be applying the wrong strategies.

How OpenChain can transform the supply chain

Who really owns an open project?

Transitioning to an open organization from a conventional one might cause us to rethink the concepts of "ownership" and "responsibility."

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Why is collaboration so difficult?

"Collaboration" means more than simply "working together." What's its role in open organizations?