Vontobel (Switzerland)

Globalization and technological evolution have compelled organizations to rethink their operational structures, technological infrastructures, and the ways their employees engage with work. Similarly, leaders face new challenges that require the reconfiguration of their mental models and leadership approaches. This chapter examines how self-leadership and complexity leadership theory provides a comprehensive and effective framework for strategic leadership actions tailored to the demands of today's competitive and fast-paced environment. Furthermore, recognizing the significant contribution of these leadership strategies to the field of innovation and to the more efficient use of team dynamics, this chapter proposes conceptual links to demonstrate how these frameworks can influence technology adoption through the lenses of the TOE and UTAUT models. This approach allows for greater organizational efficiency and resilience by enhancing the digital transformation capabilities of organizations.

There is a growing interest in makerspaces (collaborative workspaces for information and communications technology-powered design and production), maker events and maker culture as drivers of participative creation. Further, maker communities have a lot to offer as channels of fast, affordable and adaptable solutions. In need of a new business model and technological tools, some humanitarian organizations have demonstrated interest in these communities. However, no studies have empirically investigated maker’s motivations for participating in humanitarian projects. To address this research gap, a qualitative semi-structured interview (N = 3) and a quantitative online questionnaire (N = 118) were implemented. As part of this study, a model of motivations to participate in distributed problem-solving was developed. The most significant motives for maker participation in humanitarian projects were found to be interest and enjoyment followed by relatedness, symbolic affinity and competence. The findings are discussed in terms of participation and motivation theories in a context of distributed problem-solving practices.