Distinguishing deliberate adaptability from reactive agility
This book was written to clarify why many agile initiatives increase pressure instead of adaptability.
It challenges the assumption that agility is a method to implement rather than a choice to make.
The book invites reflection on when—and why—organizations choose to adapt.
Used to frame clarity before adopting agile practices.
Supports discernment between necessity and choice.
Agile by Choice is informed by research into organizational adaptability and decision-making under uncertainty.
It reflects extensive observation of agile transformations that increased pressure without increasing learning.
The book positions agility as a deliberate management choice rather than a mandated operating model.
Related reflections emerging from this work:
Published: Lukas Michel, LID Publishing, London, 2021, ISBN: 9781911671060
Part of the Clarity Before Change body of work
Translation by China Machine Press in 2023.
Published by www.cmpbook.com
The Chinese edition of Agile by Choice matters because it carries the book’s people-centred understanding of agility into one of the world’s most significant and distinctive management contexts. It opens a new dialogue about how awareness, choice, trust and focus can help leaders move beyond command and control and create the conditions for leadership everywhere. Just as importantly, it allows these ideas to be interpreted, challenged and further developed through a different cultural lens.
