We believe that there is only one way to learn, or acquire the Beta mindset: Through acquiring the theories and distinctions necessary for solving all relevant problems you may encounter in your work. It's simple as that.
Thinking within the logic of Beta, one cannot help but becoming somewhat critically about seminars, certifications and “trainings”. We all have experienced, one way or another (often through the dreadful reality of training programs and conferences), that profound insight and learning are unlikely to happen within mandatory, authoritarian, teacher-dominated, classroom-bound, and knowledge-accentuating settings and contexts. Which is why trainings (and, to a large degree, elearning) are sadly among the most ineffective vessels for producing relevant personal learning and organizational development. In line with this reasoning, we offer a wide range of Beta-related alternatives to “trainings-as-you-know-them”, which we are giving an overview of on this page.
For your personal learning
- Online resources. This community is open source and it shares content deliberately. Use that content for your personal learning – and share it freely.
– Subscribe to “News from the Beta World” - our web magazine on Substack. It's the best way to stay updated on all things Beta
- Find resources on this website, e.g. the BetaCodex Network research papers, all episodes of BetaCodex LIVE, an extensive set of articles, videos and audio resources.
- Find Beta resources elsewhere, such as on our curated YouTube channel, on the Red42 website or the Alinbu website.
- Books. We believe in the book, and in reading books as a human superpower. You find a carefully curated list of book recommendations on this website.
- Get connected, get updated, stay connected:
Beyond this website and our Substack, we have a wide range of social media and web presences beyond this website for you to stay updated:
- News from the Beta World is great for exchanges through Substack's “news” function
- LinkedIn group with over 2600 members: This is our main news board and forum for public online exchange
- LinkedIn page – used as an announcement board - but News from the Beta World has much more content
- YouTube channel - carefully curated and updated, featuring new videos every week
- Helpful products can be acquired through our partners. This includes books, booklets, posters and learning bundles. You can find an overview of products on this website. You can buy products in different languages straight from the Red42 web shop.
- Get involved in the network’s projects. Research projects run by the network’s membership are the core of the network’s activity. But there are other projects in the network as well which you can contribute to. You are invited to join these projects, or suggest and create new ones!
For teams & organizations
- BetaCodex thought clinics & workshops – public and in-company – for groups large and small and for entire organizations. Usually delivered in a highly collaborative “thought clinic” format – without fixed agenda, without power point or lecturing. Several BetaCodex associates will be happy to assist you with this.
- Courses and masterclasses are offered by several BetaCodex associates are also a great learning option. These learning formats provide a structured way of getting into the Beta mindset.
- Impulse sessions & speaking at conferences are offered by several of our associates. Such sessions may be as interactive and reflection-focused as the client, organizer and format allow. Ideally, one might call this kind of format “keynote workshops”
- Online small group-based learning, as provided by qomenius – a learning provider founded by BetaCodex Network associates Silke Hermann and Niels Pflaeging. This kind of approach highly scalable and self-organized – in line with BetaCodex principles. You can try the qomenius approach to learning for free.
- Social technologies derived from the BetaCodex are a way to make Beta a reality in your organization or in client organizations.
- OpenSpace Beta – a BetaCodex approach to Very Fast Organizational Transformation
- Cell Structure Design – a BetaCodex approach to organizational design and structure
- Relative Targets – a BetaCodex approach to performance systems
Red42 regularly offers several qualifications around these approaches.
- Knowledge conferences based on OpenSpace Technology – for existing communities and organizations. These can be set up and run for you by BetaCodex associates, if you wish.
- Advice and consulting support, which is offered by several associates and their companies.