{"id":6694,"date":"2025-08-04T15:22:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadandgrow.com\/?page_id=6694"},"modified":"2025-08-05T17:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T21:26:12","slug":"culture-canvas-for-team-building-and-for-defining-your-organisations-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leadandgrow.com\/en\/team-building-activities\/culture-canvas-for-team-building-and-for-defining-your-organisations-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture Canvas for team building and for defining your organisation’s culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cIf you get the culture right, most of the other stuff will just take care of itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 TONY HSIEH<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIf you get the culture right, most of the other stuff will just take care of itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u2013 TONY HSIEH<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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25+<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years of experience in entrepreneurship, business management, sales and marketing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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250+<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours of facilitating team building and strategic retreats since 2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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500+<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employees who became more engaged through team building workshops<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Client organizations from publicly traded companies and government agencies to startups, and nonprofits<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Team building: Define your team’s culture with Culture Canvas<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

This workshop is based on the Culture Design Canvas<\/strong> framework developed by Fearless Culture and Gustavo Razzetti<\/a><\/strong>, a globally recognized tool for visualizing, understanding, and shaping organizational culture. This workshop guides teams through a structured exploration of their culture\u2014clarifying shared purpose, values, behaviors, and enablers while identifying cultural blockers that hold teams back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Culture Canvas serves as both a diagnostic and a design tool, allowing teams to map their current culture and co-create the culture they aspire to, aligning it with organizational goals and strategic priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Benefits & measurable improvements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Clarify Team Culture:<\/strong> Gain a shared understanding of the team\u2019s current cultural strengths, norms, and challenges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Define and Align on Values and Behaviors:<\/strong> Collaboratively establish the values and behaviors that drive success within your team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Improve Engagement and Cohesion:<\/strong> A clear cultural framework fosters a stronger sense of belonging and purpose.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Identify Cultural Blockers:<\/strong> Surface and address unspoken issues or habits that hinder performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Measurable Outcomes:<\/strong>\n
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    • Increased alignment between individual and team values, as evidenced in post-session feedback.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Clear documentation of agreed-upon behaviors, norms, and rituals for accountability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Improved team satisfaction and collaboration as tracked through engagement surveys.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Science and Foundations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      The Culture Design Canvas<\/strong>, created by Gustavo Razzetti<\/strong> and Fearless Culture<\/strong>, is grounded in well-established research in organizational culture, behavioral science, and systems thinking. It provides a structured, visual framework to help teams analyze, design, and align their culture with business goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Rooted in organizational culture research:<\/strong> Builds on foundational work by Edgar Schein<\/strong> on culture as a system of shared values, beliefs, and behaviors that drive performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Behavioral science principles:<\/strong> Incorporates evidence on how rituals, norms, and behaviors influence team engagement and psychological safety (Amy Edmondson).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Systems thinking approach:<\/strong> Emphasizes how interconnected elements of culture\u2014values, enablers, blockers, and rituals\u2014work together to shape how teams function.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Applied globally:<\/strong> The Culture Design Canvas has been used by organizations across industries to create alignment between leadership, teams, and strategy, fostering measurable improvements in engagement and performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Practical and evidence-informed:<\/strong> Its emphasis on co-creation aligns with research on participatory change management, which shows higher adoption and sustainability of cultural shifts when teams are directly involved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        This combination of research-backed principles and practical application makes the Culture Canvas a powerful tool for leaders and teams to intentionally shape culture as a driver of organizational success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Who it\u2019s for<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        • Leadership teams<\/strong> seeking to redefine or strengthen their team culture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Cross-functional teams<\/strong> undergoing change, restructuring, or growth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Departments or team leads<\/strong> who want to clarify or define their internal culture or align it with the organization\u2019s values.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Organizations aiming to intentionally align culture<\/strong> with strategic business goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          Format<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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          • Preparation:<\/strong> Half-day of preparation to gather insights and tailor the session to your team\u2019s context.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Workshop Duration:<\/strong> 2\u20133 hours, including (as an example):\n
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            • Introduction to Culture Canvas (20 min):<\/strong> Overview of the framework and its relevance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Culture Mapping (60 min):<\/strong> Mapping current cultural elements and identifying gaps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Designing Desired Culture (60 min):<\/strong> Co-creating cultural norms, rituals, and behaviors to align with team and organizational goals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Action Planning (30 min):<\/strong> Building a roadmap to embed and sustain cultural shifts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Delivery:<\/strong> Available in-person or online (interactive virtual whiteboards used for remote teams).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Language: <\/strong>English or French.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              Better understanding the Culture Canvas framework<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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