We built this comprehensive definition and model of organizational empowerment as a way to synthesize the large quantity of research on this subject into a simplified list of dimensions that describe, at a high level, what it looks like to inhabit a more empowering organizational space where all employees can thrive.

Based on our own experiences and the research that informed this model, we know every organization can benefit from a culture that empowers its employees. Still, we've also seen that when leaders are interested in creating a more empowering work culture, they often only consider one or two of the elements, leaving other equally crucial needs unmet.

Welcome to our learning design shop at Cultivate! We recently developed a new program called the Empowered Cultivator Lab. You may have heard about it.

For those of you curious about how we create this sort of thing, here's a behind-the-scenes look.