Routines and rituals

What are possible routines and rituals you could initiate to strengthen the IKEA culture?

Strong IKEA cultural tools

During thousands of years, humans have created various routines and rituals to strengthen emotional bonds in groups, to welcome and include people, to teach younger generations ways of doing things, or as ways of celebrating achievements. Routines and rituals that are carrying the IKEA key values are strong IKEA cultural tools.

Common IKEA routines and rituals

In IKEA, we share following routines and rituals:

• Saying “Hej” when we meet

• Knowing and greeting each other by first name

• Having fika to create a feeling of togetherness

• Sharing our stories, being open and honest

• Giving a helping hand to colleagues in need

• Getting together for celebrations and daring to be playful

• Recognising people and teams for their achievements

Questions

• What are the routines and rituals you are using and supporting today?

• What are possible routines and rituals you could initiate to strengthen the IKEA culture?

Create one strong approach

Also check out the pages on values-based habits and values-based nudging and combine your ideas into one strong approach for individuals, teams and the organisation.