intersections - networked innovation

MARCH 2011NICK JANKEL

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WHAT IS INNOVATION?

Main Entry: in·ventEtymology: invenire to come upon, findDate: 15th century

1 : to devise by thinking2 : to produce (as something useful) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment

Main Entry: mar·ket·ingDate: 15611 a : the process or technique of promoting, selling and distributing a product or service

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[IMAGINATION MADE COUNT]

THE IMPACTFUL LEVERAGE OF IDEAS

INCREMENTALINNOVATION

DISRUPTIVEINNOVATION

WHY DID MONKS CONTINUE TO HAND-DRAW ILLUSTRATIONS ON

BOOKS PRINTED BY GUTTENBERG’S PRESS?

A REVOLUTION DOESN’T HAPPEN WHEN SOCIETY ADOPTS NEW TOOLS. IT HAPPENS WHEN

SOCIETY ADOPTS NEW BEHAVIOURS

CLAY SHIRKY

PROBLEMBEHAVIOURS

ARE DRIVEN BY OUTDATED

ASSUMPTIONS

THE SPACE

THE SYSTEM

THE SUBJECTS

THE PROBLEM

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

GOVERNING MINDSET

MYTHS & CONVENTIONS

COMPUTERS ARE NOT USED FOR CREATIVITY (AND CREATIVE

PEOPLE DON’T BUY THEM)

COMPUTERS ARE DULL - DESIGNED FOR INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY BY TECHIES

PRODUCTIVITY IS KEY REASON FOR EXISTENCE. WE ARE

MODERN MAN

UNIVERSE IS A MECHANISM. WE ARE COGS IN THE MACHINE

THE SOLUTION

OFFICIAL STRATEGY

GOVERNING MINDSET

MYTHS & CONVENTIONS

COMPUTERS CAN BE A FORCE FOR CREATIVE THINKING & CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS

THINK DIFFERENT WITH A MAC

WE ARE HERE TO EXPRESS NOT POSSES

UNIVERSE IS AN EVOLVING, CREATIVE NETWORK. WE ARE

ALL CREATIVE

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HIERARCHIES MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO

FIX OUR MENTAL MODELS

ENSURE PEOPLE THINK

THE SAME

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HIERARCHIES ARE BEING DISSOLVED

IN A

NETWORKED GLOBALISED

PARTICIPATORY

SOCIETY

ONE TWEET PER GLOBAL CITIZEN / MONTH

TRIBES / CLASS

HIERARCHIES / BUREAUCRACIES

MARKETS NETWORKS

THE COLLABORATIVE STAGE OF EVOLUTION

TRIBE / CLASS HIERARCHY MARKET NETWORKS

SOLIDARITY AUTHORITY COMPETITION CO-CREATION

TRIBEWELLBEING

VESTED INTEREST SELF INTEREST COLLECTIVE GOOD

SEGMENTS SILOS ATOMIZED SELF-ORGANIZED

THE AGE OF NETWORKS

ADAPTABILITY

SPEED

INGENUITY

SCALE

JUSTICE

VISION

(COM)PASSION

INDEPENDENCE

CITIZENSHIP

PUBLIC SECTOR

PRIVATE SECTOR

3RD SECTOR

ADAPTABILITY

SPEED

INGENUITY

SCALE

JUSTICE

VISION

(COM)PASSION

INDEPENDENCE

CITIZENSHIP

PUBLIC SECTOR

PRIVATE SECTOR

3RD SECTOR

OPPRESSION

INERTIA

WASTEFULNESS

SHORT-TERM

GREED

IRRESPONSIBILITY

RIGHTEOUS

INEFFECTUAL

VESTED INTERESTS

ADAPTABILITY

SPEED

INGENUITY

SCALE

JUSTICE

VISION

(COM)PASSION

INDEPENDENCE

CITIZENSHIP

PUBLIC SECTOR

PRIVATE SECTOR

3RD SECTOR

OPPRESSION

INERTIA

WASTEFULNESS

SHORT-TERM

GREED

IRRESPONSIBILITY

RIGHTEOUS

INEFFECTUAL

VESTED INTERESTS

OPPRESSION

INERTIA

WASTEFULNESS

SCALE

JUSTICE

VISIONRIGHTEOUS

INEFFECTUAL

VESTED INTERESTS

(COM)PASSION

INDEPENDENCE

CITIZENSHIP

ADAPTABILITY

SPEED

INGENUITY

PROFIT MOTIVE

GREED

IRRESPONSIBILITY

NETWORKED

INNOVATION

ETHICAL ENTREPRENEUR & SOCIAL INNOVATOR

NETWORKED (OPEN) INNOVATION

ONE SIZE FITS ALL,

DETERMINED BY THE

AUTHORITY

INNOVATIONIN HIERARCHIES =

GROUPS FORM

AROUND INTERESTS

AND THEN SELF-SOLVE PROBLEMS

NETWORKED INNOVATION =

NOT ENOUGH TIME, MONEY, INTELLIGENCE & ATTENTION

TO WORK ALONE

TO ACHIEVE A GOAL OF ANY AMBITION, WE

NEED TO COLLABORATE

NO ONE ORG CAN

UNDERSTAND HOW TO SOLVE

A COMPLEX ISSUE ALONE

INSTEAD OF THE LAW OF

UNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCES

THE LAW OF UNEXPECTED WIN WIN WINS

NETWORKED INNOVATION

CO-OPERATIONCOLLABORATION

CO-CREATIONCLOSED

POSSIBILITYRISKCERTAINTY

CONVENTION

RULES / REWARDSCOLLABORATION IQ

EXPERTS PEERSCONTENTPROFIT

PLATFORMS

COMPETITIONWIN WIN WINS

COLLABORATIONSELF-ORGANIZATION

MBAs

COLLABORATION TAKES A SIGNIFICANT

INVESTMENT OF ENERGY

AND A DIFFERENT WAY OF WORKING

ACTIVATION ENERGY

e

RELEASED ENERGY

COLLABORATIONIQ

COLLABORATION IQ THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL OF THE 21ST CENTURY

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BACTERIA COLLABORATE BETTER THAN

HUMANS

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TAUGHT TO COMPETE

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BORN TO COLLABORATE

INNOVATION IS ALWAYS COLLABORATIVE

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RESOURCES NEEDED ARE IN THE CROWD

ANTS AREN’T SMART. ANT COLONIES ARE.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

PEOPLE CAN BE EMPOWERED TO SELF-

ORGANIZE

IN THE LONG HISTORY OF HUMANKIND (AND ANIMAL KIND, TOO) THOSE WHO LEARNED TO COLLABORATE AND IMPROVISE MOST EFFECTIVELY HAVE PREVAILED.

CHARLES DARWIN

IF YOU DOUBT WHAT JUST

IMPROVISATION &

COLLABORATION CAN DO...

TOGETHER EVERYTHING IS

POSSIBLE

1. KNOW YOUR PURPOSE

6. TRUST YOUR INTUITION AND THE NETWORK

2. THINK THE UNTHINKABLE AND SHAPE THE FUTURE

4. ENGAGE COLLABORATORS THAT INSPIRE & TEACH YOU

5. SEEK OUT THE WIN WIN WINS

7. FOCUS ON HONING YOUR COLLABORATION IQ

3. DESIGN WITH REAL PEOPLE IN REAL WORLDS

HOW CAN I BEST SERVE WHAT’S SEEKING TO

EMERGE?

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