INSIGHT OVER IDEOLOGY / people over policy

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@nickjankel

Breakthroughs for a Brilliant WorldPeople-Powered

16 YEARS AGO I SIGNED THE CLUETRAIN MANIFESTO

AND LEFT A HUGE AD AGENCY TO SET UP AN

INNOVATION CONSULTANCY TO

HELP ORGS GRAPPLE WITH THE NETWORKED

AGE…

POWER MOVES TO EDGES

PERMEABLE MEMBRANES,

TRANSPARENCY & REPUTATION

P2P & LOSS OF THE MIDDLE

LIMIT TO INDIVIDUAL POWER & KNOWLEDGE

COLLECTIVE WISDOM, AFFINITY GROUPS &

SELF-ORGANISATION

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Study: SBS grads with open networks 3x value creation

Study: Extent of openness of our networks predicts career success

Study: Diverse average teams out-perform teams of

similar geniuses

TRIBES HUNTER-

GATHERERS HIERARCHIES /

BUREAUCRACIES

MARKETSNETWORKS

this is a fundamental evolutionary shift with No precedent in human

history

EITHER FIT OR FAIL

LAW OF REQUISITE VARIETY…

I.E. HIERARCHICAL WAYS OF CREATING &

DELIVERING POLICY / STRATEGY / INNOVATION

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NO LONGER ENTIRELY FIT FOR PURPOSE

a promise of smarter, faster, cheaper social innovations

diversity of insight & ideas that lead to disruptive solutions that fit complex &

changing realities

create new business & delivery models premised on empowering beliefs about human nature

do a lot more with a lot less e.g. Whatsapp $19B with 55 people; Kickstarter, $1.5B peer funding

with 100 staff

less silo thinking (e.g. report writing) & more collective action

new BREAKTHROUGH solutions to old WICKED problems

the opportunities of the networked age:

brains & orgs wired to favour predictability over spontaneity

rules, risk aversion & FEAR of loss of livelihood & reputation

limit creativity

born collaborative but trained to be competitive

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after years of hierarchy, policy innovation, INtrapreneurship &

Collaboration don’t just happen…

innate human potential needs to be activated & nurtured

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BUT…

hierarchy: the core

vertical power

systemic perspective

vision

scale

leadership

control

heterarchy: the edge

network power

local knowledge

connectivity

fit

participation

co-creation

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we need both / and

policy innovation breakthrough ideas for systemic impact at scale

systemic collaboration for effective implementation

user-centred participatory design for fit

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we need policy leadership conscious, creative, collaborative

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& a shift in policy culture trust, openness, empathy, adaptability, inclusivity,

creativity, collaboration iq, heart & head

i.e. people-powered breakthroughs for a brilliant world

if we want…

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