Here’s Where the Idea of ‘Collaboration’ is Going

Posted on 19. Dec, 2011 by in 3 Collaborative Design

Collaboration is redefining what it means to be busy. It is becoming the vehicle for formulating new forms of innovation – sustainable innovation. More and more, you will find it in your work place to get things done more efficiently, and for establishing a new c0llective world-wide governing system – something even beyond the idea more »

Days of the “Sage on Stage” are Over

Posted on 01. Nov, 2011 by in 3 Collaborative Design

Experiment: A test was given to physics students all over the world. Results showed that students only comprehend 14% more its basic concepts over a quarter. Outcome: Listening someone to talk is not an effective way for humans to learn. However, if small group discussions are used to learn the same material, it was found more »

Collaboration "IS" the New Government

Posted on 06. Oct, 2011 by in 2 Leadership Ecology, 3 Collaborative Design

My twine.com webbed a good one today. Although extremely simple, this video triggered a BIG insight for me. Imagine a new definition of government. Rather than provider of fixes, it becomes a convener of ‘we the people’ and we generate our own solutions. This act shifts a STATIC ‘government’ institution into a DYNAMIC ‘governance’ system. more »

Communication: Differentiating Debate, Discussion, & Dialogue

Posted on 05. Sep, 2011 by in 2 Leadership Ecology, 3 Collaborative Design

I have been asked to clarify the difference between ‘debates‘, ‘discussions‘, and ‘dialogues‘ (note wikipedia incorrectly clumps discussion into the same definition as ‘debate’). Below is a first attempt at trying to evolve our understanding of these three primary communication processes. I ask for your feedback, and also for your own insights on this matter. more »

Victor-Victim-Villain: The Obstacle That Keeps Us From Deep Collaboration

Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 by in 3 Collaborative Design, 5 Power of Myth

Victor-Victim-Villain … Your life is more dependent on these three ‘V’s than you probably know. Our ways of thinking shape our world, and whether we know it or not, there are formulations of ideas that are controlling how we see the world and how we make choices. Think for a moment: How might these these more »

Innovation: A Three Phase Transformation Process

Posted on 22. Mar, 2011 by in 1 Sustainable Innovation, 3 Collaborative Design

I often like to dabble in the abstract. There, I am taken to transitory state that help me feel closer to the Creative Source. For example: below consists of two intertwined trinity models, of which I like to play with when considering the architecture of ‘whole systems‘. These models help us to both ‘look at’ more »

Our Future and the Mistake We Continue to Make

Posted on 30. Jan, 2011 by in 2 Leadership Ecology, 3 Collaborative Design

the mistake we continue to make is about how we learn and make Decisions Taking action on our future is less about ‘what‘ we know and ‘who‘ is in the room, than it is about ‘how‘ we come together to learn. We’ve had this wrong for a long long time. Look at the photo below. more »

The Notion of Right and Wrong … is Wrong

Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by in 2 Leadership Ecology, 3 Collaborative Design

The primary principle of innovation is this. It is being able to consider and change our ‘notions’; our so-called facts of our experiences; our factual claims; into something new that goes beyond our own individual reality. The statement of this work is at the foundation of collaboration and discovery. He speaks of science and the more »

A Practical Theory On Leadership & Collaboration – ‘The Shirtless Dancing Guy’

Posted on 28. May, 2010 by in 2 Leadership Ecology, 3 Collaborative Design, 4 Organizational Learning

I got this video off of Charles Lemos’ site and was referred to it by Ben Roberts’ Facebook conversation. Derek Sivers gave this presentation at the TED Conference this week and got a standing ovation. It’s pretty brilliant in its takeaway. The video below is a healthy perspective on the collective’s role in leadership, especially more »

Collaboration By Design: The Missing Link

Posted on 20. Mar, 2010 by in 3 Collaborative Design

Have you ever noticed how video ratings get very close but rarely hit “5” as an average? Well, these 3 videos hit that big ‘5’ rating, with the first two presently around a million views, and the third ‘hugs’ video having over 57 million. Why do these videos have such huge ratings and viewings? I more »

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