INSIGHT OVER IDEOLOGY / people over policy
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www.wecreateworldwide.com
@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
!
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
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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