Keynote at Intersections 2011, at The Eden Centre, Cornwall with Cornwall Council, dott, and The Design Council.

1. TOGETHER EVERYTHING IS
POSSIBLE
MARCH 2011
NICK JANKEL
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2. WHAT IS
INNOVATION?

3. Main Entry: in·vent
Etymology: invenire to come upon, find
Date: 15th century
1 : to devise by thinking
2 : to produce (as something useful) for the
first time through the use of the
imagination or of ingenious thinking and
experiment

4. Main Entry: mar·ket·ing
Date: 1561
1 a : the process or technique of
promoting, selling and distributing a
product or service

5. THE IMPACTFUL
LEVERAGE OF IDEAS
[IMAGINATION MADE COUNT]
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6. INCREMENTAL
INNOVATION

7. DISRUPTIVE
INNOVATION

12. WHY DID MONKS CONTINUE TO
HAND-DRAW ILLUSTRATIONS ON
BOOKS PRINTED BY GUTTENBERG’S
PRESS?

13. A REVOLUTION DOESN’T HAPPEN
WHEN SOCIETY ADOPTS NEW
TOOLS. IT HAPPENS WHEN
SOCIETY ADOPTS NEW
BEHAVIOURS
CLAY SHIRKY

14. PROBLEM
BEHAVIOURS
ARE DRIVEN BY
OUTDATED
ASSUMPTIONS

15. THE SPACE
THE SYSTEM
THE SUBJECTS

16. THE COMPUTERS ARE DULL -
DESIGNED FOR INCREASED
PROBLEM PRODUCTIVITY BY TECHIES
OFFICIAL COMPUTERS ARE NOT USED
FOR CREATIVITY (AND CREATIVE
EXPLANATION PEOPLE DON’T BUY THEM)
GOVERNING PRODUCTIVITY IS KEY REASON
MINDSET FOR EXISTENCE. WE ARE
MODERN MAN
MYTHS &
UNIVERSE IS A MECHANISM. WE
CONVENTIONS ARE COGS IN THE MACHINE

19. THE THINK DIFFERENT WITH A MAC
SOLUTION
COMPUTERS CAN BE A FORCE
OFFICIAL FOR CREATIVE THINKING &
STRATEGY CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS
GOVERNING
WE ARE HERE TO EXPRESS NOT
MINDSET POSSES
MYTHS &
UNIVERSE IS AN EVOLVING,
CONVENTIONS CREATIVE NETWORK. WE ARE
ALL CREATIVE

20. HIERARCHIES MAINTAIN
THE STATUS QUO
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21. FIX OUR
MENTAL
MODELS

22. ENSURE
PEOPLE THINK
THE SAME

23. HIERARCHIES ARE
BEING DISSOLVED
IN A
NETWORKED
GLOBALISED
PARTICIPATORY
SOCIETY
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24. ONE TWEET
PER GLOBAL
CITIZEN /
MONTH

25. THE COLLABORATIVE STAGE OF EVOLUTION
TRIBES / HIERARCHIES /
MARKETS NETWORKS
CLASS BUREAUCRACIES

26. THE AGE OF NETWORKS
TRIBE / CLASS HIERARCHY MARKET NETWORKS
SOLIDARITY AUTHORITY COMPETITION CO-CREATION
TRIBE COLLECTIVE
VESTED INTEREST SELF INTEREST
WELLBEING GOOD
SEGMENTS SILOS ATOMIZED SELF-ORGANIZED

28. PRIVATE
SECTOR
ADAPTABILITY
SPEED
PUBLIC INGENUITY 3RD SECTOR
SECTOR
(COM)PASSION
SCALE
INDEPENDENCE
JUSTICE
CITIZENSHIP
VISION

29. PRIVATE
SECTOR
SHORT-TERM
GREED
IRRESPONSIBILITY
ADAPTABILITY
SPEED
PUBLIC INGENUITY 3RD SECTOR
SECTOR
(COM)PASSION
SCALE
INDEPENDENCE
JUSTICE
CITIZENSHIP
VISION
OPPRESSION RIGHTEOUS
INERTIA INEFFECTUAL
WASTEFULNESS VESTED
INTERESTS

30. PRIVATE
SECTOR
SHORT-TERM
GREED
IRRESPONSIBILITY
ADAPTABILITY
SPEED
PUBLIC INGENUITY 3RD SECTOR
SECTOR
(COM)PASSION
SCALE
INDEPENDENCE
JUSTICE
CITIZENSHIP
VISION
OPPRESSION RIGHTEOUS
INERTIA INEFFECTUAL
WASTEFULNESS VESTED
INTERESTS

31. PROFIT MOTIVE
GREED
IRRESPONSIBILITY
ADAPTABILITY
SPEED
INGENUITY
NETWORKED
INNOVATION
SCALE (COM)PASSION
JUSTICE INDEPENDENCE
VISION CITIZENSHIP
RIGHTEOUS
OPPRESSION INEFFECTUAL
INERTIA VESTED
WASTEFULNESS INTERESTS

32. ETHICAL ENTREPRENEUR &
SOCIAL INNOVATOR
NETWORKED (OPEN) INNOVATION

36. ONE SIZE
INNOVATION FITS ALL,
IN HIERARCHIES = DETERMINED
BY THE
AUTHORITY

37. GROUPS
FORM
AROUND
NETWORKED INTERESTS
INNOVATION =
AND THEN
SELF-SOLVE
PROBLEMS

42. NOT ENOUGH
TIME, MONEY,
INTELLIGENCE
& ATTENTION
TO WORK
ALONE

43. TO ACHIEVE A
GOAL OF ANY
AMBITION, WE
NEED TO
COLLABORATE

44. NO ONE ORG
CAN
UNDERSTAND
HOW TO SOLVE
A COMPLEX
ISSUE ALONE

45. INSTEAD OF THE
LAW OF
UNEXPECTED
CONSEQUENCES

46. THE LAW OF UNEXPECTED
WIN WIN WINS

49. NETWORKED INNOVATION
CLOSED COLLABORATION
CO-OPERATION CO-CREATION
CONVENTION POSSIBILITY
CERTAINTY RISK
EXPERTS PEERS
CONTENT PLATFORMS
PROFIT WIN WIN WINS
COMPETITION COLLABORATION
RULES / REWARDS SELF-ORGANIZATION
MBAs COLLABORATION IQ

50. COLLABORATION
TAKES A SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENT OF
ENERGY
AND A DIFFERENT
WAY OF WORKING

51. ACTIVATION
ENERGY
e COLLABORATION
IQ
RELEASED
ENERGY

52. COLLABORATION IQ
THE MOST
IMPORTANT SKILL OF
THE 21ST CENTURY

53. BACTERIA
COLLABORATE
BETTER THAN
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54. TAUGHT TO
COMPETE
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55. BORN TO
COLLABORATE
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56. INNOVATION IS
ALWAYS
COLLABORATIVE

57. ANTS AREN’T SMART. ANT COLONIES
ARE.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
RESOURCES
NEEDED ARE IN
THE CROWD
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58. PEOPLE CAN BE
EMPOWERED TO SELF-
ORGANIZE

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

60. IF YOU DOUBT
WHAT JUST
IMPROVISATION
&
COLLABORATION
CAN DO...

61. TOGETHER
EVERYTHING IS
POSSIBLE

62. 1. KNOW YOUR PURPOSE
2. THINK THE UNTHINKABLE AND SHAPE
THE FUTURE
3. DESIGN WITH REAL PEOPLE IN REAL
WORLDS
4. ENGAGE COLLABORATORS THAT
INSPIRE & TEACH YOU
5. SEEK OUT THE WIN WIN WINS
6. TRUST YOUR INTUITION AND THE
NETWORK
7. FOCUS ON HONING YOUR
COLLABORATION IQ

63. HOW CAN I BEST SERVE
WHAT’S SEEKING TO
EMERGE?

64. OPEN INNOVATION ACCELERATORS
MARCH & JULY (TBC)
MONTHLY NUGGETS
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INNOVATION & COLLABORATIVE
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
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