My slides from my lecture as part of the IFL Executive Education Inspiration Series on September 9, 2010

2. "...when the rate of change outside an organization is greater than the change inside, the end is near...." Jack Welch…

4. Human capacity cannot keep up… Growth Time Information and knowledge Human absorptive capacity Adapted from Cohen & Levinthal 1989

6. The wisdom of the crowd Closed Expensive Complex Accurate Open Inexpensive Simple Close enough Hinton 2007 Accurate

7. History tends to repeat itself…. Innovation, financial crisis, industrial revolution, … Steam engine Internal combustion engine Microelectronics Late 18 th C Late 19 th C Late 20 th C Schön 2008 Third industrial revolution?

8. A new workforce is appearing… Prensky 2001, Beck and Wade 2004, Mahaley 2008 “ Digital Immigrants” “ Digital Natives” Company loyalty Work ≠ Personal Learning=Behind the desk Professional loyalty Work = Personal Learning=Fun and games

10. ..using social media to learn, solve problems, and develop new ideas Adapted from FredCavazza.net

11. Threadless: What came first – the community or the company?

12. Building trust through social media

13. http://slideshare.net/missrogue "E-connection is processed in the brain like an in-person connection."

14. Where are the sources of sustainable organization success? #1 Innovation Networks of relationships Brand & Reputation FIRM Kaye 1993

15. Where are the sources of sustainable organization success? #1 Innovation Networks of relationships Brand & Reputation FIRM

17. eZ facilitates platforms for conversation throughout its ecosystem

18. Here comes the Immersive Internet O’Driscoll 2009

19. Avapreneurs and Born Virtuals Teigland 2010

20. From the mobility of goods to the mobility of financial capital to … ...the “mobility” of labor?

21. Leadership moving forward…… I f you love knowledge, set it free … Hierarchy Linear, static, process-based organization Heterarchy Dynamic, integrated collaboration networks Teigland 2010

22. Thanks and see you in world! Karinda Rhode aka Robin Teigland [email_address] www.knowledgenetworking.org www.slideshare.net/eteigland Photo: Lindholm, Metro

23. Interested in learning more about Virtual Worlds?