This is the third part in a series by Scott Anthony, author of The Little Black Book Of Innovation.It sounds so seductive: a “culture of innovation.” The three words immediately conjure up images of innovation savants like ... Here's what caught my attention: At the core is what the professors call “associational thinking.” **The ability to make connections between seemingly unconnected things. A classic example of this is how a calligraphy class inspired Apple legend Steve Jobs’s emphasis on typography on early computers. **The professors then detail what they call the "Innovator’s DNA," Four time-tested approaches successful innovators follow to gather stimuli that spur these connections: **Questioning: Asking probing questions that impose or remove constraints. Example: What if we were legally prohibited from selling to our current customer? **Networking: Interacting with people from different backgrounds who provide access to new ways of thinking. **Observing: Watching the world around them for surprising stimuli. **Experimenting: Consciously complicating their lives by trying new things or going to new places. Selected by Jan Gordon covering, "Exploring Change Through Ongoing Discussions" See full article here: [http://bit.ly/MKrMLT] Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
This piece was written by Roberto Verganti for Harvard Business Review I selected it because I thought the insights were right on the money. Excerpt: "You probably think that the barriers to innovation are negative elements of your organization — that is, the wrong people, behaviors, and processes" Here's what caught my attention: **Myths are pernicious barriers to innovation because they are so deeply and silently embedded in an organization that they almost hypnotize it . I've been recently inspired by I miti del nostro tempo (The Myths of Our Time), a book by the Italian philosopher Umberto Galimberti. He says that "myths are ideas that own and govern us by means that are not logical but psychological, and therefore are rooted in the depths of our soul. **These are ideas that we have mythologized because they give no problems, they facilitate judgment; in a word, they reassure us. "Galimberti talks of individuals. But the same dynamics happen in organizations. What's the remedy? Galimberti's advice is that because "myths prevent us from deeply understanding the world ... we must therefore put our myths under critical scrutiny..." Selected by Jan Gordon "Exploring Change Through Ongoing Discussions" Read full article here: [http://bit.ly/KpjFi] 
The Six Enemies of Greatness (and Happiness) These six factors can erode the grandest of plans and the noblest of intentions. They can turn visionaries into paper-pushers and wide-eyed dreamers into shivering, weeping balls of regret. ** Ignorance If we don’t know how to make something great, we simply won’t. If we don’t know that greatness is possible, we won’t bother attempting it. All too often, we literally do not know any better than good enough. Selected by Jan Gordon covering, "Exploring Change Through Ongoing Discussions" Read full article here: [http://onforb.es/JvgNlH] 
Infographic from brainpickings looking at the world and the impact each has on life experience Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Exploring Change Through Ongoing Discussions" See infographic here: [http://www.brainpickings.org] 
This piece was written by Paul Eagle Last December, TED, the nonprofit incubator of “ideas worth spreading,” announced that its prestigious annual prize, previously awarded to an individual, would go to an idea: City 2.0. The world of social interaction, fuelled by the plethora of social media tools, has opened up new opportunities to learn and share. 
This piece was written by Brian Solis about what he refers to as Generation C - the "always connected" generation. There are a lot of relevant insights and suggestions in this article. I've pulled out some points that caught my attention: What is the future of social media? Do you think it will pull ahead of classical media? **Social media has given birth to a different type of customer, the connected customer or otherwise what I refer to as Generation-C where “C” represents “connected.” Gen-C is not bound by age. They’re not defined by income or education. ** They live the digital lifestyle and traverse across all demographics. These consumers do not surf the web like other customers. They don’t learn nor make decisions like that of their traditional counterparts. **They live and breathe in social networks and rely on smartphones or tablets as their windows to the world. **when you compare the size of the market for traditional consumers vs. Generation C, only one of the two segments is growing while the other is shrinking over time. **If you had to invest in the future of your business to earn attention and ultimately relevance, the greatest ROI is tied to the connected customer Here are some takeaways: The goal is to have a process and a supporting system for recognizing opportunities and piloting them as they arise. **The trick is to understand the difference between emerging and disruptive technology **only focus on those that will deliver and not distract. How can social media activity increase the revenues and profitability of a company? **To activate social commerce requires that you define an experience around the transaction where the outcome is of course the sale **the journey is in its own way engaging and fulfilling. **You must define a click path from a social network to a destination that facilitates a transaction but is also in alignment with the expectations of a social consumer Curated by Jan Gordon covering "Change Through Ongoing Discussions" Read full article here: [http://bit.ly/I3lErJ] 
The point of Chaos is a fragile time, and what we do in these hours and days and months will determine whether it leads us to failure or a new way of life. Via Katherine Robertson-Pilling 
Research in the new discipline of neurocardiology shows that the heart is a sensory organ and a sophisticated center for receiving and processing information. The nervous system within the heart (or “heart brain”) enables it to learn, remember, and make functional decisions independent of the brain’s cerebral cortex. **Moreover, numerous experiments have demonstrated that the signals the heart continuously sends to the brain influence the function of higher brain centers involved in perception, cognition, and emotional processing. In addition to the extensive neural communication network linking the heart with the brain and body, the heart also communicates information to the brain and throughout the body via electromagnetic field interactions. **The heart generates the body’s most powerful and most extensive rhythmic electromagnetic field. Compared to the electromagnetic field produced by the brain, the electrical component of the heart’s field is about 60 times greater in amplitude, and permeates every cell in the body. The magnetic component is approximately 5000 times stronger than the brain’s magnetic field and can be detected several feet away from the body with sensitive magnetometers. Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Exploring Change Through Ongoing Discussions" Read full article here: [http://bit.ly/GHsQs5] 
I think that most of us would agree that Dr. Seuss is awesome. Check out this infographic featuring 30 inspirational... Via Pat Novak I selected this piece via Monica Anderson because this topic is all about change so "This little story of Keep Calm and Carry On" is like a serendipity amidst all the confusion, chaos and change going on in our world today, I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. "To find out more about Barter Books visit http://www.barterbooks.co.uk to download the 'Keep Calm' iphone app visit http://bit.ly/keepcalmapp A short film th... 
Beautiful lyrics written by Scott Mutter that speak to visionaries and change makers, perfect for this topic. Originally shared by Jennifer Sertl on Twitter Scott Mutter "A lyric I wrote isn't meant to define this image but to speak to it and at the same time to introduce a truism of human nature: I'm a pilgrim on the edge, on the edge of my perception. We are travelers at the edge, we are always at the edge of our perceptions". --Scott Mutter, Surrational Images Surrational Images Photomontage by Scott Mutter. 
I selected this piece by Venessa Miemis because she is truly a leader and change agent. I absolutely agree with her philosophy and what she is trying to do in the world. Here is a quote from this piece which is an ongoing discussion about creating a community of trust, sharing resources, knowledge and empowering each other to innovate together and create solutions to some major challenges. This excerpt gives you the essence of what's she's saying and what she and this community she started stands for. So inspiring! "“Enlightened self-interest is a philosophy in ethics which states that persons who act to further the interests of others (or the interests of the group or groups to which they belong), ultimately serve their own self-interest". *Another way to say this is “do well by doing good.” *Another way to say it is “a rising tide lifts all boats.” *My interpretation of this phrase is that we still retain our individual expression, we still build our own “brands” and communities, we still create our own customized versions of products and services. **BUT, we do so in a way that is mindful and pie-expanding, not exploitative or creating false scarcity. The idea is that we can create value and wealth for the world, which ultimately serves ourselves, because we live in the world. As things evolve on social networks, choosing a community or communities with people of like minds to work together in a focused, efficient manner to make what exists better and build things that have not been created before or whatever comes next is really where the richness comes in . If this strikes a chord with you, you will want to follow this community of people who have the depth, compassion and ability to make this world a better place. It's definitely worth your time to read this article and follow Venessa Miemis. My last comment, trust is a process, it's not something you put on speed dial, when someone consistently demonstrates their integrity through their actions, you build trust. I think Venessa's post in response to what Stowe Boyd wrote about trust and all the naysayers who don't understand what her vision is, is right on the money. Intro: Yesterday Stowe Boyd wrote a commentary (Getting to Trust: Better Swift than Deep) in response to my post about trust and collaboration, saying that the way of the future is connectives, not collec... |
I selected this piece written by Jay Deragon because his insights and suggesgtions are like a beacon in the chaos of change. This piece is no exception. Tto paraphrase: Social is changing so rapidly, it's impossible to create a plan when you have a moving target. The only solution at this point in time is to dive in and learn quickly. Here's what caught my attention: **The evolution of the web is accelerating with new tools, new discoveries and the subsequent market dynamics effected by these changes. **As more and more conversations begin to impact business models, market relations and the supply and demand equations the more traditional mind sets try and fit these changes into the old box. **Most executives are totally disconnected from the dynamics created by all things social. **Yet the same executives expect their managers to come up with a plan to use this thing called social media. **If you ask someone for a plan that neither you or they understand you’ll get a plan that doesn’t create anything new **it only addresses all things social in context to what they know **What they know is not what they need to know. Takeaways: **the plan ought to be more about understanding, learning and adapting to the new marketplace dynamics that are changing your relationships with buyers **Guy Kawasaki says: "Don't plan social media just do it!" **Doc Searle wrote The Cluetrain Manifesto which Jay refers to in this piece, I highly recommend it, it's like a roadmap for everything discussed in this article. Curated by Jan Gordon covering "Exploring Change Through Ongoing Discussions" Feel free to visit my other topic: "Content Curation, Social Business and Beyond" Read full article here: [http://bit.ly/LnyFU1] 
I selected this beautiful, piece written by Ann Tran and 2omorrowknight because it is indeed very wise and inspirational. **This is the kind of article that I love to post because it may change someone's life and move them in a postive direction. We all have scars. Some are small and others more prominent. Some fade and are forgotten while others persist as vivid reminders of past trauma. **Everyone makes a choice how to grow and move forward in the wake of their wounds. Here are a few highlights: **The moment we become aware of our imperfections from society's viewpoint, those imperfections become scars. **Ironically, we can choose to make these imperfections our perfection. We decide how we deal with the negative words from society and those around us -- whether to allow them to destroy or to empower us. **By sharing our stories, we just might have the opportunity to help heal the scar of one person out there -- maybe even more. If we help one person heal from a scar, then what other amazing things are we capable of accomplishing? Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Exploring Change Through Ongoing Discussions" Read full article here: [http://huff.to/KmfmI0] Via Anita, Courtney Jones 
This thought-provoking piece was written by Esko Kilpi Intro: "It is time to change the way we think about organizations. It is not about hierarchies vs. networks, but about a much deeper change. "The way in which companies organize themselves and define their internal boundaries has been essentially determined by the way in which people are planned to communicate and information is designed... Here's an excerpt that sums up the essence of this very important piece on organizational change "Gregory Bateson wrote: “information is a difference which makes a difference”. Information is the energy of organizing. When information is transparent to everybody, people can organize effectively around changes and differences, around customers, new technologies and competitors." **What we still have not understood is that people need to have access to information that no one could predict they would want to know. Even they themselves did not know they needed it – before they needed it. Thus, the organization can never be fully planned in advance. **When information is transparent, different people see differently **The context matters more than ever. The easier access people have to one another and to (different) information, the more possibilities there are. Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Exploring Change Through Ongoing Discussions" Read full article here: [http://bit.ly/LniGEb] 
Oliver Marks reviews Doc Searle's latest book, The Intention Economy customers will be in control of their own data, vendors and choices.choose who they do business with '"Finally a thoughtful, hype free book worth reading about digital marketing, the relationships we have with vendors and a vision for a better future" In essence: …A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter—and getting smarter faster than most companies. The Intention Economy gets perspectives back on track with a credible vision of a world where you are in complete control of your digital persona and grant permission for vendors to access it on your terms and pitch bids for products or services you are interested in buying - essentially you publish a ‘Request For Proposal’ (RFP) for what you are looking for. **Digital agents applications work for you to signal your needs which vendors then respond to, scrabbling to compete for your business. **It’s a vision which is heavily weighted towards individual rights and quality of service - an area the rapidly growing and mutating Customer Relationship Management (CRM) market currently serves and which is valued at eighteen billion dollars in 2012. Where CRM often seeks to ‘lock in’ and ‘own’ you, flipping over to a ‘VRM‘ model would empower you and give you greater control over your relationships and choices. ‘Caveat venditor - let the seller beware‘ says the book blurb. There are two benefits to reading this book: **one is understanding how collective action could result in more control of your digital footprint, data and buying power, **understanding what more effective marketing interactions with prospects can look like. Selected by Jan Gordon covering, "Exploring Change Through Ongoing Discussions" Read full article here: [http://www.zdnet.com/blog/collaboration/the-intention-economy/2490] 
Maria Popova's review of Dancing About Architecture - A Field Guide to Creativity is insightful as always, and something for everyone who is looking to find their "creative voice". As I was reading this, it occurred to me that everyone who wants to find their unique voice should read this book, it has a step by step plan on how to harness and utilize it in your work. "It takes a trained creative eye to extract and capture the potential in a product of connecting things that don't ordinarily go together that marks out the person who is creative" Here are some highlights: **The mind, at its best, is a pattern-making machine, engaged in a perpetual attempt to impose order on to chaos **making links between disparate entities or ideas in order to better understand either or both **It is the ability to spot the potential in the product of connecting things that don’t ordinarily go together that marks out the person (or teacher) who is truly creative **learn how to implement the skill set of creativity through a series of hands-on exercises applicable wherever your creative journey may take you, from the studio to the classroom to the boardroom **This point resonates deeply with the founding philosophy of Brain Pickings, and is one articulated by a great many thinkers and creators. Steve Jobs famously said that “creativity is just connecting things" Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Exploring Change Through Ongoing Discussions" Read full article here: [http://bit.ly/IwsavX] 
Why own when you can access? This question is becoming more and more prevalent among city dwellers thanks to the rise of the sharing economy, which is revolutionizing the way we think about ownership by increasing access, reducing waste, and generally making life better. Via jean lievens 
The Huffington Post did an interview with Scott Blake who makes art out of barcodes. Fascinating. Here's an excerpt: Scott Blake makes incredible interactive portraits out of bar codes, illustrating how black-and-white data can come to resemble a personal connection. The Omaha-based artist creates convincing human expression out of symbols of commodity, depicting the strange relationship between who we are and what we consume. HP: You've mentioned that consumerism and celebrity are linked. How does art fit in with this relationship? SB: I am sort of interested in art as a commodity. Especially making art on the computer which to this day is considered a lesser medium. People used to joke about making art on Photoshop: "All you do is select a filter and it's done." I sort of take offense to that. I think you can be creative on a computer. My bar code work is commenting on digital art as a commodity. It is sort of poking fun at the fact that I'm trying to sell bar codes, which are these icons for buying and selling. And I'm sort of turning that on its head. Digital art isn't one of a kind, it isn't unique... there is no original. I can make infinite copies. So in a way I am addressing this new digital way of making and consuming art. Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Exploring Change Through Ongoing Conversations" Read full article and see video here: [http://huff.to/Jicw6n] Via The Digital Rocking Chair ![Social Media and the Evolution of Consciousness [video] | Exploring Change Through Ongoing Discussions | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/2mmtJUxZ2PlTe6VESq6Jhjl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
Venessa Miemis is one of a kind who is willing to dive deep into the trenches where few people care to travel. Here she speaks about her experience of social media and takes us on her journey and how it has evolved in general and for her personally. She is a writer and digital ethnographer, exploring how social media is transforming communication, collaboration, and commerce in a network society. She is currently Executive Director for Contact, a participatory festival that highlights opportunities for new forms of p2p culture, governance, and collective action. Her recent projects include **The Future of Facebook, a 6 part video series, and Open Foresight, a methodology for engaging experts and the public to create collaborative visions of the future together. **She authors the blog, Emergent by Design.” Some highlights from this video: **Social media is a training ground for building trust **Used to think of social networks as a destination but now she sees it as a means of deeper communication **She explores the ways social media is shaping our sense of self **social media is a focused learing enviornment Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Exploring Change and Beyond" Listen to video here: [http://bit.ly/GHRaka] 
This piece was written by Peter Van, it is relevant and timely. "The aim of “Corporate Rebels United” is to create a global community of extraordinary corporate change agents. It is not an academic exercise or research effort. It’s something deeply actionable". "Our mission is to build the most amazing community of corporate rebels worldwide to ensure that true change and innovation happens virally" **What if we could create a tribe of the best and most exceptional corporate rebels worldwide – people like us, people like you? **What if we could start leveraging each other’s ideas, energy and best practices? **What if we could design a movement to support each other when the going gets tough? **What if we could cross-fertilize and infect our organizations with the change-virus from within? **We want to identify exceptional people worldwide that already have an impressive impact on change and innovation in their corporations, no matter in what field or industry. **The movers and the shakers. The do-ers of today. The ones who take initiative. Who create deep change from within Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Exploring Change Through Ongoing Conversations" Read full article here: [http://bit.ly/GCSB2q] 
This is absolutely wonderful, Maria Popova never disappoints and this is definitely no exception. She clearly demonstrates how to curate and provoke thought and discussion. I love her analogies and think we can apply what she refers to with art and science "cross pollinating our ideas by curating the right people who can broaden our knowledge and discovery Maria writes: "One of my favorite books of all time is Jonah Lehrer’s Proust Was a Neuroscientist, which tells the story of how a handful of iconic creators each discovered an essential truth about the mind long before modern science was able to label and pinpoint it From Gertrude Stein to Karl Popper, or how to architect "negative capability" and live with mystery. Here are some hightlights from this piece to get you thinking on this glorious Sunday wherever you are: I was recently reminded of this powerful passage, in which Lehrer makes a case for the extraordinary importance of the cross-pollination of disciplines, the essence of Brain Pickings’ founding philosophy, particularly of art and science — a convergence Lehrer calls a “fourth culture” **that empowers us to “freely transplant knowledge btween the sciences and the humanities, and focus on connecting the reductionist fact to our actual experience.” Jan's commentary: I love her analogies and it makes me think of an article I posted the other day by Gideon Rosenblatt to bring this concept home to all of us in our everyday lives. When we cross-pollinate circles of people we broaden our perspective and beyond. This is a wonderful post in case you missed it with the same concept. Curating the Right People to Go Expand Your Knowledge and Discovery. Here are a few takeaways to get your juices flowing: **No knowledge has a monopoly on knowledge. **It is imperative that we give up the idea of ultimate sources of knowledge Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Exploring Change Through Ongoing Discussions" Read full article here: [http://bit.ly/AsrzCl] ![How To Adjust Your Lifestyle To Live Longer [Infographic] | Exploring Change Through Ongoing Discussions | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/6Oy_gbSXZy8QVkS_GdDyeDl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
I wasn't sure where to post this but after thinking about it, thought it would be appropiate right here. If you have ever seen the movie Highlander, I am sure you have thought about what it would be like to live forever, right? 
I selected this article from Howard Rinegold's collection, which is full of great information and resources to help you navigate effectively and find relevant information and tune out the distraction and much more. I'm continually researching to find ways to help others find their way through the maze and be more effective. I particularly liked what the author had to say:
This piece was written by Jan Brogan for The Boston Globe
She refers to a question from Harvard Researcher and psychologist, Shelly H. Carson's, book, Your Creative Brain Why do we get some of best ideas in the shower? This has happened to me on numerous occasions, reading this gave me an a-ha moment, something I already knew but this was a great reminder.
After reading this article, here's my takeaway, and it's something I need to remember . They say sometimes it's good to get distracted when you're trying to solve a problem. **Disengaging from fixating and obsessing on the challenge loses its grip on me and helps frees up my thinking Now that I'm distracted it gives me time to reaccess and perhaps find the answer or solution or open a pathway to an action that may lead me in the right direction.
Good stuff, thank you Howard for posting this today!
Commentary by Jan Gordon covering "Exploring Change Through Ongoing Discussions" Feel free to browse my other topics: "Content Curation, Social Business and Beyond"
Read full article here: [http://b.globe.com/zS75AP] Via Howard Rheingold |
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