Unconferences, Open Space, and the future of organizational innovation
Submitted by George Por on Sun, 07/20/2008 - 10:03.Many young social and tech innovators believe that if people want to be innovative they have to get out of the organizations. Too much control and permission asking kill the spirit of innovation, as they say. Yet, organizations don’t stay immune to the impact of such tech-enabled, social life forms as communities of practice, knowledge networks, professional learning communities, open source innovation, innovation communities, etc… In fact, visionary leaders sponsor them.
The CommunityIntelligence Innovation Architecture: how to jump-start and sustain a vortex of innovation
To jump-start and sustain a vortex of innovation, we need to bring our attention and intention to all the 5 parts of the propeller. Together, they represent the essence of the "CommunityIntelligence Innovation Architecture." Its power to enable extraordinary results reveals itself only when all of its parts are engaged.
The Core Idea that Drives Us, the Future that Pulls Us
What is at the source of why CommunityIntelligence came into being is to contribute to conscious, intentional evolution by augmenting the collective intelligence and wisdom of people, organisations, and society.
We believe a better world is not only possible but in need of our wise action, today. We envision a world in which domination has been replaced by partnering as the mainstream way of organising, and organisations are responsible to the whole – not only to their members and stakeholders, but also to society, the biosphere and future generations.