Archive for January, 2009

Posted on January 5, 2009 - by Vic Desotelle

Defining the Innovation Economy

Podcast from iInnovate http://iinnovate.blogspot.com/

LISTEN UP …

Geoffrey Moore -

VC, Consultant, and Bestselling Author of Crossing the Chasm … Geoffrey Moore is a VC with Mohr Davidow Ventures, consultant and, most famously, the bestselling author of Crossing the Chasm, Inside the Tornado and Dealing with Darwin.

http://iinnovate.blogspot.com/2007/01/geoffrey-moore-bestselling-author-of.html

Talks about:

-Darwin vs Ecosystems
-Competition vs Altruism
-Self limiting boundaries
-Google as aggressive organism
-Patterns of success
-Social networks (web 2.0 latest)
-Core vs Content Innovation
-Morphing from strengths
-NonPharma-based Life Sciences trend
-Renewable energy trend
-Software as a medium (has evolved from a product)
-Digitation of Culture (online phenomena)
-Choosing who to hang out with
-Disruptive technologies
-How free online tools are shifting the economic model
-From gimmick innovation to innovation that points to a better way of doing (ex: virgin airway)

Posted on January 23, 2009 - by Vic Desotelle

Technology’s Influence on Behavior Changes

I watched this interesting video on company and personal branding, which are often one in the same these days. Check it out because it tells an underlying tale of how technology is influencing our behavior. Additionally David Armano tells a story here of how positive interactions with his iPod has changed his ‘dropping’ behavior. This triggered an insight for me that is relevant to collaboration and design. Online collaboration tools are rapidly filling a new industry space, and it is my belief this phenomena will continue to grow and evolve to the point where human interaction will dramatically increase within the virtual space of the web. Now, did you feel a hit in your gut with what I just said? Some of you, I’m sure, felt excited. And many of you, I’ll bet, heard an inner voice of concern for how you think technology is separating our humanity by disconnecting us from our physical interactions. You know, after a lot of thought about this, I think this later hit needs serious review. Certainly it is going to change our behaviors. That is, the ways in which we interact and are comfortable with, are going to change. Personally, I have gone from a place of concern, to being keenly watchful of what’s happening, to going fully on board with these changes. To the point where I have committed myself to a study and emerging business offering of online collaboration environments. Because I see it as the future of how we can rapidly change (shall we say) our ‘meta’ behaviors on this planet for the betterment of a world that we want to live in.

I encourage you to open your mind and heart to the possibilities that might unfold for you and others by daring to step into the uncomfortable places being created for collaboration within the online virtual world. For me, thinking about what I can design and who I can design with rrrrreally exicites me because possibilities have opened up to a point where my long standing vision and bag full of ideas could actually be manifested. So cool! All with what I believe will include a deeper sense of compassion and reverence for our world and the people in it. Also note that, so far, it has been WAY easier for me to find others that think like me and want to create things that I am interested in ….  And I find that even more exciting!

Sooooo, behavior change? Yup. It’s happening, and that’s a good thing in my book. As long as we stay conscious watchers of the changes that are occurring and constantly question them deeply and collaboratively.

Let’s talk more about this soon.

Posted on January 26, 2009 - by Vic Desotelle

Online Collaboration Boosts Power of the People

This is such exciting times that we live in. The world is cracking and inside is something completely different for us to feast on. Yes, the turmoil part is painful; very very painful. Yet we’ve got to feed off the energy of what is working, of what feels exciting, to get us out of the unsustainable mess we’re in on this planet. Right? Don’t you agree?

Take this article I came across today in Business Week Magazine. You must read it. Note that it dates back to 2005, which is a phenomena in itself – the fact that we all want to keep with what’s going on but the train is moving to fast to get on board (but that’s another story for later) … So, anyway, the article lists a bunch of ‘people power pioneers’ like Wikipedia’s CEO and so on. It also lists many examples of how fast this so-called ‘collaboration’ train is really moving. Getting to market is taking a fraction of the time. All due to world-wide collaboration that is occuring due to the boom of emerging user-friendly (or getting that way) online tools. Now these tools are getting better and better. Each day I find another one that is easier to use, cheaper (very often free!). There are now over 3,000 collaboration tools online today – It’s truly overwhelming!

The interesting point that I want to make here is that, rather than a company making a tool hoping to fit a market need, most of these tools are being made by the users themselves that need them. I am a good example of this as I am presently seeking out tool designers that can create a user friendly application that follows principles of Discovery Fuel’s ‘Colabs’ collaboration concepts. Hec, I’m going to make my own tool. (By the way, know of anyone I should talk to?) Whereas, a couple of years ago I could have never considered this. This kind of practice is turning the marketplace on its head. I love it! Why? Because I am seeing ‘opportunity’ (which shows up in every crisis) for the little guy, of which there are millions, to make a living in unique, freeing, wonderous, and purposeful ways. So, keep an eye on Discovery Fuel’s Online Collaboration Tools page. There’s much to come as we saddle up to ride into the virtual Colab on the horizon.

Hec, maybe we can “collaborate” on some things together

Vic, D.F.

Posted on January 27, 2009 - by Vic Desotelle

Validation Generates Deep Collaboration

There are some things that do not need explanation. Want to feel real good at your next gathering or meeting? Then take time from your busy schedule and allow yourself to feel good for a couple minutes. Check out these two AWESOME videos. Play one of these at your next meeting or pow wow and watch the difference in the way people connect with each other. And the next day, try an experiment: See what comes as a result of validating each other.