slides from my presentation on Sep 9, 2010 at Ekman & Partners for their 10th anniversary.

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

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

11. Leadership moving forward…… Hierarchy Linear, static, process-based organization Heterarchy Dynamic, integrated collaboration networks Teigland 2010

12. Some things do not change Innovation Exchange Exchange Trust Trust Relationships Relationships Interaction

14. eZ Philosophy Connecting people who share a passion for something they do so that they can collaborate, share ideas, learn, and create knowledge

15. eZ provides platforms for interaction throughout its ecosystem

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

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? 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 I f you love knowledge, set it free …

23. Interested in learning more about Virtual Worlds?