Collective innovation: finding the
right questions with co-design
Ivan Ortenzi
Ars et Inventio
TECNOLOGIE
1896
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1899«Comitato Direttivo Lega per i
diritti delle donne»
1907-1909«Il metodo della pedagogia scientifica»
1913-1929The most interesting woman of Europe
1934-1939“Società Teosofica”
1946-1947Three times nominated to Nobel Prize
66k in the World, 160 in IT
“I think the tie-in to my current work is we had a fair
amount of freedom to study whatever we liked.
It was Montessori influenced philosophy of
education”
Jimmy Wales
“I’ve always felt that there’s a
certain kind of important
pioneering that goes on from an
inventor like Thomas Edison, and
that discovery mentality is
precisely the environment that
Montessori seeks to create."
Jeff Bezos
Intelligence in our schools is defined as always
having the same answers as everyone else.
Not one person is taught to think for themselves, or
that’s called non-intelligence. In Montessori schools
the approach is totally different.
Steve Wozniak
“It’s all about learning on your terms, rather than a
teacher explaining stuff to you. SimCity comes
right out of Montessori…”
Will Wright
"The Montessori Method - learning by doing -
once again became my stock in trade..."
Katharine Graham
Dakota FanningTaylor Swift
“Montessori’s approach — unfolding students,
not molding them — guides the most successful
teachers.”
George Clooney
“Montessori helped me become the person I am
today.”
Stephen Curry
C. Guzzanti N. Ammaniti
1.  Foster independence and self motivation
2.  Development of character and positive self image
3.  Sensitive periods of learning
4.  Initiative and risk taking
5.  Respect for all life and diversity
6.  Continuous learning
7.  Freedom of choice with responsibility
The creativity is not
expressed until the
human being is given
the courage and the
strength to use it and
Maria Montessori
1.  Challenge
2.  Clarity
3.  Confidence
4.  Commitment
5.  Consolidation
6.  Change
7. Creativity
The Seven Skills
You Need to
Thrive in the C-
Suite
Creativity
Answers beyond
the limits
Innovation
Questions in front
of limits
Trans-Human
Human Substitution
Brain computer interface
Exponential Space
3D Printed Prosthetic Limbs
3D Printed Dynamic Dresses
BlockChain Protocol
Finding the
right
questions
Don’t bring me
________
Bring me
________
PROBLEMS
SOLUTIONS
Right Questions!
Don’t bring me
________
Bring me
__________
SOLUTIONS
No more (only)
Customer
Centricity
but now
Corporate
Digital-kotiomkin
From digital IQ
§  Inertial
§  Incremental
§  Improvement
To digital DQ
§  Divergent
§  Different
§  Disruptive
From Montessori
DQ Kids
To Montessori
DQ Corporates
Corporate lean start up
Lego® Serious Play®
Open Innovation
Creative Q&A Generation
Co-design process
Design Thinking
Black Ops
ExOrg Canvas
MAKE
PLAY
THINK
DESIGN
INNOVATE
Together
Collective innovation: finding the right questions with co-design - Ivan Ortenzi

Collective innovation: finding the right questions with co-design - Ivan Ortenzi