3. THEMES OF THE DEFINITION
INNOVATION
Disruptive Insights
Disruptive Ideas
New angles to knowledge work
New Knowledge
4. FEBRUARY 2013?
“Some of the best decisions and insights come from hallway and cafeteria
discussions, meeting new people, and impromptu team meetings,”
5.
6. “To maximize “casual collisions of the work force.” Rooftop cafes will offer
additional opportunities for close encounters, and no employees in the complex will
be more than a two-and-a-half-minute walk away from one another. “You can’t
schedule innovation,” he said, as Google knows well, attributing the genesis of such
projects as Gmail, Google News and Street View to engineers having fortuitous
conversations at lunch”.
7. COMPLEMENTARY IDEAS
“Close Knit Teams tackle problems head on, but they are not engineered to spot
complementary ideas elsewhere”.– Greg Lindsay
8. EMPIRICAL PROOF
MIT
Out of sight is out of Mind- Professor Thomas Allen.
Tables of 12 people yield quality new knowledge compared to 4.
Arizona State University
People got better ideas when in motion meeting people than sitting at their
desks for long hours.
9. JUSTIFICATION
• To improve knowledge work.
• Ensure there is cross departmental
collaboration and alignment.
• Improvement in knowledge assets
• Prevention of manual work instead of
knowledge work.
