Talk & workshop at Richmond Headteachers Conference, March 2011

1. WE CREATE OUR WORLD
BRIGHTON, MARCH 2011
NICK JANKEL
WWW.WECREATE.CC

2. TOOLS, TOOLKITS & TRAINING
TO CO-CREATE A RADICALLY BETTER
WORLD

5. BOOSTING THE INNOVATION
CAPABILITIES
OF THE MOST DISADVANTAGED
SO THEY CAN SOLVE THEIR OWN
PROBLEMS TOGETHER

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10. ONLY THING
WE KNOW
FOR
CERTAIN...

15. Positive
Impact
Negative
Stage 1 2 3 4
State Status Quo Disruption Exploration (Re)Creation
Shock &
Reaction Anger, fear Acceptance Commitment
Denial

16. Positive
Designed
Change
Impact
Negative
Stage 1 2 3 4
State Status Quo Disruption Exploration (Re)Creation
Shock &
Reaction Anger, fear Acceptance Commitment
Denial

17. Positive
Designed
Change
Impact
Negative
Stage 1 2 3 4
Status
State Disruption Exploration (Re)Creation
Quo
Shock & Anger,
Reaction Acceptance Commitment
Denial fear

18. Change
The Scientific
Slow and steady
change over most Revolution X We are here
(perhaps)
of human history
Time

19. CRISIS IS
THE BEST
TIME TO
CREATE
CHANGE...

20. CHANGES WE
ARE CURRENTLY
FACING
REDUCED
MORE
+ BUDGETS, + DESTABILIZING
SOCIAL TIME, HIERARCHIES
DEMANDS
ATTENTION
= PROBLEM
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22. REDUCED
MORE
BUDGETS, DESTABILIZING
SOCIAL TIME, HIERARCHIES
DEMANDS
ATTENTION
THE POWER
DRIVE TO DRIVE TO + OF THE
+
INNOVATE COLLABORATE CROWD TO
HELP CO-
CREATE
= OPPORTUNITY
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23. HIERARCHIES
EFFICIENT WAY
OF SCALING
IMPACT &
ENSURING
RESULTS
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24. MAINTAIN THE
STATUS QUO
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25. FIX OUR
MENTAL
MODELS

26. ENSURE
PEOPLE THINK
THE SAME

27. HIERARCHIES ARE
BEING DISSOLVED
IN A
GLOBALISED
PARTICIPATORY
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28. AND ABOVE ALL NETWORKED
SOCIETY

29. ONE TWEET
PER GLOBAL
CITIZEN /
MONTH

30. THE COLLABORATIVE STAGE OF EVOLUTION
TRIBES / HIERARCHIES /
MARKETS NETWORKS
CLASS BUREAUCRACIES

31. THE NETWORKED ECONOMY
TRIBE / CLASS HIERARCHY MARKET NETWORKS
SOLIDARITY AUTHORITY COMPETITION CO-CREATION
TRIBE COLLECTIVE
VESTED INTEREST SELF INTEREST
WELLBEING GOOD
SEGMENTS SILOS ATOMIZED SELF-ORGANISED

32. SELF-
ORGANISATION
ROBUSTNESS, FLEXIBILITY,
SPONTANEOUS INNOVATION.
SEMI-AUTONOMOUS
FUNCTIONING NEEDING
MINIMAL SUPERVISION

33. making appropriate
COLLECTIVE
GOOD
choices
NON-ZERO SUM GAME
THINKING LEADING TO A
COLLECTIVE SEARCH FOR WIN
WIN WINS (WITHOUT THE
DISTORTION OF VESTED
INTERESTS)
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34. CO-CREATION
EGALITARIAN, OPEN
COLLABORATION CREATING
NEW STRUCTURES & FORMS
NEVER CONCEIVED BEFORE

35. WELCOME TO THE
AGE
OF
CO-CREATION

36. ONE SIZE
INNOVATION FITS ALL,
IN HIERARCHIES = DETERMINED
BY THE
AUTHORITY

37. GROUPS
FORM
AROUND
CO-CREATION IN INTERESTS
NETWORKS =
AND THEN
SELF-SOLVE
PROBLEMS

42. WHO ARE THE
INNOVATORS IN
THE AGE OF CO-
CREATION?

44. PRIVATE
SECTOR
ADAPTABILITY
SPEED
PUBLIC INGENUITY 3RD SECTOR
SECTOR
(COM)PASSION
SCALE
INDEPENDENCE
JUSTICE
CITIZENSHIP
VISION

45. PRIVATE
SECTOR
SHORT-TERM
GREED
IRRESPONSIBILITY
ADAPTABILITY
SPEED
PUBLIC INGENUITY 3RD SECTOR
SECTOR
(COM)PASSION
SCALE
INDEPENDENCE
JUSTICE
CITIZENSHIP
VISION
OPPRESSION RIGHTEOUS
INERTIA INEFFECTUAL
WASTEFULNESS VESTED
INTERESTS

46. PRIVATE
SECTOR
SHORT-TERM
GREED
IRRESPONSIBILITY
ADAPTABILITY
SPEED
PUBLIC INGENUITY 3RD SECTOR
SECTOR
(COM)PASSION
SCALE
INDEPENDENCE
JUSTICE
CITIZENSHIP
VISION
OPPRESSION RIGHTEOUS
INERTIA INEFFECTUAL
WASTEFULNESS VESTED
INTERESTS

47. PROFIT MOTIVE
GREED
IRRESPONSIBILITY
ADAPTABILITY
SPEED
INGENUITY
CO-CREATION
SCALE (COM)PASSION
JUSTICE INDEPENDENCE
VISION CITIZENSHIP
RIGHTEOUS
OPPRESSION INEFFECTUAL
INERTIA VESTED
WASTEFULNESS INTERESTS

51. ETHICAL INNOVATOR
WITHIN THE SOCIAL
ENTERPRISE

53. Stage 1 / Spark & Focus
Stage 2 / Transform & Disrupt
Stage 3 / Listen & Design
Stage 4 / Storytell & Brand
Stage 5 / Connect & Engage
Stage 6 / Flow & Grow
Stage 7 / Open & Co-create

54. NO ONE ORG
CAN
UNDERSTAND
HOW TO SOLVE
A COMPLEX
ISSUE ALONE

55. NOT ENOUGH
TIME, MONEY,
INTELLIGENCE
& ATTENTION
TO CONTINUE
BUSINESS AS
USUAL

56. TO ACHIEVE A
GOAL OF ANY
AMBITION, TODAY
WE NEED TO
COLLABORATE

57. A ONCE-IN-A-
GENERATION
OPPORTUNITY
TO CO-
CREATE A
RADICALLY
BETTER
WORLD

58. THAT WORKS
FOR THE VAST
MAJORITY
NOT JUST
THE LUCKY
MINORITY

59. WITH THIS
GREAT
FREEDOM
COMES GREAT
RESPONSIBILITY

60. TO THINK
DIFFERENTLY

61. TO QUESTION
OUR
ASSUMPTIONS
& IDEAS

62. TO BECOME RADICAL
COLLABORATORS

63. EXCELLING AT CO-
CREATION...
THE MOST IMPORTANT
SKILL OF THE 21ST
CENTURY

64. IN THE LONG HISTORY OF HUMANKIND
(AND ANIMAL KIND, TOO) THOSE WHO
LEARNED TO COLLABORATE AND
IMPROVISE MOST EFFECTIVELY HAVE
PREVAILED.
CHARLES DARWIN

65. IF YOU DOUBT
WHAT CO-
CREATION CAN
DO...

66. TOGETHER EVERYTHING
IS POSSIBLE

67. WORDS YOUR MOST THING YOU ARE
COLLEAGUES DEVELOPED PROUD OF
MIGHT USE TO INNOVATION HAVING
DESCRIBE YOU SKILLS COLLABORATED
AT YOUR BEST ON (AND WHAT
IT TAUGHT YOU)
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68. What major problem
Spiral 1 (s) are you passionate
Focus about solving now?
Problem What market do you
want to challenge
now? Why? What is
your model of
change?
Vision & Harnessing these,
Values what is your vision
for a better world?
What qualities do you
value most in this
vision?
Skills &
What value do you
Talents offer the world -
unique skills,
experiences, talents
and capacities?
Spark
What is your reason
for existing? What
special sauce do you
bring to any
situation?

69. Spiral 2
What it is the idea /
Innovation
service and what it
Proposition will do?
What is possible for
Innovation your vision? How
Opportunity could someone
transform the
problem?
Innovation WHat value can you
Insights see in the problem?
What can you see
that runs contrary to
received wisdom?
Focus
Problem
What is the problem
you are solving? Why
is it not being solved
by your competitors?

70. HOW CAN I BEST SERVE
WHAT’S SEEKING TO
EMERGE?

71. OPEN INNOVATION ACCELERATORS
JULY (TBC)
MONTHLY NUGGETS
SOCIAL INNOVATION CONSULTING
INNOVATION & COLLABORATIVE
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
PEER-TO-PEER LEADERSHIP
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