Open Your System Radical Inclusion

Re-Imagining Collaboration http://radical-inclusion.com

Open Your Systems For Virtual Collaboration

Pegasus Systems Thinking Conference November 2, 2009


Agenda

•  Meeting Introduction •  Trends •  Our Experiences •  Open Collaboration: A Definition •  Opportunities From The Virtual World •  Implications For Leaders Of Change

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Today‘s Issues Are Global Issues, Requiring Collective Action And Collaboration On A Grander Scale Than Ever Imagined

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No Part Of The Economy And Society Remains "Untouched By The 2nd Industrial Revolution – From R&D…

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…To Diversification Of Complex Products…

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…From Global Knowledge Management…

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…To Charity

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INCREASING COMPLEXITY AND UNCERTAINTY

History Of Collaborative Approaches "In Organizations And Society

2010 1950 1970 1990

Experts Solve Problems

Everybody Involved In Problem Solving

Experts Guide Systems Improvement

Everybody Involved In Systems Optimization

Expert Systems

Team Work & Project Mgt.

Organizational Development

Whole Systems Change

Whole Systems"Collaboration

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The Future Of Collaboration

FROM “Whole System In One Room” "

TO “Whole System In One Space”

Same Time – Same Place

Scale: 2-3000 People

Same Time – Same Place Same Time – Different Place Different Time – Same Place Different Time – Different Place

Scale: Potentially Unlimited

Marvin Weisbord Radical Inclusion

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Because Collaboration Needs To Be Initiated"And Facilitated, We Formed Radical Inclusion

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INTERDEPENDENCIES

PERSISTENTCONNECTIONS

SELF‐EXPRESSION

VIRTUAL

AUTONOMY

FLOW

COLLECTIVEINTEREST

TRUSTRECEPTIVITY

RADICALINCLUSION

COLLABORATION

PASSION

ACCESS

MOMENTUM

RELATIONSHIPS

INNOVATIVEIDEAS

SHAREDRESOURCES

What is Radical Inclusion?

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Real Time Virtual Collaboration Event

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Where Have You Been In The World of Social Media?

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Openness and Technology

Technological

Change Enables

More Openness

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The Good News Is….

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Openness Can Lead To More…

People Involved

Information Produced And Processed

Diversity And Creativity Of Solutions

Innovation

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…But Also Poses Challenges

Too Much Information!

How Do I Find What Is Valuable? Is There Someone Who Knows?

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Lack Of Trusted Connections

How Do I Collaborate With Those Who Can Help Me?

…But Also Poses Challenges

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Re-Imagine Collaboration…

… Spaces, Processes and Tools

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Pillars Of A New Paradigm

Establish A Common Frame

Use Processes To Build Trust

Take Advantage Of Uniqueness Of The Virtual Environment

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Easy Connections


Dynamic Scalability


As leaders of systemic change,

what can we achieve that has never been done

before?

As Leaders of Systemic Change, "What Changes Are Needed So That We Can Do What We Have Never Done Before?

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