Slides from Pegasus Systems Thinking Conference Session 11.09

1. Re-Imagining Collaboration
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Open Your Systems For
Virtual Collaboration
Pegasus Systems Thinking Conference
November 2, 2009

2. Re-Imagining Collaboration
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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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10. Re-Imagining Collaboration
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Because Collaboration Needs To Be Initiated"
And Facilitated, We Formed Radical Inclusion
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INTERDEPENDENCIES
PERSISTENT
CONNECTIONS
SELF‐EXPRESSION
VIRTUAL
AUTONOMY
FLOW
COLLECTIVE
INTEREST
TRUST
RECEPTIVITY
RADICAL
INCLUSION
COLLABORATION
PASSION
ACCESS
MOMENTUM
RELATIONSHIPS
INNOVATIVE
IDEAS
SHARED
RESOURCES
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

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Dynamic Scalability

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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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Thank You
Please collaborate with us via:
Blog: http://www.radical-inclusion.com
Email: hello@radical-inclusion.com
Twitter: @radinclusion
Facebook: Radical Inclusion Wall
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