Knowledge Networks and xTeams Thousands of years ago

Knowledge Networks and x-Teams

Thousands of years ago Exponential growth, but we were just getting started t The Job Pick Berries Hunt Pick Berries Raise Kids Hunt Raise Kids Pick Berries Raise Kids Time n n 1 = Gather food; 2 = Ax; 3 = New materials Improvement communities = Campfire gathering Memory and interpretation = Old folks telling stories “Meta IC” = Annual “pow-wow”

X-Teams Important problems t Champions and productive teams t Exponential value creation process t Employees as partners t Your Organizatio n! The World

Networked Improvement Communities (NICs) 3 New Materials 2 Ax 1 Gather Food K I Knowledge Interpretation Doug Engelbart

Exponential performance improvement New ideas More new ideas Tool 1 Product 1 Tool 2 Product 2 n n Important problems Resources Ideas Recursive process Product 3

Example: an improvement tool called “NABC” N Customer/Market Needs A Our Compelling Approach B Client Benefits C Worldwide Competition "Elevator Pitch"

Champions and productive teams "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world: indeed it's the only thing that ever has. ” Margaret Mead

Bootstrapping to gather +80 POV IQ points Colleagues Clients Champion & NABC Friends Client Value Creation Forum

An example: math education The Job: teach children to reason using mathematical notations and models NIC 3 2 1 K 1 = Teach math t 2 = Stand-alone software to teach math t 3 = Interoperable Java components to learn math t I

Interdisciplinary teams t People create x-Teams t People destroy x-Teams t Constant need for “change management”

X-Teams: Human requirements 3 Commandments Respect Integrity Generosity of spirit 3 -Legged Stool of Cooperation Shared vision Unique, complementary skills Shared rewards Motivation - FAIC FUD Factor Fear Uncertainty Doubt Freedom to do your job Achievement Involvement Community Personal Transformation Vision A to Vision Z Learn new skills Meaning A Z DNA of Change Desire New vision Action plan Dilbert’s Stock in Trade Cynicism Distrust Misunderstandings ©

X-Teams Your Organization ! The World

Acknowledgments t Dr. William Wilmot Professor of Communications, University of Montana, and Director, The Collaboration Institute n Co-author of an upcoming book on X-Teams n t Dr. Norman Winarsky n t V. P. , Sarnoff Corporation SRI colleagues, Dudley Carlson, Doug Engelbart, Herman Gyr, Alice Galloway, and many others

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