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Seismic shifts in society, can intelligence keep up?

by Eric Garland

Apr 1, 2010

Just discovered this excellent video on transformational change from Michel Cartier and Jon Husband:

Are You Ready for the 21st Century ? from Michel Cartier on Vimeo.


If we are really in a third wave of economic and social revolution, what kinds of intelligence are needed to keep our organizations healthy?
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    Keith Burwell

    The change that concerns me is this- through the Industrial ages as put forth in the presentation, we understood quality through performance and output, meaning, companies that created goods, drilled oil, built railroads, or any other "output" were successful because the output was worthwhile and of quality (i.e- useful). For example, Ford made a good product, which increased sales, which allowed him to continue the process.
    If knowledge will be the source or seat of power in the next economy, then the qualification of knowledge becomes crucial. We see this today in blogs, websites, et al. Whose knowledge is trustworthy? How is it codified? Much like the early 2000's when putting a credit card on the web was essentially like the Old West, until security standards were set. If knowledge is truly the locus of power in the next society, then the job of intelligence is to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to sourcing that knowledge and disseminating it.
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      Dan Harris

      Eric, Great Video and thanks for sharing! Enjoyed the video.

      I've been reading others comments - very interesting points made by all.

      -Dan Harris
      harrisd@yahoo-inc.com
      Blog - http://aces.arbita.net/blogs/dan-harris
      Currently I'm reading "Creativity in Business" by Michael Ray and Rochelle Myers.

      Apr 2, 2010

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        V. Shuman

        Hello Everyone

        A very interesting and related set of "thought provoker" talks can be found at www.ted.com. (TED is series of national, global and more recently, local conferences dedicated to "ideas worth sharing", the thought being that looking outside one's own mental backyard has generated many of our most significant leaps forward.) I recently attended a local TED event in Naperville, IL, and felt that there was much to learn from their dynamic, thoughtful approach to presenting on everything from the "Long Now" foundation, which seeks a cultural shift towards longer term thinking, to discussions of how local reality TV is influencing politics and culture in the Middle East.

        And a thought on "influence" - the TED model seems to be that authorities/speakers are people who have DONE something of particular interest - whether it is writing a best seller or researching the latest in neuroanatomy - and who are then passionate and articulate in sharing their ideas.

        Valerie

        Apr 7, 2010