Leaping The Abyss: Putting Group Genius To Work

Table of Contents

 

1..............Chapter 1. Slaying Monsters, Saving Kingdoms

compressing time to action and generating orders of magnitude returns...brings collaboration out of conflict and scarcity mentality...the structure must evolve because structure wins...you must start with the current "DNA" and go from there

11............Chapter 2. Beginning The Quest

everything speaks...setting the tone in the music of our lives and our work...folding many different perspectives and individuals together in the work...employing a process to focus as much data and energy as possible...creating a neutral space for discovery and interaction

27............Chapter 3. Freeing Time & Attention

shattering the limitations we accept regarding time...employing techniques to provide the focus and discipline necessary for breakthrough creativity...balanced intensity, immersion, concentration, attention, rhythm over time...executive multiple cycles of the creative process leads to geometrically increasing returns

43............Chapter 4. Exploring New Terrain

learning to scan individual and I teams...stretching mental muscles...employing a comprehensive toolkit instead of looking for the silver bullet...you can't drive change and still be careful...what it means to participate in a design process

61............Chapter 5. ...And Expanding Your Universe

the difference between scanning and planning...employing the first half of the creative process for learning so that good decisions can be made for the second half...the importance of managing knowledge...increasing the flow of the data stream...using scanning to outframe the situation

81............Chapter 6. Using The Power Of Space And Place

using changes in the physical environment as aids in making mental leaps and emotional shifts...managing the environment so that people naturally and spontaneously creative, productive and cooperative

101.........Chapter 7. Case Study: Facing The Abyss

creating the game...engendering collaboration...the discipline of the change agent...the role of the facilitator...embracing the risk of starting with a blank piece of paper...asking the right questions...living with uncertainty, ambiguity, and paradox...embracing discomfort as a precursor to fundamental change...solving problems instead of assuaging conditions...getting out of the box by being a kid again

125.........Chapter 8. Leveraging Complexity

employing complex metaphors to illuminate complicated problems...using indirect and nonlinear approaches to understanding complex systems...understanding that the problem is so complex that it requires the consideration of hundreds of options instead of just a few

139.........Chapter 9. Inventing The Problem

following the process of iteration:design, test and redesign...avoiding a limited solution set...broadening the definition of the problem...building models

159.........Chapter 10. Magic Behind The Scenes

the science and art of facilitating the creative process...flocking and swarming...exemplifying the behavior you want to see established...supporting the creative process by being invisible...being in the game as a collaborator, never an observer

177.........Chapter 11.Tactical Planning At Warp Speed

making deep changes-avoid exhausting yourself in the little changes...the art of assembling the high performing team...envisioning the preferred future state and then bringing a little future back to here every day

199.........Chapter 12. Designing The Ride

embracing wholeness in the process:there is no single point or event that triggers the solution to precipitate...creating a balance between scripting and improvisation...building a design for an event instead of an agenda...using scan focus act model as a template for designing a session

223.........Chapter 13. Giving Up the Illusion of Control: Fear, Frustration, and Other Forms of Loathing how to Sponsor a DesignShop® Event

...overcoming the fear of embracing true collaboration without exerting control...letting vision, plan and the implementation emerge

237.........Chapter 14. Bringing the Future Back Home

hot to bring the results of a DesignShop event back home...structure wins...determining which structures to change in order to redirect and loosen the hold of the status quo

259.........Axioms

the assumptions underlying collaborative, creativity, planning, and the emergence of enterprise

261.........Further Reading

Acknowledgments

Index

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