Frans Johannson, The Medici Effect ICMA 9/23/08
The keynote speech appears to be basically an update and expansion of Kuhn’s “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” (without attribution), although I assume this has been expressed in a number of theories.
Some major points:
-“Intersections” -Develop new ideas from combining ideas from various perspectives (fairly obvious and well documented by others)
-“Diversity drives innovation”. (Diversity of everything, ideas etc.)
-A point I continue to try to keep in mind and emphasize
-All new ideas are combinations of existing ideas (include his)
-Diverse Teams see things differently (again, obvious and something I emphasize)
-Innovative Teams generate and execute more ideas (maybe, maybe not, I wouldn’t necessary disagree, it depends on the team and organization)
His process for innovation:
-Look for information from other fields and “dare to explore the connections”
-Leverage existing diversity
-Ignite an “explosion of ideas” by listening to all persons etc. (again, all a good reminder)
He used the story of the “pit crew” on a race car, which is a good picture of some of his points
-Create a renaissance of ideas by using the diverse elements of the city.
-Find and use connections between the City, business and education
-Try as many ideas as you can.
-Use diversity of all kinds to find unexpected connections.
Overall, I feel this speech reminded me of some good points, but presented little new information that isn’t already well presented. The “medici effect” may be a good gimmick, and a good reminder, but overall I found it disappointing that he merely dressed up some old ideas.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
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