To sustain a vortex of innovation, attend all the 5 named parts of the propeller. Together,they add up to the "Community Intelligence" innovation architecture." Unlike static models of innovation, the power of this one can reveal itself only when the parts are in movement.

What moves them are wise questions and the quality of attention that your organization is giving them.

The questions below are pointers to what each architectural domain is about.

Learning Innovation.What is strategic knowledge for your organization and how to unleash the power of communities of professional practice to develop and steward it?

How to combine effective "personal knowledge gardening" tools and processes with vibrant, organizational and inter-organizational knowledge ecosystems?

Social Innovation.What new models of governance, roles and accountabilities in the public, private and social sectors will strengthen authentic connections between people, the relationships of mutual support and trust, which are needed to realize the next level of collective potential? How to go about a gradual culture shift in that direction?

Business Innovation. How to upgrade our thinking and practices from "value chain"
to "value web," from industrial age business models based on dominance to new engines of value-creation based on partnering and creative collaboration that meet genuine human and social needs?

Technology Innovation.What is the best mix of electronic technologies that we can use to power up our social technologies of freedom? How can complex tech tools demystified and made simple to use by all?

Aesthetic Innovation."Aesthetic" in the center of the propeller refers to beauty, not in the sense of decoration but the qualities of appreciation, inspiration, and mindfulness present in all what we do. What is needed for successfully cultivating those qualities at every instance, and in every transaction of the organization?

Growing capabilities in all 5 areas is essential to sustain the vortex of innovation needed for matching the complexity of challenges that most organizations in transformation are facing. The sweet spot of innovation, is where project or your organization is drawing strength from going beyond the state-of-the-art in all 5 domains. Imagine that the propeller blades started turning... Would you want to sit in a plane, where one of the blades is wobbling?

Your engagement with any of the trigger questions above can be valuable in itself but the biggest bang for the buck, the biggest return on the change effort will come only from hitting the sweet spot. To help you getting started and move in that direction, we provide highly customized tools for the self-assessment of your organization's readiness for entering the vortex. They yield both an analysis of the current situation, and a collaborative way to chart the path forward. If interested, contact us and tell us why.