some of the principles of the Internet culture are actually becoming critical in creating successful organizations
the Internet culture is setting the foundation for a different way of generating economic and social value.
set of values that I believe are relevant for all organization wishing to reinvent their model to be more successful, attract talent and be more sustainable.
Resilience
more chances to successfully face complexity, speed and unpredictability
Bouncing back is more valuable than being tough.
establish a circle of trust
resources from your network, from outside, rather than stocking them.
Compasses (instead of maps)
through clear principles and transparency.
Pull (instead of push)/ Smart crowd (instead of experts)
post-sale structure
Portfolios (instead of planning)/ Practice (instead of theory)
Prototype, and leverage the ecosystem to fail fast (or scale rapidly).
testing less than perfect products into a receptive and responsive ecosystem
Systems (instead of objects)
the social components, and the interdependence of people, groups and objects.
a new set of currency that will merge the intrinsic value with the extrinsic social components associated with it.
groups of people can produce a better outcome than single individuals.
planning everything excludes the unexpected
keeping the eyes open
Encourage rebellion (instead of compliance)/Constant learning (instead of education)
asking questions and not accepting the traditional answers as given
structurally encouraged to question in order to guarantee future development and innovation
Jonathan met them at Sensors Expo in Chicago. They have some interesting chemical sensors that can be used in agriculture and other applications. Jonathan was interested in them for lab-on-a-chip.