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“The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete“. A SPOT ON article about what we are facing right now. A reconstruction of what we believe was the answer…

The real challenge, as I see it, is that the more we use the internet and other technologies the more information is created out there, and the more to search. The genius of the few is replaced with crowdsourcing. Its about sense making, its about navigating between simple, complicated, complex and chaotic fields of problems. It’s about the ability to respond on flexible responsive processes.

That is the challenge for individuals, organisations and societies.

Some of us can navigate between, forwards and backwards these problemdomains, other can’t. They don’t know how to respond on the transformation, this paradigm shift. So who are the they who should help creating sense? Economist? Engineers, or maybe designers?

I think the most of you know that I’m a true believer in what Enterprise2-0-technology/mindset/adoption can do for companies ability to stay competitive/alive, and my professional career is all about exactly that.

Sometimes I face the challenge, that people ask me why all this is happening exactly now - what are the signs and trends, why is Enterprise2.0 an answer.

Any thoughts? Perspectives?

I see a few my self….

1. Complexity
2. Globalization
3. Open Source

What do you see? And how?

I must say, I must admit, that RSS gives me a much broader peripheral vision. Few days ago an interesting blogpost came into my reader. Jess have had som great posts in the past, and his blog is always worth reading.

This time it’s interesting, again. The conversation between Jess & Adam Richardson is about strategy and innovation. Read it, and listening. Here are some of the insights from the conversation:

• Chatting about the strategy practice at frog. Differences between traditional strategy offering from McKinsey or Bain. The advantages of integrating strategy with a more holistic practice including industrial and interaction designers, engineers, and others.
• Discussion of Org 2.0 companies and how they are better able to take on innovation and create compelling experience-based products, services, and systems. If you’re in an Org 1.0 company, start with a skunk works.
• Dealing with the innovation surplus. Companies that have embraced innovation now have no shortage of fantastic ideas. Now the challenge is prioritization and execution.
• Core insights. Like core competencies, core insights emerge from the unique combination of experience, skills, information, and activities of your organization. Core insights are hard to duplicate in the market, and offer significant competitive advantages.
• Some thoughts on influencing innovation - how can aspiring innovators escape the gravity well of the status quo? If you’re not in a company that embraces innovation, what can you do? Adam comes back to skunk works as one way to build momentum. Look for much more on this topic at bplusd in the coming weeks and months.

It has been some time coming but it’s here, a comprehensive exploration into what is ‘Social Design’. This great video comes from the team at the socialdesignsite.com.

UPDATE - from Kate

What is Social Design from your point of view?