1. Knowledge Networks and x-Teams

2.  The Job Pick Berries Hunt Pick Berries Hunt Pick Berries Raise KidsRaise KidsRaise Kids Time Thousands of years ago Exponential growth, but we were just getting started 1 = Gather food; 2 = Ax; 3 = New materials Improvement communities = Campfire gathering Memory and interpretation = Old folks telling stories “Meta IC” = Annual “pow-wow”

3. X-Teams  Important problems  Champions and productive teams  Exponential value creation process  Employees as partners Your Organization! The World

4. Networked Improvement Communities ( NICs ) Knowledge Interpretation Doug Engelbart 1 3 2 New Materials Ax Gather Food K I

5. Exponential performance improvement Tool 1Tool 2 Product 1Product 2Product 3 More new ideas Important problems Resources Ideas Recursive process New ideas

6. N Customer/Market Needs A Our Compelling Approach B Client Benefits C Worldwide Competition "Elevator Pitch" Example: an improvement tool called “NABC”

7. Champions and productive teams "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world: indeed it's the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

8. Client Value Colleagues Clients Value Creation Forum Champion & NABC Friends Bootstrapping to gather +80 POV IQ points

9. An example: math education The Job: teach children to reason using mathematical notations and models  1 = Teach math  2 = Stand-alone software to teach math  3 = Interoperable Java components to learn math 1 3 2 NIC I K

10. Interdisciplinary teams  People create x-Teams  People destroy x-Teams  Constant need for “change management”

11. X-Teams: Human requirements 3 Commandments Respect Integrity Generosity of spirit DNA of Change Desire New vision Action plan Personal Transformation Vision A to Vision Z Learn new skills Meaning 3-Legged Stool of Cooperation Shared vision Unique, complementary skills Shared rewards Dilbert’s Stock in Trade Cynicism Distrust Misunderstandings Motivation - FAIC Freedom to do your job Achievement Involvement Community FUD Factor Fear Uncertainty Doubt A Z ©

12. X-Teams Your Organization! The World

13. Acknowledgments  Dr. William Wilmot Professor of Communications, University of Montana, and Director, The Collaboration Institute Co-author of an upcoming book on X-Teams  Dr. Norman Winarsky V.P., Sarnoff Corporation  SRI colleagues, Dudley Carlson, Doug Engelbart, Herman Gyr, Alice Galloway, and many others

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