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Closing keynote at the NGA Green Jobs Innovation Fund Event, October 24 & 25, 2013, Washington, DC.
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adership:
SIX PRACTICES FOR CO-CREATING COMMUNITIES THAT WORK
We !
Thomas, Age 2
Matthias, Age 4
The Boys Ages 10 & 8
http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/i/indonesia.htm http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/kamen-rider-dragon-knight/ images/14606981/title/kamen-rider-photo
16th Ave, NW & Columbia
1. Superheroes do work that matters.
2. Superheroes test limits.
3. Superheroes make a discernible difference – quickly.
4. Superheroes (generally) are honorable.
“We love superheroes because they refuse to give up on us.”
World Economic Forum 2012: The Great Transformation
Revolutions:
1. More
2. Mobility
3. Mentality
Stuff to read about Leadership since books were books
2000: 34,240
2008: 61,015
2012: 95,518
106,568
Last 90 days: 3,761
Advent of the stone tablet (3000 BC)
&
519+ Workforce Leaders
Vinz Koller Kristin Wolff
1 Wide-Angle
View
Photo by Hockley Photography
Photo by CaptainMcDan (Flickr)
Boston meets Honolulu (& Seattle & Raleigh…)
2 (Hyper)
Networks
Meetings § Invitation § Agenda § Pre-meeting
packets § Refreshments § Minutes
Key Questions § Purpose? § On or offline? § Who must be present? § Range of activities
participants will be engaged in?
§ Nature of space/accommodations necessary?
§ Required documentation?
Photo by donabelandewan@flickr
3 Radical
Openness
“If we want to maximize the benefits and minimize the harms of connection, we have to take responsibility for shaping the tools we use to encounter the world.” Ethan Zuckerman, Rewire
4 Relentless
Experimentation
5 Unique Value
Photo by Creatica.com
1. Started 2004; Completed 2006
2. Number of steel plates required: 168
3. Size: 33x66x42
4. Weight: 110 tons
Cloudgate
Photo by: Opusfotos (Flickr)
6 Regeneration
Photo by Chnines (Flickr)
“Building leaders is not just a possibility or opportunity, it is something you should make your goal to achieve.”
WIDE ANGLE
VIEW
HYPER
NETWORKS
RELENTLESS EXPERIMENTATION
UNIQUE VALUE
RE- GENERATION
RADICAL OPENNESS
adership We !
Thanks!
Kristin Wolff (& Vinz Koller, Director, TAT) [email protected] [email protected] @kristinwolff @Social_Policy @Weadership
SPRA.com
WEadership.org
ADOPT A WIDE ANGLE VIEW
6 WEadership Superpowers
BUILD DIVERSE
NETWORKS
EMBRACE OPENNESS
ENCOURAGE EXPERIMENTA-
TION
ADD UNIQUE VALUE
CULTIVATE NEXT
GENERATION LEADERS
Description Resources Cited
Leaders look for new ways to apply their resources and expertise. They focus on solving important community problems.
- CodeforAmerica.org on repurposing solutions - GitHub.com for sharing solutions
Leaders collaborate with partners creatively, using informal networks alongside traditional hierarchies.
- http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com/network for mapping networks
- Monitor Institute’s Gather guide: http://www.monitorinstitute.com/downloads/what-we-think/gather/GATHER_The_Art_and_Science_of_Effective_Convening.pdf
Leaders share the role of leadership with staff, partners, and the public. They use social technologies to listen, inform, and collaborate.
- Kiva.org for small business lending - P2PU.org for un-school example - Quora.com for knowledge sharing platform - http://meshing.it/companies for shareconomy
companies Leaders know their industry needs new ideas, and new ideas need testing.
Leaders find ways their unique contributions can make a real difference in their communities. Those who add value remain relevant.
Leaders build skills and share knowledge in order to develop new leaders in their fields and in their communities.
- AmericanSamoaRenewal.org for video - Prototyping Framework (NESTA)
http://www.nesta.org.uk/news_and_features/assets/features/prototyping_framework
- Cloudgate http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_park_-artarchitecture.html#cloud
- Embrace multigenerational workplace and boardroom
- Not everyone under 30 is “techie,” but young people have much to offer