Download - Vision Matters, Defining Identity
Vision MattersVision
Matters
Defining Identity
Jeff Saperstein
Creatingregionalwealth.com
Defining Identity
Jeff Saperstein
Creatingregionalwealth.com
Define YourselfDefine YourselfChoose three ways you would define yourself
Turn to the person next to you and tell them who you are using those definitions
Choose three ways you would define yourself
Turn to the person next to you and tell them who you are using those definitions
—Isaac Newton
Visionaries PerspectiveVisionaries Perspective
If I have seen farther than others, it is because
I was standing on the shoulders of giants
If I have seen farther than others, it is because
I was standing on the shoulders of giants
VisioningVisioning
Seeing in a utopian way what does not yet exist on earth - but might exist in another realm - such as the ideal or perfect realm as imagined or thought
Seeing in a utopian way what does not yet exist on earth - but might exist in another realm - such as the ideal or perfect realm as imagined or thought
Visionaries Change What We Do
Visionaries Change What We Do
Naturalist and founder of the Sierra Club
Nature transforms us to be more human
Care for the earth not just manage it for utility
Naturalist and founder of the Sierra Club
Nature transforms us to be more human
Care for the earth not just manage it for utility
Visionaries Help Us Understand
Where We Are Going
Visionaries Help Us Understand
Where We Are Going
• Global Village• The Medium is the Message• “Everyone will be a publisher”
• Global Village• The Medium is the Message• “Everyone will be a publisher”
Visionaries Can Help Frame the Future
Visionaries Can Help Frame the Future
“The grand challenge is to boost the collective IQ of organizations and society”
“The grand challenge is to boost the collective IQ of organizations and society”
http://sloan.stanford.edu/mousesite/1968Demo.html#complete
The Demo
Can we apply visioning to defining ourselves?Can we apply visioning to defining ourselves?
• As a region• As a government • As an organization
• As an individual
• As a region• As a government • As an organization
• As an individual
As A RegionAs A Region
• Singapore• Ireland• Taiwan• Silicon Valley
• Singapore• Ireland• Taiwan• Silicon Valley
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Silicon Valley is a Techno-Cluster
As a GovernmentAs a GovernmentFour levels of economic development purpose and practice
Source of incomeFocusing on Government’s own use of technology
Technology creates opportunity for inward investment for the region
Enabling the spawning of new industries
Four levels of economic development purpose and practice
Source of incomeFocusing on Government’s own use of technology
Technology creates opportunity for inward investment for the region
Enabling the spawning of new industries
Innovation Work Process
Innovation Work Process
The way we work is our most important innovation.
Innovation is the only path to growth and prosperity, environmental sustainability and security.
Innovation is the creation and delivery of new customer value in the marketplace
There are no limits to ideas and creativity in the knowledge Age
Innovation Metric: The New value / Time X Cost
The way we work is our most important innovation.
Innovation is the only path to growth and prosperity, environmental sustainability and security.
Innovation is the creation and delivery of new customer value in the marketplace
There are no limits to ideas and creativity in the knowledge Age
Innovation Metric: The New value / Time X Cost
Kurt Carlson, CEO of Stanford Research Institute
As an IndividualAs an Individual
Welcoming ChangeCuriousPorous
Welcoming ChangeCuriousPorous
Create a Personal Mission StatementCreate a Personal Mission Statement
Defining Jeff Saperstein
Defining Jeff Saperstein
"...work and personal fulfillment in helping others to be successful through applications of education, business,
and relationships."
"...work and personal fulfillment in helping others to be successful through applications of education, business,
and relationships."