fit organizations
DESCRIPTION
Tim McGee of the Biomimicry Guild delivered this presentation on Life's Principles applied at the organizational scale at the First Annual FIT Gathering in Chicago, 2010.TRANSCRIPT
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Exploring Life’s Principles for OrganizationsGlobalFuture
2010
FIT
Can Biomimicry build a better organization?
polar subtropical
rainforest
monsoon
forest
dry steppe semiarid
desert
tree savanna
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Create a world empowered by Nature’s Genius
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HOW CAN WE INTEGRATE LIFE’S PRINCIPLES INTO ORGANIZATIONS?
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What How Value Why
Look
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OBSERVED FOUR DRIVERS OF BIOMIMICRY INTEGRATION SUCCESS
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Organizational Commitment
Team Confidence & Diligence
Ability to Prototype
Resonant | Aligning Organism(s)
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EXAMPLES OF ORGANIZATION CHALLENGES
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CHALLENGE: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTANCE
2010
FIT
HOW CAN WE ALIGN OUR GLOBAL ORGANIZATION?HOW DOES NATURE ALIGN INDIVIDUALS?
taigatundra temperate
forest
polar temperate
steppe
subtropical
rainforest
arid desertmonsoon
forest
dry steppe semiarid
desert
grass
savanna
tree savanna alpine
tundra
tropical
rainforest
subtropical
dry forest
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SWARM INTELLIGENCE | Follow Simple Rules
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PEOPLE FLOURISH THROUGH INCREASING SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
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CHALLENGE: COMMUNICATE COMPLEX INFORMATION
2010
FIT
HOW CAN WE ENSURE OUR MESSAGE IS HEARD?HOW DOES NATURE COMMUNICATE?
tundra temperate
forest
temperate
steppe
subtropical
rainforest
arid desertmonsoon
forest
dry steppe grass
savanna
tree savanna alpine
tundra
tropical
rainforest
subtropical
dry forest
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SEND CONTEXT UPDATES THROUGH HIGHLY SPECIFC CHANNELS | NOT TO DO LIST
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WE SEE PATTERNS
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Information is bea
INFORMATION IS BEAUTIFUL – David McCandless
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CHALLENGE: FRAGILE EGO
2010
FIT
HOW CAN WE ENCOURAGE CONTINUED CREATIVITY?HOW IS NATURE CREATIVE?
taigatundra temperate
forest
polar temperate
steppe
subtropical
rainforest
arid desertmonsoon
forest
dry steppe semiarid
desert
grass
savanna
tree savanna alpine
tundra
tropical
rainforest
motane
forest
subtropical
dry forest
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HAVE A GO - PLAY
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RESULTS DON’T SOLEY DEPEND ON YOU | REMOVE EGO FROM GENIUS
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WALLOWING IN CREATIVE GENIUS
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Thank You