Innovation always inhabits networks, particularly value networks. Innovation does not occur in structured hierarchy, administrative bureaucracy, in legacy processes or under efficient transaction cost economics (TCE) – the foundation of most organizations. These management approaches, central to continuity, security, production and resourcing, are just not suited for perpetual innovation.   

Now there is a way to see and optimize innovation: value networks. What’s also new are collective and crowd-sourcing services to facilitate innovation. Two novel ones are –

http://www.kluster.com/  

http://www.quirky.com/  

And of course, good ol’

http://www.innocentive.com/

These offerings, like effective collaboration, deliberately and necessarily span specious organizations, ossified hierarchy, lofty titles, ‘tight budget’ sanctimony and other obsolete management control mechanisms that interfere with innovation and well-being. It is a very good trend that you will see more of, a lot more.

As management wanes, leadership rises. Leadership for perpetual innovation without boundaries is through absolute respect for people, nurturing spanning networks and focus on outcomes.

We formed ValueNetworks.com to broadly syndicate visual network leadership tools to optimize these key behaviors, comprehend network patterns, sustain thriving ecologies and achieve continuous prosperity in the new era of innovation networks.

BTW, I suppose this blog was inevitable.

http://www.klusterfck.com/