Issue 12
Robot: Is Automation Collaborative?
R as in Robot – What relationships are possible between humans and technology? The theme is explored in two sections that examine transformations on both a social and a business level. A section dedicated to the Posthuman exhibition – held during MDW 2017 – closes the Notebook. The aim of this issue is to offer insights, spark a dialogue, and encourage further exploration of different points of view.
Magazines
A Completely Different Vision
Transformative communities are living organisms that exist in hybrid spaces. They are multidimensional and porous, always in motion and shaped by experiences that spark exchange and generate transformative action. By placing these communities at the centre, alongside the individuals who inhabit them, we can take on the major challenges of the present and the future and create positive impact.
Kill Skill. A non-catalogue of skills
There are no "future-proof" skills. Because when we talk about abilities and competencies, we're actually talking about people development. In this issue, we've addressed the topic of skills from a systemic perspective, to explore what inspires and motivates learning, practicing new behaviors, and triggers evolutionary pathways that connect people and organizations.
Management: Cross, Self, Content
M as in Management. The seventh Notebook explores the shifting dynamics and changes shaping the world of Management: a three-act narrative of how connections between different worlds (Cross), a propensity for coordinated self-organization (SELF), and a focus on content as part of the offer (Content) represent the three distinct dimensions through which the collaborative enterprise develops.
Local: Talent, Community, Making
L as in Local. An opportunity to reflect on and act within (and from) the collaborative dimension as a combination of Talent, Community, and Making. With an insert dedicated to the fourth dimension – Time – with Timescapes.
Info, Indie, Inter: Renewing Innovation
I as in Innovation, first and foremost a matter of values (and of value). And innovating content (Info), innovating attitude (Indie), innovating relationships (Inter) are three possible value choices for businesses.
HR: Human (R)evolution
The “Business Revolution” that places the individual at the center of its future. A revolution that transforms the human being from a resource into an “athlete, acrobat, artisan.”
Empowerment, Feedback, Gamification: c’era una volta il Retail
Is it here, and above all, will it still be? It’s the focus of this third Notebook, explored through three key words: Empowerment, Feedback, Gamification – fundamental aspects of collaborative retail.
Design: (Re)shaping Business
D as in Design – open, social, and collaborative – at the service of business to (re)shape how it creates value. A publication that gathers and develops insights and contributions that emerged during the Making Together event.
Auto, Beta, Co: (Re)writing the Future
A notebook devoted to the opening letters of the alphabet of collaborative enterprise: A for Auto, B for Beta, C for Co. Because collaboration is not just a necessity—it only works when it is driven by purpose and grounded in shared meaning.