Futurist Alvin Toffler said, " The illiterate of the 21'st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn ". The concept of building communities in the 21'st century will be the answer not only for the economy but to solving problems in peoples lives. We need a new educational and business model. If economic indicators such as unemployment and new home building start ups are a report card, then the current model is a failure. Innovation is idea power and that's what's missing in todays world. It's not " This is the way we've always done it " that will bale us out this time. The Team leadership development system is now considered the bench mark for those building communities in the 21'st century. Brain power from one or two on top of the management pyramid can't measure up to the capacity of thousands of brains unleashed. Simply, more kinds of people have skills and opportunity to contribute to solving problems and suggesting new ideas. Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady burst on the scenes as leadership gurus with their best selling book, " Launching a Leadership Revolution " . This book quickly became the blueprint for community building as the cornerstone was defined as leadership. One key to leadership is the art of creative thinking which can be defined as innovation. Innovation is the generation, acceptance, and implementation of new ideas, processes, products or services. It involves the capacity to change or adapt. Four keys to innovation success are:
- Most studies found MOTIVATION as the key factor in creativity. Studies found IQ was not a factor in creativity.
- CONFRONTING AND SOLVING PROBLEMS becomes the business model of the future.
- Relies on SYSTEMATIC PROCESS.
- Emphasizes PERSISTANCE.
Vision inspires change and change is the essence of creating. You can see how this ties into leadership and leadership begins to define business success of the future. The 3 C's became a coined phrase back in 1999 but most payed little attention except for a couple of hungry, creative engineers who understood the key to business of the 21'st century would be the 3'rd C. In partnering with entrepreneur Dallin Larsen the business model of the future is now unleashed. Come join Team leadership. God Bless, George Guzzardo