The Importance of Collective Production (vs. Idea Sharing)
Core Understanding
The core undergirding of the research and how it supports our best practices, is underscored by the fact that true wisdom emerges when the members of the stakeholder group share their collective knowledge, which is then combined, to solve the problem. An authentic and transparent sharing of knowledge becomes the basis for powerful combinations and recombinations that can result in much better solutions to the most challenging and vexing problems.
Idea-Sharing (Traditional) Process
Collective Production Process
Idea-Sharing vs. Collective Production
Successful Outcomes of the Collective Production Process
If executed with fidelity (based on the research) the Collective Production Process leads to the following successful outcomes:
Strategic Planning
Heightened Knowledge Sharing
Consensus Building
Continuous Improvement
Distributed Leadership
Empowered Stakeholders