1. Epilog
1.1. Refine, Reframe, Reconcile
1.1.1. Challenges both external and internal Schools of thought; paradigms; mind set Brain-VS-Mind -Human; dog; fish; bacteria; virus Perception - filter, generalize, distort CAUTION: The Map is not theTerritory Intelligence-VS-"smart" Data, Information, knowledge, "Information Age" "Knowledge Economy" & Innovation Value-VS-Worth
2. Act III
2.1. Reality Checks
2.1.1. Use of IT
2.1.1.1. IT, the enabler
2.1.1.1.1. Mobile Devices
2.1.1.1.2. Evernote app
2.1.1.1.3. "Calculators"
2.1.1.1.4. Visualization
2.1.1.1.5. Gather/collect then assemble and present
2.1.1.1.6. Collective "Brain Power"
2.1.1.1.7. Knowledge Management apps/systems
2.1.1.1.8. Complementing our human thinking
2.1.1.2. HEALTH WARNING
2.1.1.2.1. the magic bullet...'technology will save the world'
2.1.1.2.2. Advance of technology seems to have out-paced our vocabulary
2.1.1.2.3. IT does EXACTLY what we told it to do.
2.1.1.2.4. Beware - Drinking from the fire-hose of information may hurt
2.1.1.3. Consequences
2.1.1.3.1. "Internet Time"
2.1.1.3.2. "Always ON culture"
2.1.1.3.3. Information Overload
2.1.1.3.4. Sensory overload
2.1.1.3.5. Too much knowledge paralyzes thinking
2.1.1.3.6. "knowing" everyone else's business
2.1.1.3.7. "Learned Helplessness" <http://psychology.about.com/od/lindex/f/earned-helplessness> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness>
2.1.1.3.8. Zombies
2.2. POV
2.3. Risks
2.3.1. Inherently individualistic Myopia Elitist, intellectual snobbery Exclusionary. Loose-the-thread. Self-edification
2.4. Antiquated model...?
2.4.1. Emotional Intelligence
2.4.1.1. relate to people
2.4.1.2. interact with people
2.4.2. (traditional) Intelligence
2.4.2.1. math, logic, recall
2.4.3. Social Intelligence
2.4.4. Mirroring Neurons
3. Act II
3.1. Uses
3.1.1. As symbol
3.1.2. Can co-exist with other metaphors
3.1.2.1. Relate to 'mechanistic paradigm' bwo anatomy
3.1.2.2. Relate to 'organism paradigm' bwo physiology/biological systems
3.1.2.2.1. e.g. Autonomic Nervous System
3.1.3. Familiar enough
3.1.3.1. Can just "hum" along without being obvious
3.2. So how might an Organization do this...
3.2.1. Relax? Play? Suspend belief? Pretend? Meditate? -Zen 'no mind' Flow Recoup? Resist temptation? Trust?
3.3. How far will it stretch?
3.3.1. Too Far
3.3.1.1. Fallacies
3.3.1.2. Stops helping starts hindering
3.3.2. What's the Organizational equivalent of...
3.3.2.1. Stroke? Parkinson's Disease? Dementia? Alzeimer's Turrets? <http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tourette/detail_tourette.htm> Stunned? Dumb-founded? At a loss for words? Foot-in-Mouth Brain Fart Over stimulated...keyed-up? Anxiety? Agitated? Stressed-out? Burned out? Delusional? Addicted? Co-dependent? Munchausen syndrome...Hypochondriac? http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/Factitious_Disorders/hic_Munchausen_Syndrome.aspx Munchausen by Proxy? http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001555.htm Sociopath?
4. Act I
4.1. Amateur Mad Scientist's Experiment
4.2. Exploring this metaphor/mental model
4.2.1. Gist of it is quick to grasp - 5 senses
4.2.2. xQ - measuring brain power
4.2.2.1. IQ
4.2.2.2. EQ
4.2.2.3. "Social Intelligence"
4.2.3. TED talk: Your Brain on Improv. Charles Limb. [00:16:31]
4.2.3.1. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/charles_limb_your_brain_on_improv.html
4.2.4. TED talks: Look inside the brain. Christopher deCharms
4.2.4.1. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/christopher_decharms_scans_the_brain_in_real_time.html
4.2.5. Aspects~Facets~Levels~Dimensions
4.2.5.1. Anatomy - Pieces &Whole
4.2.5.2. Physiology
4.2.5.3. Feeling
4.2.5.3.1. i.e. "primal" feelings
4.2.5.4. Intelligence
4.2.5.5. Thinking
4.2.5.6. Questioning
4.2.5.6.1. Analysis
4.2.5.7. Creativity
4.2.5.8. Dreaming
4.2.5.9. Personality
4.2.5.10. Integrity
4.2.5.11. Sanity
4.2.5.12. Interacting
4.2.5.13. Relating with others
4.2.6. Neat ideas emerge as potential applications/uses
4.2.6.1. Learning organizations
4.2.6.2. "mobile intelligence" (p107)
4.2.6.3. self-organization
4.2.6.4. enable each person to apply their mind
4.3. Factoids
4.3.1. Einstein's brain
4.3.1.1. only 2.7 lbs
4.3.1.2. full 10% SMALLER than avg.