Organizing Around Intelligence: The New Paradigm (2nd ed) PDF
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ORGAN11I NG AROUND I N T E L L I G E N C E Second Edition The New Paradigm TTTThhhhiiiissss ppppaaaaggggeeee iiiinnnntttteeeennnnttttiiiioooonnnnaaaallllllllyyyy lllleeeefffftttt bbbbllllaaaannnnkkkk Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224 USA office: 27 Warren Street, Suite 401-402, Hackensack, NJ 07601 UK office: 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ORGANIZING AROUND INTELLIGENCE (2nd Edition) The New Paradigm Copyright © 2009 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission from the Publisher. For photocopying of material in this volume, please pay a copying fee through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. In this case permission to photocopy is not required from the publisher. ISBN-13 978-981-4273-99-2 ISBN-10 981-4273-99-6 Typeset by Stallion Press Email: [email protected] Printed in Singapore. Shalini - Organizing around Intelligence.pmd 1 10/7/2009, 5:20 PM b739_FM.qxd 4/28/2009 6:15 PM Page v FA DDeeddiiccaatteedd ttoo Char Hoon Zhen Ning, Justin Wei Ning, Nicole b739_FM.qxd 4/28/2009 6:15 PM Page vi FA TThhiiss ppaaggee iinntteennttiioonnaallllyy lleefftt bbllaannkk b739_FM.qxd 4/28/2009 6:15 PM Page vii FA Organizing around individual intelligence and nurturing collective intelligence with the right mindset drives a complex adaptive, self-organizing and sustainable dynamic that is greatly needed by all competitive organizations/nations in the current knowledge-intensive and fast- changing environment. Inherently, the entire biosphere and all its sub-systems are intelligence-centric. b739_FM.qxd 4/28/2009 6:15 PM Page viii FA TThhiiss ppaaggee iinntteennttiioonnaallllyy lleefftt bbllaannkk b739_FM.qxd 4/28/2009 6:15 PM Page ix FA Preface Currently, the exploration and exploitation of complexity and evolution concepts is sinking roots into many universities and research institutions, and spreading across numerous advanced nations.The new overwhelming wave manifests itself from the nat- ural sciences and infiltrates into almost all aspects of humanity including Medicine, Technology, Economics, Social Sciences, Education,Politics,Military and National Security.The pivotal com- plex adaptive dynamic that drives all these systems depends critically on the intelligence of the individuals and collective intelli- gence of the system.In this respect,a holistic comprehension and exploitation of the complex adaptive domain by human organiza- tions is a new advantage. However, the new endeavor requires a paradigmatic shift in mindset and thinking.The new mindset is the intelligence mindset and the new strategy is to organize around intelligence. Ultimately,the success of intelligence management is a critical factor for the sustainability of humankind. Fundamentally,in the fresh context,a human organization should be perceived as a collection of interacting human minds.The human mind where intrinsic intelligence of an individual (an intense intelligence ix
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