COCOONERS - Making It Happen - No 6, March 2019

Cocooners - n° 6 - March 2019
Cocooners - n° 6 - March 2019
LIVE FROM THE
ECOSYSTEM
Here’s to the system of value flows we work in. Our ecosystem. No initiative, tool,
competence, result can exist without roots in the liminal spaces between these
flows, between organizations, across narratives. Enjoy.
The ohana meets up
in Barcelona
NURTURING SHARED VALUE
How does “thank you” look like on an
ecosystemic level?
STUFF WE’VE LOVED READING!
Warm Data
Recognizing that complex problems are not susceptible to predetermined
solutions, the International Bateson Institute has taken up the task of
generating a category of information specifically dedicated to description
of contextual relational interaction, calling it “Warm Data”.
Read the full article
Small Moves, Smartly Made
Small moves, smartly made, can set big things in motion - that’s the
sub-title of my last book, The Power of Pull. It’s been a key theme of my
work for decades, but it’s coming back to bite me.
Read the full article
It Takes a Village to Raise
an Entrepreneur
Like the African proverb that it takes a village to raise a child, I would also
say: it takes a village to raise an entrepreneur. We have this myth of the
lone, heroic entrepreneur. And certainly, there is courage and heroism in
launching a business.
We’ve started this journey years ago. In fact,
we’ve never measured the creation of value in
terms of time spent on tasks, we’ve designed
our governance to allow flows of contribution to
be visible and nurtured, we’ve chosen steward
ownership entrepreneurial principles so as not
to focus too much on scarce resources like money.
These choices embody the need for embracing
the complexity behind human flows of
value, without oversimplifying it by mechanistic
measurement of quantitative variables. In other
words, we were already aware that what people
do is not always objectifiable in a standardized
measurement system.
Now, if you consider that the global capitalist
economy is based on scarcity of resources, you
have a clear frame of the problem we are facing: the invisibility of the real
and deep ecology of our value exchanges. And it is very hard to nurture
what you are not aware of. The flows of non-scarce resources like trust,
faith, support or generosity are invisible beyond the persons directly involved
in their exchange. Those persons just say “thanks” to each other
but then those flows cannot be noticed, shared and have exponential effects.
That’s what we want to offer to our ecosystem: a way to track non-scarce
value exchanges so that they can emerge and reclaim their true place in
an economy of value. A way to track all those things for which we just say
“thanks” but that disappear a moment afterwards. Actually, that’s exactly
what we want to track: the Thanks. Or, if you are nostalgic of the old financial
jargon, the THX.
The THX is a new current-see (way more than a currency) based on all those
things that usually make the difference but are not visible because of our
traditional monetary economy focused on the transaction and accumulation
of scarce resources. A tool to track the value of all those generative
and nurturing resources flowing within an ecosystem that multiply when
shared. Each player who uses it is recognized for the value generated and,
according to her operational reputation, the value of her THX can grow or
decrease. We believe it is necessary to allow a new kind of emergent, value-driven
economy. We are in beta already, so if you’re interested, let us
know! We have already tested it with some pre-totype, and we have noticed
that people catch the value in it and just fall in love with this concept.
We have received lots of interest in developing an app that people can use,
and that’s what we are working on now, a way for growing “eco” instead of
“ego”. The journey has already started.
The Ohana Meetup is our contribution to the
whole tribe of professionals, game-changers,
change agents, passionate people evolving
the world (of work).
Surrounded by an incredible amount of energy,
the first edition took place in Rome last year.
Individuals from all around the world gathered
curious and open to know what happens if the
ohana meets up.
Each participant approached the gathering
with a strong desire to contribute to a profound
change in today’s world of work.
The second edition will be on March 22-23 in Barcelona. People from 8 countries in 3 continents
are going to envision what working as an ecosystem looks like and why it is valuable for
all of us. We can’t wait to live that vibe again and be in the party with you all!
SPOT ON: HERE’S HOW IT FELT
EODF 2018
Stelio Verzera
A story you need
to know
What Cocoon Projects really means for you.
This year EODF conference’s title was
“Designing for Business Ecosystems”. So we
immediately thought it embodied our current
focus and we jumped in immediately.
It was an amazing way to participate in
how the organization design community
is exploring the topic, seeing connections
and interactions that overcome the typical
division between what’s “inside” and what’s
“outside” an organization.
FRESH STORIES FROM MOZAIC
Letizia Piangerelli
Out of curiosity
A little story on unlikely investigations and
pieces falling into place.
Eleonora Ferraù
The Journey
VISIT
Ohanameetup.party
In a nutshell, it’s been a real creation space.
All the conversations during the conference
have been very interesting, but for us one
narrative has stood out and is especially worth
mentioning here: the beautiful speech by
Nora Bateson called “Exploring Ecosystems:
Warm Data, Symmathesy and expanding the
edges of the self” that has opened to new,
powerful and fascinating questions for years
to come.
It’s never too late to put yourself out there.
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