How to promote organizational innovation.
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I’m reading Lawrence Lessig’s The Future of Ideas at the moment. It’s excellent. 
After charting the history of the Internet, and especially relating to its ‘open’ nature after the government’s relationship with AT&T, he explains that there are three ‘layers’ to the Internet:
- The Physical layer
- The Code layer
- The Content layer
If all three layers are controlled then this ‘chills’ innovation. I agree.
It made me think about innovation within organizations and I knocked up this table to help clarify my thinking:
Whaddya reckon? 
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Posted: June 3rd, 2009
Categories: Education
Tags: Education, innovation, Lawrence Lessig, organization, schools, The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World
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Categories: Education
Tags: Education, innovation, Lawrence Lessig, organization, schools, The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World
Thought provoking, a nice idea and I can see what you are getting at but we have to be careful that the analogy used doesn't constrain or distort the argument.
Hmm, I would prefer more organic models perhaps – more network, layer emergent approaches.
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Thought provoking, a nice idea and I can see what you are getting at but we have to be careful that the analogy used doesn't constrain or distort the argument.
Hmm, I would prefer more organic models perhaps – more network, layer emergent approaches.
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Thought provoking, a nice idea and I can see what you are getting at but we have to be careful that the analogy used doesn't constrain or distort the argument.
Hmm, I would prefer more organic models perhaps – more network, layer emergent approaches.
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