Visualization - the Wow and Aha!

Bill Black made a statement that has stayed with me this entire trip.

Broken systems track the wrong statistics because performance indicators track the wrong variables.

I started asking what are those right statistics and how can we show a more realistic correlation. We've stripped the capacity of spreadsheets to aid in visualizing our complex challenges. The best we can hope for are X/Y axis charts to show inter-related data or statistics.

We will need truly intreactive visualiztion tools that correrlate multiple data points providing dynamic analysis.

So what could this look like?

Here are a few sites to invest some quality time. Take a comfortable seat, get a choice beverage and prepare to get lost in some fascinating statiscits (no this is not an oxymoron). I spent hours on a site called Gapminder (click on the name). This organizations deals with world poverty and development - however - it provides its software to organizations that want similarly map complex inter-related data.

Imagine potential applications for Operation Mindshift: we might collect data like the linear feet of single use drywall, the waste factor, energy use, timeline, cost of change, waste from changes and then plug in AI walls and visually watch the impact on all of these factors. We might create a similar senario with life-cycle cost providing a dynamic look of reaching break even.

One of these charts, properly defined, could tell the whole story of the difference between a collaborative process vs. the current model.

I'm eager to get feedback on this one.

The Cluetrain Mindsift

1999 - Christopher Locke and three stout Internet pioneers wrote a book about the overlooked significance of the web. While most were absorbed by the technical wizardry these gentlemen pronounced the world clueless regarding the web's power, purpose and potential.

Cluetrain Manifesto is still worth reading. It was, perhaps, the first book to recognize how the Internet changes the following Mindsets:

• Constituents are finding their "Voices"
• These voices are hungry to speak back
• Advertisers have to change from hype to conversations
• Marketers need to shift focus from demographics to people
• Companies need to move from packaging (which is suspect) to transparency
• Clients will avoid push messages and gravitate to those who repond to pull requests

Remember - this was written almost 8 years ago.

The book is now free online (click here).

Sustainabililty - A Strategic Opportunity

I recommend linking to the Mindshift Innovation site to listen to Businessweek's Podcast about corporate sustainabililty.

We've reached a tipping point from several drivers; the need, public awareness, European legislation, $4 trillion in equity funds for sustainability, technological breakthroughs, growing business opportunities for sustainable solutions in developing countries and the lead of several high profile corporations.

Here is a list of the Top 100 Green companies sorted by country (click here.)

Haworth has an opportunity to leverage the learning in Project Mindshift to open doors with these Top 100 firms, Innovest and other firms moving in this direction.

Brainstorm opportunities:

• A Global Sales position focused entirely on companies with strategic sustainability objectives.
• A Global Ideation service helping companies identify sustainable resources and developing holistic metrics to evaluate their efforts.

Innovest is the Canadian company that developed the rating system for the Top 100 Green Companies that Businessweek highlighted. The intriguing service that Innovest provides is quantifying Intangible Values.

One Sentence - One Mission - One Exciting Ride!

Project Mindshift will drive systemic change to the process of designing, delivering and occupying commercial real estate, improving the holistic value by raising the long term environmental, social and financial bottom line results for all all stakeholders.

Be sure to link to the latest installment of
Mindshift Innovation.

MTV and Sustainability

We've got an Core list for of members for the March 28th gathering in Houston. Current confirmed members include: Gensler, KPMG and Cushman.

We have two working copies of the mission statement.

Click HERE for the detailed version.

Click HERE for the overview version.

Read - comment and march forward.

Check out the latest post on the site Mindshift Innovation. There is an MTV video with William McDonough and Cameron Diaz discussing the sustainability revolution. This supports is a great endorsement for Project Mindshift.

Mission with Attitude!!

We have a working copy of the Mission Statement (click to a link).

Add comments.

Bill Black is the mad prophet urging everyone to get off their rear ends and finally admit the process for delivery commercial real estate is broken. We want the industry to say out loud:

"I'm mad as @#$$ and I'm not going to take it anymore."

Click Here.

Kickoff - March 28th - Houston - Hooray!!!

We have a kick-off date!!!! Franco is available as well as Cushman and the Gensler team.

Next steps: invite Turner, DEGW, Metropolis and KPMG.

We've been looking at some other interesting disciplines. There is an individual who specializes in Decision Economics. The short version: elaborate spread sheet gymnastics that shows the value of one decision approach over another. This has potential implications for comparing the current value model over emerging models. The second area is an expert in process mapping.

I'm open and interested in any articles about either of these disciplines.

Rob will be asking for a recommended reading list - please offer your suggestions.

Who has taken the online Strengthfinder test. If you have we'd like to know what they are. You can email your 5 strengths (in order) to Lydia or myself. We'll collect these and use them for some of our team dialogue in order to allow people to contribute where they have their greatest interest and passion.