Medici Effect Research Articles

The Medici effect: multidisciplinary insights for entrepreneurship research

The Medici effect: multidisciplinary insights for entrepreneurship research

Volodymyr Zelensky’s Presidential Rhetoric as a Strategic Resource

The article exposes Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s presidential rhetoric as a strategic resource in Ukraine’s confrontation with the Russian aggressor after 24.02.2022. By grasping varied aspects of political communication exercised by the Ukrainian president, we try to explain how and why the Ukrainian state is capable of creating an effective communication campaign in times of being invaded by its powerful neighbor. According to our assumptions, it is particularly a matter of 1. clarity and relevance of goals that the head of Ukraine wants to achieve through his rhetoric, 2. inclusiveness of the formula that Zelenskyy uses to demonstrate the essence of being Ukrainian and contributing to Ukrainian culture; 3. his artistic proficiency which helps him in identifying the proper means of persuading broad audiences to his narrative and agenda.
 To verify the accuracy of the hypotheses, we employed theoretical concepts of logos, ethos, and pathos in the course of analysing chosen speeches delivered by the Ukrainian president. Moreover, the notions of “facilitating leadership” proposed by George C. Edwards III, and the “Medici Effect” coined by Frans Johansson are involved.
 The outcomes of the work confirmed our expectations. The high quality and strategic meaning of Zelenskyy’s statements after 24.02.2022 come from three main sources, i.e., 1. transparent and justified message; 2. the unifying qualities of the speaker; 3. his persuasive skilfulness.

A Cross-Pollination of ideas about Distributed Ledger Technological Innovation through a Multidisciplinary and Multisectoral lens: Insights from the Blockchain Technology Symposium ’21

IntroductionIn his 2004 book, The Medici Effect, Francis Johansson describes how creativity and innovation emerge when new ideas are begotten of existing ideas (Johansson, 2004). As ideas bounce off one another, they sometimes stick and form new combinations, and these recombinant ideas generate better ideas. When a person steps into the intersection of disciplines or

Facilitating Out-of-the-Box Solutions

Facilitating Out-of-the-Box Solutions

Affirmative Action in Piercing the Bamboo Ceiling within the Australian Legal Profession — Utopian Ideal or Dystopian Nightmare?

This paper considers the phenomenon of the bamboo ceiling and whether affirmative action presents an adequate means of alleviating such deeply entrenched inequalities within the Australian legal profession. It is suggested that “The Medici Effect” presents an adequate means of overcoming the problem of the bamboo ceiling. It is concluded that “The Medici Effect”, bringing together different disciplines and finding their intersections, is a means of generating collaboration and invoking innovation through an influx of ideas bringing about the core notable benefit of “diversity of thought”.

Convergence Science Arrives: How Does It Relate to Psychiatry?

Acad Psychiatry DOI 10.1007/s40596-016-0496-0 IN DEPTH ARTICLE: COMMENTARY Convergence Science Arrives: How Does It Relate to Psychiatry? Harris A. Eyre 1 & Helen Lavretsky 2 & Malcolm Forbes 3 & Cyrus Raji 4 & Gary Small 2 & Patrick McGorry 5 & Bernhard T. Baune 1 & Charles Reynolds III 6 Received: 28 February 2015 / Accepted: 25 January 2016 # Academic Psychiatry 2016 Convergence (from the Latin convergere, to “incline togeth- er”) encompasses the juncture between diverse industries, cul- tures, departments, and disciplines. It is the node where tradi- tional concepts meld, intersect, clash, and cross-pollinate. Convergence is the point from which novel insights arise, which has been termed the Medici Effect, for its role in cata- lyzing the Renaissance [1]. Convergence science was recently defined and promoted in two large reports [2, 3]. It was defined as “an approach to problem solving that cuts across disciplinary boundaries. It integrates knowledge, tools, and thought strategies from var- ious fields for tackling challenges that exist at the interfaces of multiple fields” ([2], p. 13). In the context of medical science, convergence involves integration of computer science, phys- ics, mathematics, engineering, medicine, the arts, chemistry, and biology; synergy between government, academia, and industry is also vital. Convergence, or transdisciplinary * Harris A. Eyre Harris.eyre@gmail.com University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA science, is suggested to surpass interdisciplinary and multi- disciplinary science via a more comprehensive integration. After single disciplinary approaches, multi-disciplinarity jux- taposes two or more disciplines focused on a question, prob- lem, topic, or theme. The disciplines remain distinct, and existing knowledge is not questioned. Interdisciplinarity in- volves more comprehensive integration, again, whereby a blending of diverse perspectives offers more than the sum of the parts. Transdisciplinarity offers an even more comprehen- sive intellectual and social integration of paradigms, systems, theories, disciplines with problem-oriented research, and de- velopment. Convergence is uniquely characterized by the cre- ation of these novel conceptualizations and methodologic ap- proaches. Convergence is also unique because it explores op- portunities at the interface of scientific disciplines, but it is not the only way to advance science [2]. Convergence aims to foster mutual learning, innovative collaborations, and a trans- disciplinary language and knowledge integration to solve spe- cific problems [2]. A diagrammatic overview of the differ- ences between uni-, multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary sci- ences are outlined in Fig. 1. Importantly, there are still ongoing debates around the differentiation between inter- and transdis- ciplinary approaches to science and medical innovation [4]. Modern psychiatric research problems are characterized by their complexity, multi-systemic nature, and broad societal impact, hence making them poorly suited to siloed approaches of thinking and innovation. Psychiatry involves the integra- tion of insights from the mind, the brain, and behavior. The promotion of convergent approaches to psychiatry is thus im- portant for improving mental health. Convergence psychiatry is a novel term and refers to the expressed embedding of convergence science into the clinical psychiatric context, which may occur by engaging clinicians, researchers, and

Successful education for AEC professionals: case study of applying immersive game-like virtual reality interfaces

Abstract Background Global competition and the transdisciplinary nature of evolving Architecture-Engineering-Construction (AEC) activities makes it progressively important to educate new AEC professionals with appropriate skill sets. These skills include the ability and capability of not only developing routine projects, but also delivering novel design solutions and construction processes (some of which may be unknown), to feasible, surprising, or potentially patentable solutions. For example, despite recent innovations in immersive visualisation technologies and tele-presence decision-support toolkits, the AEC sector as a whole has not yet fully understood these technologies, nor embraced them as an enabler. Methods Given this, this paper proposes a new approach for delivering education and training to address this shortcoming. This approach focuses on doing traditional (routine) work with creative thinking in order to address these challenges. This rationale is based on the principles of Successful Education as a new paradigm for engineering education, which is inspired by the Theory of Successful Intelligence, by the Medici Effect and Leonardo da Vinci’s Seven Principles. The paper presents the educating AEC professionals is presented the AEC sector. The Theory of Successful Intelligence and its three forms of intelligence (Practical, Analytical, and Creative), are supported by lessons learned from the Renaissance, including the Medici Effect and da Vinci’s Seven Principles. Results Based on these theoretical pillars, a new approach to educating AEC professionals is presented with a proof-of-concept prototype that uses a game-like virtual reality (VR) visualisation interface supported by Mind Mapping is introduced as an exemplar. Conclusion The developed interface in this study applies Game Theory to non-collocated design teams in accordance with Social Sciences Theory (social rules) and Behavioural Science Theory (decision making). It contributes by supporting new insights into AEC actor involvement, pedagogy, organisational behaviour, and the social constructs that support decision making.

Overly ambitious critics and the Medici Effect: a reply to Kampen and Tamás

The critical audit of Q methodology by Kampen and Tamás contains many errors of fact and understanding—indeed, a resistance to understanding that is compared to the Medicis’ stance toward Galileo. Following a brief historical summary of similar ill-advised critiques of Q methodology in the 80 years since its introduction, responses are presented to various of the points raised: on the nature of subjectivity, the universe of subjective communicability (concourse) and samples drawn from it, the role of factor analysis and factor interpretation, the forced Q-sort distribution, the ratio between the number of participants and the number of statements in the Q sample, and sources of researcher bias.

Future of engineering education

The objective of this paper is to present a new concept of engineering education called ‘successful education’. First, the paper provides a brief discussion of the major forces driving the evolution of engineering education. These include the evolution in general of our civilisation from knowledge-based to creativity-based and the corresponding emerging challenges this transformation presents. Next, the paper provides an overview of selected sources of our inspiration and knowledge used to develop successful education, including an interpretation of the evolution of engineering education from both the systems and theory of inventive problem solving perspectives. It includes basic information about the theory of successful intelligence, about the Medici effect and about the Da Vinci principles. The core of the paper is a description of successful education as a new model for educating successful engineers. Basic objectives, assumptions and concepts of the model are presented. They include the concept of a successful department, its organisation, teaching based on the use of the theory of successful intelligence, its physical environment and various ways to create an appropriate ambience within it which stimulates creative learning. This concept is understood in pragmatic terms as an engineering activity that is focused on inventing engineering systems which are new, feasible, useful and potentially patentable.

Accelerating Venture Creation and Building on Mutual Strengths in Experimental Business Labs

This paper articulates the opportunity of using an experimental business laboratory approach as a means of accelerating the creation, incubation and testing of new venture ideas. Such a strategy leads to the establishment of a micro-ecosystem of aspiring entrepreneurs and others in a business laboratory environment. The goal is to create a mini idea-supercollider, in which a microscopic ‘De Medici Effect’ (Johansson, 2004) can be achieved, with aspiring entrepreneurs with different ideas, experiences and disciplines meeting in a spirit of open innovation – the sum of the whole being much greater than the sum of the individual parts. The development of an ecosystem for idea generation and rapid testing using business simulation tools can accelerate the creation, mobilization and diffusion stages of the knowledge lifecycle (Birkinshaw and Sheehan, 2002) in a knowledge- driven entrepreneurship venture, while de-risking potential ventures before significant capital is applied.

An Interview with Frans Johansson: The Medici Effect

In this time of recession, innovation has jumped to the fore in many people's minds. How can we create new value through innovations and pull our individual companies out of the doldrums? In 2004, Frans Johansson published his book, The Medici Effect, in which he discussed how crossing community boundaries leads to innovations, and he said that the most effective way to create the crossing is to mix people from the communities in a common setting. John Gehl spoke with Johansson shortly after the book was published. Johansson's words are worth thinking about now as we reflect on what we all must do next.

An Interview with Frans Johansson

In this time of recession, innovation has jumped to the fore in many people's minds. How can we create new value through innovations and pull our individual companies out of the doldrums? In 2004, Frans Johansson published his book, The Medici Effect, in which he discussed how crossing community boundaries leads to innovations, and he said that the most effective way to create the crossing is to mix people from the communities in a common setting. John Gehl spoke with Johansson shortly after the book was published. Johansson's words are worth thinking about now as we reflect on what we all must do next.

Smart World: Breakthrough Creativity and the New Science of Ideas by Richard Ogle and The Medici Effect: What Elephants & Epidemics Can Teach Us about Innovation by Frans Johansson

As Ruediger Klein leads off in this group of reviews, “Innovation is everywhere—or so it seems.” Most of these reviews center on idea generation and processing. It will be interesting to see if—as Klein forecasts—this is indeed the decade of innovation and creativity.In the next issue, we will try to be more balanced—or we may get even more creative!Books reviewed in this issue: Smart World: Breakthrough Creativity and the New Science of Ideas The Medici Effect: What Elephants & Epidemics Can Teach Us about Innovation Getting to Innovation: How Asking the Right Questions Generates the Great Ideas Your Company Needs Hidden in Plain Sight Human Factors in Project Management The Fast Path to Corporate Growth: Leveraging Knowledge and Technologies to New Market Applications

Review of "The medici effect: Breakthrough insights at the intersection of ideas, concepts & cultures" by Frans Johansson, Harvard Business School Press , Boston, 2004

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Review of "The medici effect: Breakthrough insights at the intersection of ideas, concepts & cultures" by Frans Johansson, Harvard Business School Press , Boston, 2004

Review of "The medici effect: Breakthrough insights at the intersection of ideas, concepts & cultures" by Frans Johansson, Harvard Business School Press , Boston, 2004