the wabi-sabi of business id strategy conference may 18, 2006 kairos, inc. presented by natalia...

The Wabi-sabi of business

ID Strategy Conference

May 18, 2006

Kairos, Inc.presented by Natalia Davis and Russell Redenbaugh

Copyright © 2006 Kairos, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide

Wabi-sabi viewWabi-sabi view


The Wabi-sabi view:

• Wabi-sabi is the Japanese aesthetic associated with the tea ceremony. Wabi-sabi exemplifies universal spiritual-philosophical tenets. We are using the Wabi-sabi view to show that value is universal.


Core BeliefCore Belief


• Things are either evolving from or devolving back into the nothingness (or) businesses are either increasing or diminishing in value.


Spiritual ValuesSpiritual Values


Spiritual Values:

• Truth comes from the observation of nature (or) truth comes from the observation of people.

• Greatness exists in the inconspicuous details (or) value exists in the anomalies.

• Beauty can be coaxed out of ugliness (or) abundance and opportunity can arise from scarcity.


State of MindState of Mind


State of Mind:

• Acceptance of the inevitable (or) acceptance of the inevitable cycle of change.

• Appreciation of the cosmic order (or) appreciation and respect for the “Holy Trinity” of business.


PreceptsPrecepts


• Get rid of all that is unnecessary (or) eliminate waste.

• Focus on the intrinsic and ignore hierarchy (or) focus on the “just one thing” or core value.


Holy TrinityHoly Trinity


Holy Trinity:

Shareholders

Customers Employees


• Respect the cosmic order of the “Holy Trinity” of business: Shareholders, Customers, and Employees.

• Always create value for these three different groups of people.


ValueValue


Value:

• Value lives in the overlap of stories and actions.

• Value is either evolving or devolving.

• Follow the footprints of change to see whether value is evolving or devolving.


TimeTime


“There is a verse [in the Koran] that says God swears by time. Anything you gain in life, you pay for with your time. Time is the most important thing that has been given to man.”

Time:

- Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human-rights activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.


“Time is the scarcest of all resources. Time is the only non-renewable resource.”

Time:

- George Gilder, Author and Technology Expert


• Time, not money, is the universal currency.

• We are always trying to get a return on our investment of time.

• The greatest value is the greatest return on one’s investment of time.

Time:


Metrics of TimeMetrics of Time


Metrics of Time:

• Time to transact

• Time to find

• Time to understand


The Path to ValueThe Path to Value


We Study:

• Study people.• Design for the “Holy Trinity” of

business.• Design for return on investment of

time.• Find metrics and measure.


Thank YouThank You


Credits• MetaDesign. Special thanks to Bill Hill.• References to Wabi-sabi from:

– “Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers” by Leonard Koren, Stone Bridge Press, 1994

• Photo Credits:– “Wabi-sabi View”: Image Source/Image Source/Getty Images– “Core Belief”: Dez Pain/Stock.Xchng– “Spiritual Values”: Max Bogaert/Stock.Xchng– “State of Mind”: Michelle Miralles/Stock.Xchng– “Precepts”: John Knill/Digital Vision/Getty Images– “Holy Trinity”: Natalia Davis– “Value”: Grant V Faint/Photodisc Red/Getty Images– Joined circles in the sand #1 & #2: Natalia Davis– “Time”: Dan Price/Stock.Xchng– Japanese temple well and Japanese wish pond: Lars Jensen/Stock.Xchng– “Metrics of Time”: EMiN OZKAN/Stock.Xchng– “The Path to Value”: Eric Audras/Photo Alto/Getty Images– “Thank You”: dlee/Stock.Xchng

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