Fourth Revolution Manifesto Part7 - Four Keys To Success in The Collaborative Age

Jeremie Averous
The Fourth
Revolution
Manifesto
- Part VII -
Four keys to success
in the Collaborative
Age
Version 1 – Dec 2010 © Jeremie Averous, 2010

The Fourth Revolution is a
one-in-a-century’s opportunity.
What about becoming part of the new elite?
A Revolution is an opportunity: to become part of the new Jérémie Avérous is a senior executive, trainer,
social leadership. This manifesto contains invaluable certified coach. He likes to describe himself as a
advice and direction as to the behaviors and skills to
K.E.E.N, a Knowledge Enhancer Exchanging
succeed and thrive through the world’s transformation.
Networker, the typical member of the new
The Fourth Revolution is one of the few moments in international nomadic community.
humankind history where our world understanding and
our society are completely redefined.
The Fourth Revolution has already ignited.
The manifesto explains the deep causes of the current
changes of the world. What can we do to grasp the
opportunity and build the world we want ?
Contribute to build our world

Connect and participate on
www.thefourthrevolution.org
The Fourth Revolution manifesto
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The Fourth Revolution Manifesto
Reference
To make it easier for online consultation and download, the
Fourth Revolution Manifesto has been split in 8 parts
Part I A short history of humankind – 100,000 years in 3 Revolutions
Part II Cheap long distance interactive communication is new and transforms our collective
cognitive capability
Part III The Collaborative Age value system: how the collective cognitive capability of
humankind is again transformed
Part IV Four precursors of the Fourth Revolution – events and discoveries at odds with the
Industrial Age model in the 20th century
Part V The Organization Revolution: from efficiency- management to effectiveness-
leadership
Part VI Four institutions that will be deeply transformed
Part VII Four keys to success in the Collaborative Age: new insights, practices and
skills
Part VIII Your Choice. And why YOU are important for the Fourth Revolution.
The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

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The Fourth Revolution Manifesto
Part VII - Contents
Part VII- Four keys to success in the Collaborative Age.

New insights, practices and skills Page
Introduction – The K.E.E.N: Knowledge Enhancing Exchanging
Networker 5
Thriving in the Collaborative Age: 4 useful recent scientific
findings 13
Thriving in the Collaborative Age: 4 keys to success for the
K.E.E.N 23
Conclusion – thriving in the Collaborative Age 35

Introduction
The nomad K.E.E.N:

Knowledge
Exchanging Enhancing
Networker
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The K.E.E.N.
Evolving from the Knowledge Worker
The ‘knowledge worker’ is a concept coined by
Peter Drucker in the 1980’s.

The ‘Knowledge Worker’ is significantly different from the
typical Industrial Age worker
% of population (developed countries)
Knowledge
Farmers Blue collar
workers
workers
1900 1950 2000

The K.E.E.N.
The knowledge worker is at odds with the typical Industrial Age worker.
He/she provides value through their knowledge and the manipulation of
information.
In a sense, the Knowledge Worker is a precursor

of the Fourth Revolution.
Industrial Age worker Knowledge worker
Homogeneous class (‘middle class’) Non homogeneous category
Do not possess their means of Possess its means of production (brain,
production knowledge)
Basic education Highly educated
Easily replaced Not easily replaced
Follows instruction Entrepreneurial

The K.E.E.N.
As a concept, the knowledge worker

still:
– Works in a corporation, or a closed
organization
– Sells his knowledge, acquired by high
education
The concept was invented in the

1980’s and does not account for the
role of long distance
interconnectivity
The ‘knowledge worker’ concept still needs to evolve

The K.E.E.N.
The K.E.E.N. is the extrapolation of the Knowledge worker into the
Collaborative Age. It goes beyond the assumptions at the basis of the
knowledge worker.
Knowledge worker K.E.E.N. of the Collaborative Age

Works in a Corporation Nomad, jumps from organization to
organization, project to project
Sells its knowledge that was Gives and creates knowledge
acquired by education
Publishes rarely (keeps knowledge Contributes knowledge to the world
for himself)
Low connection outside Highly connected and international
Corporation

The K.E.E.N.
K.E.E.N.
Knowledge Exchanging Networker
Enhancing
Exploring
Experimenting
…
The K.E.E.N.
A nomad – for the first time in history
Nomadic
geography, organization
International
Diverse
Multi-ethnic
The K.E.E.N.
Are you ready to become a

K.E.E.N?

Thriving in the
Collaborative
Age
useful recent
scientific findings

Skills and practices of the K.E.E.N.
4 recent discoveries from science
Recent discoveries
– Destiny - chaos theory
– Personal mastery and transformation - mind and

body operation
– Relationship enhancement – emotional

intelligence
– Teams, management & leadership –
organizational research

1- chaos theory and destiny
Chaos theory shows that events are not

entirely determined by the past.
Small events in the present can change
dramatically the future.
Our destiny is not entirely determined.
We can
invent our future !

2- Mind and body operation
Research shows that:

– Mind and body work together as one entity
– We can transform our brain
By controlling our posture and our body activity we

can control our mood and influence the activity of
the brain
– closed vs open postures, dynamic vs low energy postures
– Some exercises like laughing definitely change one’s

mood. See the laughing clubs in India.

We can transform our brain
Research shows definitely that we can change our brain through
practice !

Mind and body work together
2 major SECRETS of success

1. The body influences the mind.
Act on the body!
2. Like the body, the mind can be trained

Train the mind!
3- emotional intelligence and relationship
building
Research shows that:
IQ Emotional intelligence (EQ) is a

better predictor of social
success compared to IQ
Emotional intelligence
can be learned,
practiced
at all ages.
Practice now!
4- organizational research
teams, management and leadership
Leadership is an essential skill
New findings from research:
- Everybody can be a leader

- Don’t wait until old or high
in the hierarchy
- Daily leadership
- New keys to leadership:
- Share
- Emotional connection

4- organizational research
Effective teams can outperform conventional

organizations.
Some conditions need to happen:
- challenging purpose
- performance orientation
- shared leadership
- shared accountability
- emotional connection

4- organizational research and
Leading. Start today.

Thriving in the
Collaborative
Age
keys to success for

the K.E.E.N.

Skills and practices
4 keys to success for the K.E.E.N.
• Purpose
• Holistic exercise routine
• Deep connection
• “Mutual learning” leadership

Skills and practices
4 keys to success for the K.E.E.N.
The 4 keys to success correspond to the 4 recent scientific discoveries
4 scientific discoveries 4 keys to success

Destiny Purpose
(chaos theory)
Personal mastery and transformation Holistic exercise routine
(mind and body operation)
Relationship enhancement Deep connection
(emotional intelligence)
Teams, management & leadership “mutual learning” leadership
(organizational research)

1- Purpose
Identification and attraction
“Efforts and courage are not enough

without purpose and direction.”
John F. Kennedy
What is your purpose ?

When you are on your way, on
your quest, expect rejection
and to have to go on the
less travelled road.
If that’s the case, you are on
the right way to something
GREAT.

1- Purpose
Identification and attraction
Attract your purpose.
RECOGNIZE
that it is already –
PRESENT tense partially - in your
life
Be GRATEFUL
Be SERENDIPITOUS
2- Holistic exercise
A continuum from heart to mind
Exercise the body and the mind in a holistic manner
There are a wide diversity of

practices
There is also a full continuum

of practices from the physical
to the spiritual.
Choose your own set of

practices to cover both body &
mind.

2- Holistic exercise
A continuum from heart to mind
Get your own holistic practice routine to deal both with the body and the mind.
Practice regularly !!

3- Deep connection
Today, connection is easy.

Easy?
Deep connection is still as difficult. Even more,
because of constant interruption.
Deep connection takes time.
Active listening.
Presence.
Giving.
These are all skills that can and need to be
practiced.

4- “Mutual learning” leadership
In conventional leadership approaches and styles, the leader shows

the path
– Command and control style
– Scientific leadership style
– Visionary leadership style
There is a relationship between the place in the organization and
leadership possibilities.
This does not work in the Collaborative Age. Why would the formal
leader have the vision just by himself ?
“Mutual learning leadership” is the new

leadership skill of the Collaborative Age.

CLEEEC !
4 Tools:
– Emotional Connection is primordial for effectiveness
– Everybody can and should Lead, at times.
– True Exchange is primordial for effective collaboration
– Jointly define and work toward a Challenging goal or purpose

Tool 1: Emotional connection is

primordial for effectiveness
Tool 2: Everybody can and
should lead, at times.
Tool 3: True exchange is
primordial for effective
collaboration
Tool 4: Jointly define and work
toward a challenging goal or
purpose

“Mutual learning” leadership is the key to leadership

success in the Collaborative World.
From our industrial Age mindset, it is hard to

understand.
Well implemented, “mutual

learning” leadership can be
extremely rewarding

Conclusion
Thriving in the
Collaborative Age

The world beyond the Fourth Revolution.
A deep transformation
Beyond the Fourth Revolution, the Collaborative

Age, our world will have been deeply
transformed.
The K.E.E.N. will be the leading community of

tomorrow.
They will consistently apply practices coming from

the latest scientific discoveries.
How can we thrive in

such a different world?
The Fourth Revolution has ignited.
What does it mean?
In part VIII of the Manifesto we will look in even
more detail about what the Fourth Revolution
means to YOU. And also, what YOU
mean to the Fourth Revolution.
Why should you dive or not into the Fourth

Revolution and the Collaborative Age?
In the last part of the Manifesto, we deal with

your Choice. Your Choice to contribute and
make the world a better place.
Read part VIII of the Manifesto:

Your Choice. And why YOU are important for the
Fourth Revolution.
To be
continued…
Read part VIII-

Your Choice. And why
YOU are important for
the Fourth Revolution

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Contribute to build our world

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

Part VII- Four keys to success in the Collaborative Age.

Conclusion – thriving in the Collaborative Age 35

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

The nomad K.E.E.N:

© Jeremie Averous, 2010

Peter Drucker in the 1980’s.

% of population (developed countries)

1900 1950 2000

In a sense, the Knowledge Worker is a precursor

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

As a concept, the knowledge worker

The concept was invented in the

The ‘knowledge worker’ concept still needs to evolve

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

Knowledge worker K.E.E.N. of the Collaborative Age

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

Are you ready to become a

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

© Jeremie Averous, 2010

– Destiny - chaos theory

– Personal mastery and transformation - mind and

– Relationship enhancement – emotional

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

Chaos theory shows that events are not

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

Research shows that:

By controlling our posture and our body activity we

– closed vs open postures, dynamic vs low energy postures

– Some exercises like laughing definitely change one’s

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

2 major SECRETS of success

2. Like the body, the mind can be trained

IQ Emotional intelligence (EQ) is a

New findings from research:

- Everybody can be a leader

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

Effective teams can outperform conventional

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

Leading. Start today.

keys to success for

© Jeremie Averous, 2010

• Holistic exercise routine

• “Mutual learning” leadership

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

The 4 keys to success correspond to the 4 recent scientific discoveries

4 scientific discoveries 4 keys to success

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

“Efforts and courage are not enough

What is your purpose ?

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

Exercise the body and the mind in a holistic manner

There are a wide diversity of

There is also a full continuum

Choose your own set of

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

The Fourth Revolution manifesto - part VII

Today, connection is easy.

Deep connection takes time.