Emergent. Johnson Stephen Scott

resembles the numerical pattern of growth described in Fibonacci’s spiral sequence (which originated in Italy in 1202). This sequence can be used to describe an amazing variety of patterns in maths and science, art and nature, and has been used in the development of ideas such as the golden ratio and self-similar curves. The Fibonacci sequence can also be seen in sacred geometry which, according to Australian author and lecturer Dr Stephen Skinner, also has its roots in the study of nature and the mathematical principles therein.

      When considering natural growth patterns, we begin to understand the presence of spirals, and the connection between spirals and the Fibonacci sequence – and the higher-order purpose and perpetual growth that governs movements. I explore this context in chapter 9 as a premise for sustaining innovation and transforming the culture, growth and impact of organisations.

      Whatever your cause or business, learning how to co-create effectively is a more considered, cost-effective, measurable, and sustainable model for innovation and growth, and a smarter, more agile system and strategy for engagement. Organisations that authentically seek to understand and imbue co-creation as a primary discipline will write the future and become the true heroes of industry.

      Will yours be one of them?

      A movement is an infinite cycle of connection, initiation and transference that causes one ripple after another.

      Part I

      Innovation

      Cultures and the modern nature of work have become increasingly flatter, more decentralised and autonomous. Today, organisations on the verge of flatlining are having the fight-or-flight realisation that forging strong culture has less to do with data-centric engagement and ‘casting the net’ wider, and everything to do with going deeper into people’s lives.