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THE WORLD IN 2017
The Democratization
of Community
Duncan Wardle is the former The Democratization of direct say about the world in which
Vice President of Innovation Community - one of the trends they live.
and Creativity for the Walt that I anticipate will only
Disney Company. He leverages continue to accelerate in 2017 is It is my belief that companies that
a unique design thinking process the furthering desire for individuals, embrace this global community
to increase the capacity for communities, companies and now of creative thought partners and
innovative and creative thinking, governments to both co-collaborate Makers who are willing to participate
capturing unlikely connections and co-create. Recent successes such in solving big challenges, will be the
that deliver unique insights, as AirBnB, now the largest hotel chain most successful, but it will require
sparking revolutionary new in the world and Uber, the largest giving up some level of control and
ideas. taxi fleet; are only just the tip of the that is still an issue for many. I also
iceberg. People are now crowd funding believe that the most successful
honeymoons and personal start- projects will be those that embrace
ups, launching new businesses by rapid prototyping, learning and
leveraging online global communities iteration. Those that continue to
such as Kickstarter. want to get it 100% right before the
launch of a new product or service
This trend is being further enhanced are going to get left behind and we
by the growing community of will see many storied brands, ones
Makers, who are themselves being that we once considered unassailable,
further empowered by emerging new fall by the wayside in this new global
technology such as 3D printing. A community of collaborative Makers. n
really great example of the growth
of the co-collaboration world was
the Market Street project in San
Francisco, where local residents
partnered with architects, designers
and local government to transform
one of San Francisco's least desirable
streets into one of the most engaging,
immersive environments in the city.
The rapid prototyping Festival gave
people the opportunity to come
together and design spaces that would
enhance their urban environment, that
were then selected by a community
panel, allowing citizens to have a
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