The Medici Effect

Last week, I attended the Medici Innovation Workshop organized by Ms Waltraut RITTER at SMU. The workshop is about the Medici Effect which is a term coined by the author Frans Johansson to describe

the effect resulting to breakthrough with the intersection of fields, disciplines and cultures

Some of the examples listed

• EastGate Centre - a building modelled after terminate moulds
• The card game "Magic - The Gathering"

What excited me really is that the chances for the Medici Effect to take place can be increased with a better tool for collaboration. It is much difficult for this to take place just by a person alone especially that the general trend in the knowledge economy is moving towards specialization of knowledge and skills.

For those that are interested to know more, you can download the ebook version at http://www.themedicieffect.com/downloads/MediciEffect.pdf

And check out the article "Create the Medici Effect" from Havard Business School