Pulling the knowledge currents into action - sparked by John Hagel

How do we engage teams in ever increasing platforms that the new web age brings up?

Examples from my own work experience:

• creating a knowledge team around bringing a new tracking software (of containers) across several European countries on just a virtual collaboration
• being a major facilitator for making the new BMW Plant Leipzig a reality, again especially in dealing and mentoring team members spread across the BMW network
• envisioning the concept of a virtual lean consulting community, which eventually resulted in creating the concept of LockSchuppen - Unlocking Creative Minds
• ...

What are the sparking moments of your life time where similar happened?

Extrapreneurs - a new business design piece?

1. Entrepreneurs are setting up new ventures.
2. Intrapreneurs are doing similar within a corporate cocoon.
3. Team Entrepreneurs, similar to TeamAcademy, the "management school without teachers".
4. Extrapreneurs, not yet defined to my knowledge.

Extrapreneurs may come from within a corporate position, which enabled them to stabilize and find their true passion. Once the pull of passion is stronger than staying at the organization, they move out of the organization's orbit (on a very very" loose leash").

Extrapreneurs have two eyes into the future of business, one is focusing on their own passion they want to become reality, the other one is focusing back on where they have come from (the organization they are still mentally connected). In this context, they are the boundary spanners enabling organizations to see and explore the future with them together for positive impact.