Texto por: Jesus Contreras, Periodista oficial del Summit
Esta cita comenzó mirándonos sin hablar y fue moderada por Natalia Usme y Giovanna Manrique, Fundadoras de Flipa Consultora, y creadoras del Flipa Summit.
Louise Pasteur fue la encargada de inaugurar el Summit con su charla: Navigating uncertainty: Anthropology, the business of change. Mientras escucha la música de la artista invitada Ximena Ingunza, Louise sonríe. Las notas musicales trascienden el idioma, creando una atmosfera donde los participantes se sumergen preparándose para escucharla. “La antropología nos puede ayudar a navegar por aguas complejas” explica Pasteur. Para el mundo del emprendimiento y la innovación, la incertidumbre es un estado habitual. Debemos estar preparados para lidiar con lo desconocido.
Por su parte la antropóloga de negocios Patricia Sunderland, se nos presenta con tal jovialidad y desparpajo que traduce sutilmente la esencia de un picnic. Nos acompaña con el verde y las flores de su cuadro “En esencia el análisis cultural es una forma de mirar y analizar el mundo.” asevera Sunderland al leer apartados de su libro: Doing Anthropology in Consumer Research.
En otro picnic de lectura, liderado por el antropólogo de negocios Simon Roberts, este mencionó “Mi esperanza es que este libro contribuya a entender el valor de encontrarnos con nuestros clientes, con nuestras audiencias, incluso con nosotros mismos en el mundo real, a través de experiencias que combinen los datos y las emociones a través del conocimiento de nuestros cuerpos” cuando habla de su libro The Power of Not Thinking.
En el Summit aprendimos que el futuro de las organizaciones depende del desarrollo de habilidades futuras tanto de sus equipos de trabajo, cómo de los procesos operacionales y transformacionales de sus productos, servicios y estrategias
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At the beginning I saw a black screen. Natalia Usme and Giovanna Manrique, Flipa Consultora's founders, were the moderators. This black screen had multiple luminous and small windows creating an environment full of humanity. All the participants were excited by the opportunity to get to know the voices and faces behind this Summit.
Louise Pasteur was the one in charge of inaugurating the Summit with her talk Navigating uncertainty: Anthropology, the business of change. “Anthropology can help us navigate complex waters”, explains Pasteur. Crossing the sea is like navigating the business system. Our society thinks that life, or imagination, flows like a river current. Social dynamics in companies are similar, and they force us to be creative in developing research in this field. But how Anthropology can help enter- prises to design new possible futures?
On her part, Patricia Sunderland introduces herself with such joviality and ease that she sub- tly translates the essence of a picnic.“Essentially, cultural analysis is a way to see and to analyze the world”, says Sunderland when talking about her book Doing Anthropology in Consumer Research.
Simon Roberts invited us to leave Plato's Cave. Eager for knowledge, he decides to see the opposite side where the light is. He guides us not to trust in what our eyes see, and to go beyond.
“I hope that this book contributes to under- standing the value of meeting our customers, our audiences, even ourselves in the real world, through experiences that combine data and emotions through the knowledge of our bodies”, explains Roberts, when sharing what he thinks companies should pay attention in the future and in speaking about his new book: The Power of Not Thinking.
At the Summit we learned that the future of organizations depends on the development of future skills both for their work teams, as well as in the operational and transformational processes of their products, services and strategies.
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