Scalable Innovation

93The Three Magicians

become happier and, if necessary, nd ways to reinvent yourself or your

organization.

Using the Three Magicians method, sketch out your everyday work or

study experiences. Start with people, objects, and challenges you encounter,

and note the nature of the interactions (Divide–Connect, the rst magician).

Where does your current situation belong on the Skill–Challenge diagram

(see the Prologue, Figure0.6.)?

Move to the upper level and sketch out regular processes and work envi-

ronments (crowds) with which you are involved during the day (Climb on the

Roof, the second magician). Are these processes and organizations creative or

routine? (Please refer to the Prologue, “The Creative Crowd” section for the

discussion of cr ...