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CHAPTER 6THE FOURTH ELEMENT: PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY

Hot Spots = (Cooperative Mindset × Boundary Spanning × Igniting Purpose) × Productive Capacity

THE HOT SPOT HAS EMERGED. The latent energy of cooperation has been ignited through purpose, and the boundary spanning has created the potential for innovation. But will the Hot Spot be productive? Will this release of latent energy actually create value? The answer depends in part on the productive capacity of the Hot Spot. This capacity can have a very significant effect on Hot Spots, as the formula shows. Productive capacity involves a number of crucial ongoing practices and processes within the Hot Spot. These practices and processes become ever more crucial the more complex the Hot Spot. Recall ...

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