EDream
An eDream consists of:
- a dream, big idea or a breakthrough innovation
- that requires detailed understanding of how to make it happen ("enablement")
- and requires managing execution of a dedicated multi-year effort, with risk, multiple resources and people.
It may not seem like there is much in common with a dream to graduate from college, a big idea for a cancer cure and a breakthrough innovation like Apple's iPhone. Yet they each have similar eDream Components, Enablement Components and require execution to make them happen.
Castellina in Tuscany, Italy and New York are two entirely different destinations with little in common. Yet evaluating whether it is a good idea (eDream Insight) to go there and what it would take to get there (Enablement Insight), may be similar. Travel to these destinations may require a different mix of planes, trains and automobiles, yet have a similar execution process to effectively manage the trip from point A to point B.
Great ideas or aha moments are very important. Yet while these ideas get all the fanfare, they represent as little as 1% of the process to make them happen. This site provides a framework to evaluate whether an eDream is a good idea (eDream Insight), how to make it happen (Enablement Insight) and how to effectively manage (Execution Insight) making it happen.
eDream Components
eDream Components are the major components of the eDream that must be addressed and aligned for it to be viable.
- What is the purpose of the eDream? - Mission
- Who is/are pursuing the eDream? - Aspirer(s)
- Why does the mission need to be achieved? - Problem/UnMet Needs
- Who will benefit from the mission being achieved and the problem/unmet needs being addressed? - Beneficiaries
- How will the mission be achieved and problem/unmet needs be addressed? - Solution.
- How will the beneficiaries become aware of the solution that addresses their problem/unmet needs? - Communication
- How will the solution become viable and sustainable? - Operational
Enablement Components
Enablement Components are the major components in the enablement of eDream that must be addressed and aligned to make it happen.
- Who are the People that will impact it?
- What Communities may influence and/or potentially impact it?
- What Knowledge is required?
- What Funding is required?
- What needs to be Developed?
- What are the Realities that may impact enablement?
- What Resources are required?
- What Timeline is required?
