Human-Centric Automation

by | Jun 21, 2018

This week’s curator, Sam Thomas, shares some links about the growing need for automation and robotics to be designed in a way that complements, rather than just replaces our human skills. As the capabilities and acceptance of artificial intelligence grow, we are...

Growing communities beyond the edges of the organisation

by | May 31, 2018

This week’s curator Sam Thomas looks at some success stories of communities expanding beyond the edges of their organisations. In digitally mature organisations we are used to seeing strong communities of engaged, self-selecting members gathered around a shared...

Fine tuning your agile system to increase velocity

by | Apr 26, 2018

Being really busy and working really hard = providing maximum value to the team, right? Well… While this obviously can be true, it can also be a comforting lie we tell ourselves without even realising it. If you’re working flat out all week but not completing any...

Fostering the conditions for innovation

by | Mar 1, 2018

Social, collaborative innovation, powered by the wisdom of the workforce is like a golden goose – it can produce great value, but only if the conditions are just right. You need the right workforce, motivated and aligned in just the right way. Innovation...

Hiring for curiosity

by | Jan 4, 2018

More so than ever before, we see business models becoming more fluid, having to change to keep up with the dynamics of their market environment. Even large, traditional organisations are looking at structures such as Spotify’s tribe model or Haier’s autonomous...