by Laura-Jane Parker | Nov 15, 2018 | Capabilities, Culture, Future of Work |
The aspect of the future of the digital workplace that most excites me is its data. The social and organisational network data produced by these tools provides a wealth of possibilities to explore. These can be as simple as a chatbot that replaces an IT help-desk, or...
by Sophie Laidler | Nov 8, 2018 | Capabilities, Culture, Future of Work |
Historically, an organisation used a predict-and-plan operating model suited to stable business environments. However, in the new world of constant change and uncertainty, organisations need to be set up to sense-and-respond to emerging challenges. In HR, the concept...
by Cerys Hearsey | Nov 1, 2018 | Uncategorized |
“A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.” – John Burroughs At the end of a conference presentation, I was recently asked “how can I tell if an enterprise agile team is failing?”. A question for which I didn’t...
by Lee Bryant | Oct 25, 2018 | Culture, Future of Work, Strategy |
The challenge of transforming large, complex organisations that have grown up around calcified hierarchies and process management structures is a hard one. There are no easy answers. It requires knowledge across various fields including technology, culture,...
by Sophie Laidler | Oct 19, 2018 | Digital Transformation, Future of Work |
In the world of transformation, there are many buzzwords and mis-used terms that can confuse the message. The term ‘digital transformation’ is often used quite loosely to describe anything from digitisation through to new digital products and services, but...
by Cerys Hearsey | Oct 11, 2018 | Digital Transformation, Future of Work, Technology |
The circular conversation about robots taking all the jobs rumbles on. In some industries however we see the dawning realisation that automation is not occupation-focussed, but task focussed, and the composition of tasks dictates how fast a role will be automated....
by Sophie Laidler | Oct 4, 2018 | Capabilities, Future of Work, HR |
As organisations try to keep up with progress on digital innovations, demand for ‘digital talent’ has become a hot topic. There is much anxiety about the lack of existing digital talent – but do we have an agreed definition of what it is? Many focus on the...
by Laura-Jane Parker | Sep 27, 2018 | Digital Transformation, Future of Work, org structures, Uncategorized |
This weeks curator, Laura-Jane Parker, considers the role internal communications should fill for digital-age organisations. Last week, I was able to take some time away from work to attend a showcase of award-winning digital workplaces from across the world. Internal...
by Cerys Hearsey | Sep 20, 2018 | Digital Transformation, Future of Work, Leadership |
This weeks curator, Cerys Hearsey examines the role of Chief Digital Officer and how they set the tone for organisation-wide transformation efforts. Organisations that want to become agile and adaptive often hire a central Chief Digital Officer to guide their...
by Lee Bryant | Sep 12, 2018 | Culture, Events, Innovation, Technology |
This year’s TechFestival in Copenhagen was a great event with a soul, and pulled together people from all over the world who want to see technology have a positive impact on our world (good write up here). Within the event, Thomas Madsen-Mygdal pulled together a...
