by Sophie Laidler | Jan 17, 2019 | Digital Transformation, Learning |
As technologies continue to advance and the amount of information grows, “keeping up” can feel overwhelming. This is not going to change, in fact, it will worsen as technologies and work environments continue to evolve. An employees’ learning...
by Cerys Hearsey | Dec 20, 2018 | Culture |
As organisations struggle with the increasing complexity of change, they are at increased risk of moral missteps. The challenge of ensuring products are ethically designed can come second to being disruptive, innovative and cutting-edge. Many large organisations take...
by Laura-Jane Parker | Dec 13, 2018 | Culture |
This post title was updated 14.12.18 as it was brought to our attention that our original title used ableist language. We are grateful for this feedback as it has allowed us to become more aware and do better in future. We are sorry for anyone that may have been...
by Sophie Laidler | Dec 6, 2018 | Future of Work, HR |
A 21st century organisation uses systems thinking to enable agility. Shipping working code is an example of a highly valuable system that most startups develop early. Even in the early days these systems are multi-layered across infrastructure (e.g. GitHub), rhythms...
by Lee Bryant | Nov 30, 2018 | Digital Transformation, Events, org structures, Professional Services, Technology |
Last week, I took part in two events at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) concerned with the future of the accounting profession and its firms. This followed on from the work we did with the Institute on the Future Firms report, which...
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...
