The role of IT in digital transformation

by | May 26, 2016

There is still a fundamental difference in understanding between IT and the business when looking at how digital contributes to organisational capabilities. Digital has been a key agenda item for some years now. You could (wrongly) assume that most corporations...

The Secret to Getting Ahead is Getting Started

by | May 12, 2016

A key challenge for organisations approaching digital transformation is knowing where to start. There are many reports available about the why, how and when of Digital Transformation. After reading them, you might think it sounds like a simple process for...

Enterprise Social Networks: a Higher Purpose?

by | Feb 1, 2016

ESNs are now part of the furniture A basic form of social business collaboration is now an expected feature of the modern workplace, at least in terms of the prevalence of ESN platforms like IBM Connections, Jive and Sharepoint, or chat apps like Slack and Yammer....

Organisations in the age of algorithms

by | Oct 6, 2015

Earlier this week, I gave a talk at the excellent State of the Net event in Milan about organisations in the age of algorithms. I have embedded the slides at the bottom of this post, but here is an outline of what I had to say. This is an exciting time for...

Four Key Lessons on Trust & Transparency from Volkswagen

by | Sep 28, 2015

Although not strictly an Internet of Things (IoT) issue, the Volkswagen scandal that broke last week, revealing that Volkswagen had used software embedded in over 11 million vehicles to fool EPA testing for nitrogen oxide (NOx), and in the process pumping over a...