Innovation & Transformation
Digital Transformation, Disruption, Innovation Strategy
Penguins vs. Polar Bears
In the Corporate world, culture is often perceived as a set of norms and morals that vaguely drive our behaviors and decisions. In order to use culture as a strategic lever during a transformation tough, we need to clearly define and understand what culture is in that specific environment and how it evolves. Problem is, …
How to live in tough times
It’s OK to not be OK. But it’s what you choose to do about that that’s important. -Anne McClain. Astronaut, Army Lieutenant Colonel, Helicopter Test Pilot, former USA Rugby WNT In coronavirus times, we are forced to stay at home, adopt social distancing, change the way we are working, and renounce many of our passions. …
Stall Points
There are just a few companies that, at some point, do not suffer a freeze in revenue growth. In a very interesting and documented study about 600 large companies as told in Stall Points, 87% of those companies reached a stall in revenue. Most of the stalls are not related to external causes, and they …
Vacation time is reading time
Holidays time? Are you involved in Digital Transformation and looking for reading suggestions? Here is my reading list for the coming vacations. Lean Inception The Inception idea (a goal-alignment kick-off) is a bit incoherent with Scrum: indeed, Scrum does not include phase zeros or pre-sprint phases. Nonetheless, sometimes it can be useful to go for …
Blockchain – Foundation and Use Cases
The new Internet, the Internet of Value and reliable information, has already begun. Organizations, consumers and citizens are taking their first steps to gain the most from the potential of blockchain technology. It was therefore a pleasure to wrap things up with last months’ activities and ideally close the pre-holiday season with this “back to …
How Vodafone applies Scrum outside IT
Vodafone drive its Digital Transformation journey extending agile principles outside IT. During this 1 hour seminar from scrum.org Leona Cheffins, HR Business Partners Vodafone NZ, explains how they do it.
Blockchain Business Case: World Economic Forum approach
Here’s the new World Economic Forum Report about the Blockchain. The Report adresses several use cases by sector, and presents a Framework for moving from the Use Case to a proper value-based Business Case. Enjoy it. Building Value with Blockchain.
AI and the Future of Jobs
Is AI going to wipe off jobs in your country, in your sector, in your company? Yes. Is AI going to create jobs in your country, in your sector, in your company? Yes. The Future of Jobs Report, 2018 by the World Economic Forum describes a possible net increase of about 58 Millions of Jobs …
Zuck, the Libra and the Blockchain
Mark Zuckerberg has just announced the launch of the new blockchain-powered low-volatility currency called Libra. The project primarly targets 1,7 Bln unbanked persons in the world , and promises for low-costs, easy-to-access money exchanges. Mastercard, Visa, Paypal, eBay paid 10 Mln US$ (!) each to be a partner in the Initiative, and the project is …
