Mental Models: Choosing your reaction

Roderic Yapp·2 May 2017·People & Change

...On the weekend, I was witness to an argument in a park in South London. A group of teenagers somehow got into an argument with a woman who was sat adjacent to them at a picnic table. I don’t know what was said initially and only realised that an argument was starting as people’s voices started to get louder. After a few minutes a woman came over and spoke to the teenagers: Read More...

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How a customer centric approach leads to Big Data success

Philip Dwyer·2 May 2017·Customer Engagement

...In the age of the digitally empowered consumer, data is the lifeblood of industry. Fuelled by ubiquitous smartphone/connected device availability and consumer preferences, global markets are being disrupted by the accelerated rise and convergence of Social, Mobile, Analytical/Data, Cloud and Internet of Things technologies (SMACIT). Read More...

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When life gives you lemons, talk to your acquirer!

Francesco Scarnera·2 May 2017·Strategy & Innovation

...For just over ten years, HSBC adverts ran with the strapline ‘The World’s Local Bank’ – and despite retracting the slogan around 2011, it has continued to put itself forward as a globally-fluent banking organisation in the media. I rather liked the advert a few years ago showing the girl selling lemonade in multiple currencies, speaking different languages, because it expresses a very common problem in a very simple fashion. Read More...

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Managing Risk or managing risks?

JC GAILLARD·1 May 2017·Delivery

...There are many risk management methodologies in existence but it's not uncommon to come across large firms still following today simplistic, dysfunctional or flawed practices, in particular around operational risk management. Read More...

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Are you ready for the fourth industrial revolution?

Richard Chiumento·1 May 2017·The Case For Digital Transformation

...This week has seen the world’s leading industrial show and one of the biggest trade fairs take place at the Hannover Messe in Germany. While digital technology that transforms and disrupts was omnipresent, professional services firm Accenture used the show to launch a good old-fashioned book, Industry X.O – Realizing Digital Value in Industrial Sectors, written by Eric Schaeffer. Read More...

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Machine & Deep Learning: Learning To Learn

Joseph Dolphin·26 April 2017·Enabling Technologies

...What is Machine Learning? It is akin to feeding data into a system or plotting data onto a graph, and drawing the line of best fit. Keep adding more data and the line of best fit only gets better and better and we learn how to perfect it. The learning is not just to get the line of best fit, but to also understand what features or tasks are being plotted. Read More...

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The Theory of Winning – Part III

Roderic Yapp·23 April 2017·People & Change

...Last week, I expanded on mental models and explained how you implement decentralised decision-making. This week, I want to concentrate on focus so that your resources have the greatest possible impact. I also want to explain some simple tools that you can implement immediately to help you get more bang for your buck. Read More...

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Building a team: 4 ways to look after your remote workforce

Endri Hasanaj·20 April 2017·People & Change

...In today’s tech-savvy world, the workplace can take many different forms … your living room, a quiet corner of your local coffee shop, a rented desk in a co-working space – so long as you’ve got a solid internet connection, you’ve got yourself an office. As a result, roughly four million Brits now choose to work from home, avoiding commutes and restrictive nine-to-five days for the freedom of clocking in their office hours virtually instead. Read More...

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CLOSING BELL: Peer Group ‘Scaling up breakthrough / digital innovations’

Frank Mattes·19 April 2017·Strategy & Innovation

...Recently I pointed your attention towards a Peer Group which is currently forming. The response we have received showed the significance of this topic. More than 20 companies are on the Yes, I am interested list (see below). Read More...

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How Machine Learning is Revolutionizing Digital Enterprises

Ronald van Loon·19 April 2017·Enabling Technologies

...According to the prediction of IDC Futurescapes, Two-thirds of Global 2000 Enterprises CEOs will center their corporate strategy on digital transformation. A major part of the strategy should include machine-learning (ML) solutions. The implementation of these solutions could change how these enterprises view customer value and internal operating model today. Read More...

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5 Areas in Marketing where Artificial Intelligence can help

Anupam Bonanthaya·19 April 2017·Enabling Technologies

...There is lot of debate on how robots will replace humans and how some jobs will cease to exist in the immediate future. While Elon Musk is trying to fuse humans with robots, Bill Gates is talking about taxing robots to keep humans competitive. Enough indicators from the technology visionaries on what AI can do! Read More...

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Digital Disruption Must Die

Adam Burns·19 April 2017·The Case For Digital Transformation

...Businesses are stronger together, so why are the leaders trumpeting something that creates division? Disruption is dead. Long live transformation. Read More...

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