White Paper: Automation – Here we Go Again?

Simon Ratcliffe·25 January 2017·Enabling Technologies

...Automation has long been a topic of interest within Information Technology as the general perception that a significant proportion of IT tasks are essentially repetitive and, therefore, ideal candidates for some form of automation.  Despite the belief that many tasks can be automated, in many IT organisations there is actually only a small proportion of tasks that are.  This White Paper explores the history of automation, how it impacts the workforce and examines the impact of human factors in a bid to determine why IT is one of the slowest adopters of automation compared to many other areas of business. Read More...

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Innovate Today for Tomorrow….

Micha Veen·24 January 2017·Strategy & Innovation

...Innovation is a buzzword that is used in many boardrooms and in pockets of the organisation. Only a selection of operational teams has started to understand what “innovation” means for them. One of the functions that is often leading “innovation” is IT.  Most IT teams have started to invest in solid technology foundations that allow innovative technology solutions and applications to easily integrate with the wider technology environment. Read More...

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IT needs to stay Curious

Simon Ratcliffe·24 January 2017·Delivery

...Digital transformation.  Disruption.  The technology revolution.  These are all phrases that are freely used to describe the state in which we find ourselves at the moment.  If we are not undergoing some form of disruptive digital transformation then we are not part of the technology revolution and will become irrelevant. Read More...

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Scaling Up: From Thinking Digital to becoming Digital!

Abhinav Darbari·24 January 2017·The Case For Digital Transformation

...Success today is not long lasting. To create a sustainable successful business, firms need to continuously innovate adopting emerging digital technologies. The confluence of digital technologies can potentially disrupt any industry, including manufacturing, creating new frontiers of competition. It's like a blank canvas; the digital tools are there, and those embracing digital will have a head start. Read More...

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Digital Platforms – The Embodiment of Innovation Management Theory.

Louis Bouwer·23 January 2017·Strategy & Innovation

...The astonishing success of digital platforms is because it's a new business model that is extremely well aligned with fundamental evolution of innovation management theory. In this case, knowledge of innovation management theory is not an option but an absolute requirement to develop and manage this new type of enterprise. Read More...

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Disrupt your Operations

Ripu Daman Singh·18 January 2017·The Case For Digital Transformation

...Operations have never been sexy. If anything they have been the opposite of what sexy looks like. At best, they conjure up images of dust, grime and heavy machinery. Take mining for example. Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, created its competitive advantage by focusing solely on operations. It transformed digitally by choosing to focus on operations. Not on customer experience. Read More...

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How Analytics is changing the Game of Sport

Sandeep Raut·17 January 2017·Data & Analytics

...Analytics and Big Data have disrupted many industries, and now they are on the edge of scoring major points in sport. Over the past few years, the world of sport has experienced an explosion in the use of analytics. Up until a few years back, experience, gut feelings, and superstition have traditionally shaped the decision making process in sport. Read More...

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Bridging the Gap between traditional Change programmes and Creating disruptive and innovation change within business models

Sally Philip·17 January 2017·People & Change

...Business Change and Delivery programmes have a natural lifecycle. There are three core phases: The first is to establish the strategy and programme following a period of analysis, reviewing the current state and existing business models pros and cons. Next, as the Programme starts to evolve into the delivery and change roll out stages this is where the greatest momentum is seen and experienced. The team and business are running full tilt at delivery and going through the key stages of the transformation. Read More...

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Building the foundations of a Digital Business.

Sally Philip·17 January 2017·Delivery

...In the current landscape businesses are facing huge disruption from new players in their industries with ever increasing demand on revenue and pipeline. The pressure this places on not only maintaining or building their business in an ever increasingly competitive market but dealing with increasing demands of recruitment, globalisation, productisation, data and content insights and changing perceptions and needs of customers, is not insignificant. Read More...

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Content Distribution to Non-Branded Channels – Transform or Perish

Rachel Mezzatesta·11 January 2017·Customer Engagement

...Most major brands are finally getting their content publishing and distribution models aligned with demands from customers on their owned web and mobile channels. However, there is a critical need for atomic and reusable product marketing and advertising content across contexts like social, in-app and inter-device experiences. Read More...

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The need to empower our collective talent

Sebastian Haire·11 January 2017·People & Change

...The world isn’t working as it should and things need to change. We have seen this in the current political environment, with a new establishment taking power and the repelling of conventional wisdom from the educational elite. People want empowerment, control of their lives and destiny, and to be listened too. This is also true in the world of work; it isn’t working as it should and things need to change. We have seen the evidence directly. Read More...

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A Happy Social Mobile Sustainable Wiser 2017

Tony D'Onofrio·10 January 2017·Customer Engagement

...For the past five years, Ford has been publishing a list of global micro trends. The company calls it "a compilation of the most compelling movements across the globe that are shaping how we live, work, and engage with the world around us." As we begin the New Year, I thought I would share my favorite global highlights from both the 2016 and 2017 editions. Read More...

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