Digitalization – An Unstoppable Mega Trend
Digitalisation is a mega trend that will influence the building of future society. As a mega trend, digitalisation has the ability to find ways to bypa…
Change Management
Going Back To Basics To Drive AI-Driven Transformation
Of all of the technologies that underpin the 4th Industrial Revolution, AI has undoubtedly received the most hype in terms of its ability to transform …
Beyond Puzzles: Innovating in Complex Ecosystems
Have you ever been in an obstacle course that had multiple ways for you to proceed? What about reading a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book where at key …
Defensive vs. Progressive transformations
Most corporations in need of transformation are complex organizations. This complexity was built in decades of focusing on optimizing the core business…
Why your transformation might fail
Having shared the stage at the Nordic Business Forum, in late January, with Anita Traaseth, Alex Osterwalder, Eric Ries and Seth Godin was definitely e…
Delivering an innovation culture shift – the practical point of view
Right intention, wrong execution. Working with a large enterprise began in the usual way: the Innovation Team in a room discussing their objectives. Ea…
The Misuse of Open Innovation within Organisations
Common mistakes and misconceptions There is a growing trend towards companies including innovation in their business processes, which was highlighted …
HOT DESK HASSLES or HOT DESK HELL
Why hot desking fails - and what to do about it That dreaded word: ‘hot desking’. Takes me straight back to the terror of musical chairs as a child - …
The future manager. (middle) managers in the era of lean innovation management
Lean innovation management has changed the way organizations create value. The way we think about creating value today is much different than the way w…
The Automation Apocalypse
The robots are coming. They’ve wiped out the luddites now they’re coming for you. It’s a statement easy to believe judging by current hysteria around a…
Why middle managers are key to successful change
Legend has it that middle managers get in the way of innovation as they jealously guard their fiefdom and obstruct progress and change. Except the leg…
Help us to help you
In my latest piece I looked at the difficulties we have, both as individuals and as organisations with change. Regardless of the context, most of our e…
New year, new change, same result
The new year sparks a period of introspection within us, and many decide to embark on a change initiative, whether it's to get fitter, eat more healthi…
The future of employee engagement
The power of people energy drives employee engagement. If you were to research companies you'd find a lot of evidence about how well they perform as a…