Digital Business Continuity – Finding New Strength

3 April, 2020
Change Management, Purposeful Innovation
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Stories about Business Continuity during the coronavirus pandemic are all about flexibility - and adapting for the long haul. Third in a series of articles about Digital Business Continuity – real-time lessons learned, improvements we can make now and in the future.

Digital Business Continuity – Supporting a Work-From-Home Culture

26 March, 2020
Change Management, Purposeful Innovation
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Conversations about Business Continuity during the coronavirus pandemic always start with Work-From-Home. Second in a series of articles about Digital Business Continuity – real-time lessons learned, improvements we can make now and in the future.

Digital Business Continuity – Real Time Lessons from COVID-19

22 March, 2020
Change Management, Purposeful Innovation
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Current plans for Business Continuity during the coronavirus pandemic are being stressed in unanticipated ways. First in a series of articles about Digital Business Continuity – real-time lessons learned, improvements we can make now and in the future.

You Can’t Run IT Like A Business (except Maybe You Can …)

Well-intentioned IT leaders, and their functional peers, want to apply run-like-a-business concepts like customer satisfaction and value creation to the operations of shared service functions. If we can describe things with the same words, we can apply the same fixes. But it's a bit tricky to restate things in a meaningful way...

Saving for a rainy day ... (Innovation Budget)

Accelerate Innovation with a Simpler Budget Approach

Organizations are desperate for innovation, but these are still investment choices that require complete and credible data to enable the right decisions. Developing a simple standard for characterizing all costs will accelerate decision making.

Central vs. Decentral IT: Examples of Current Business Cases

Considering a change to a centralized or decentralized IT organization? Here are five real-world stories of companies making a change - there is no one obvious choice, it hinges on culture, value creation - and willingness to change.

The Last 5 Minutes: Digital Innovation When You Aren’t Expecting It

Breakthrough ideas often emerge at the very end of a focused conversation - as an afterthought, an "oh, by the way", just "one more quick thing" that slips out just when you thought it was time to go. The first in a series - real stories of breakout ideas and insights that happened in the last 5 minutes of the meeting.

Resistance to Digital Change: The Fear Factor

11 December, 2019
Internet of Things, Purposeful Innovation
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Digital Products and similar initiatives are stalling in many companies. A root cause is "fear of the unknown" - here are some ways to recognize the symptoms and pivot to overcome these fears.

An Author’s Journey – The Decision to Self-Publish

Third in a series of articles on the creation of Don’t Think So Much. Self-publishing is an innovative option - some thoughts on going it alone (versus finding a publisher).

An Author’s Journey – The Editor’s Harsh Bright Light

25 September, 2019
Publishing, Communication
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Second in a series of articles on the creation of Don’t Think So Much. Exposing yourself to the unbiased eye of your editor will be a humbling, but super valuable, experience.