A trip to Huntsville, Alabama, in the US, with some interesting places to work. We worked in conference rooms, hotel lobbies - but don't forget the cafeteria, a great place to run into people! Some highlights from the pictures: The office space is located within a shopping mall - hence the merry-go-round! Had to take a closer look ... Even at the mid-size cities, airport architecture can be quite interesting, Flight delays can be a pain, gotta watch the weather…
Off to Zurich and Nuremberg - a week long visit between two businesses with different projects, different challenges. My traveling partners and I spent some time in the common areas of the hotels, prepping for meetings and keeping up with events back at the home office. Some highlights from the pictures: I prefer airport hotels - on travel day, eliminates a step (from hotel to Airport or vice versa), and that extra bit of calm just streamlines the day, especially…
Making the organizational design decision for where digital resources are deployed? Do focus on where the impact is best aligned with your mission and objectives; don’t fixate on controlling resources.
A working trip to San Francisco - I was asked to speak at the Argyle 2018 Leadership in Digital Marketing Forum, doing my deck on the Five Components of a Great Digital Strategy. These shots are from the event - always funny to see everyone powering up their devices at the end of the day. I made sure to get some other work in ... some great locations, for it, including the Mosser Hotel, the Palace Hotel - and the…
Introducing a new publishing element today - photography - but in keeping with the mission of this site, I am focusing on the impact of information and technology on the working world. And specifically - how innovations in how we work have enabled a change in where we work. I am speaking of the phenomenon of the digital nomad - based on the type of work you are producing, and your access to technology and communications, you really can work…
To get your innovation idea off the ground, there are four important ingredients that can make the transformation happen. Not all are required – but you need at least two of these to have any chance of getting things moving. If you have only one? Here are some ideas to fill the gap.
When you are driving to innovation, target key stakeholders (like Customers and your internal Front Line) and address their concerns. This approach will help pull change through the organization.
To effectively introduce change to a team, an organization, a customer, or a market, there has to be a compelling reason. Early adopters have it easy - how can established organizations, teams, products see the same results?
Over the years, the slow growth of Shadow IT has really been the canary in the coal mine, the formative stages of an organization's Digital Transformation - people using Information and Technology to automate internal processes, get closer to the customer, and transform products and services.
(mythical Chinese curse) We truly do live in interesting times; world, political, and economic events over the past days, weeks, and months have impacted us all. Some may see these as exciting and positive - others see fear, uncertainty, and doubt. But it is no doubt interesting. Truth be told, in our world of Information and Technology, there is a similar high level of "interesting things" happening; mega-shifts that impact peoples' lives and livelihood, due to advances in technical capabilities:…