The predictability of disruption as an innovation accelerator is a central component of the Anticipatory Organization Model, focusing closely on how Anticipatory Organizations and individuals can look at disruption and see enormous opportunities.
Risks, like tsunamis, start as ripples far away; as they approach us they gather momentum, speed and force. A tsunami making land and causing devastation is a horrific reality; how well you monitor the ripples will decide your emergency plans.
Risk velocity is a relatively new concept within the risk management scene. It strays away from traditional “two-dimensional” risk management practices and offers an extra dimension for consideration: the speed at which risk impacts an organisation. Continue reading
This is the best time to do your corporate planning differently
Steve Jobs envisioned a future state with computers on every worker’s desk. It will be a progressive culture where technology creates more opportunities for employees and a workplace without secretaries. Continue reading
Almost 50 years ago Dr. W. Edwards Deming announced that systems management was fundamental to what we can now call quality science[1], and he introduced a “system of profound knowledge[2]” as a framework for transformation of our organizational work and our entire economy[3]. He said that “An integral part of the system of profound knowledge is appreciation for a system.” But while his system of profound knowledge got a lot of attention for about 10 years, interest waned when no one could figure out how to structure or measure systems. Continue reading
Unless you have been hiking solo across Antarctica, you are aware that the rest of the world is caught in the grip of a worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. As of June 25, 2020, 9.4 million people across the world have been confirmed to have the disease. As of June 24, 2020, 477,271 of those people have died from the disease. Both numbers are still rising unabated. Continue reading