“Well, there was the kidnapping. Is that something you’re interested in?”
It was our last day of a week-long site security survey. We were meeting with the site manager to wrap up our visit but this was the first time we had heard anything about something as serious as this.
So yes, a kidnapping was something we were very, very interested in learning about…. Continue reading
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.
The pandemic is delivering a profound shock to the economy. This crisis could last well into 2021 and beyond.
It will shrink the global economy by 5.2 per cent this year. According to the World Bank, it represents the deepest recession since World War Two, triggering a dramatic rise in extreme poverty. Continue reading
In a recent issue of the scientific journal Aging, a paper from David Sinclair’s lab noted that among the risk factors associated with bad outcomes of a COVID-19 infection, far and away, the most important risk factor is a person’s age. The statistics are astounding.
Review of a proposed ANSI Quality of Government Standard invited
The ASQ[1] Government Division is inviting professional review of a new Standard for the Quality of Government Operations and Services which is being developing as part of an ANSI[2] Standards package. The package includes a Process Maturity Model and a System Maturity Model that can be used to assess the use of best practice operations within the span of control of every manager and supervisor in any government agency. Continue reading