Soon, organisations both big and small will consist of some combination of smart robots, algorithms, and humans to varying degrees (many do already). Covid-19 will be an accelerant towards digitisation, automation and artificial intelligence as organisations scramble to automate as many tasks as possible before the next lock down. Where does this leave the human as job and skill requirements adapt to what upcoming guest on the Innovation Show Ed Hess calls “The Smart Machine Age”?
Date Archives May 2020
Halo or Horns — Ingroup/Outgroup Bias Kills Innovation and Motivation
“Each group nourishes its own pride and vanity, boasts itself superior, exists in its own divinities, and looks with contempt on outsiders.” — William Graham Sumner, 1906 You are a changemaker within an organisation. Your suggestion will…
Shooting the Messenger — The MUM Effect, Psychological Safety and Innovation
Killing the Messenger “The 300” Copyright Warner Brothers “Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.” — John Wooden In 1997, Korean Air Flight 801 crashed while on approach to an airport…
All Roads Lead To The Future Back — A Vision and Spoke Model
The Romans gave us a network of roads. Apple gave us the Digital Hub. Leaders, it is time to give your people a vision, which they can execute. In this post-Covid world, vision is more important than ever before.
“If you can hold it in your head, you can hold it in your hand.” — Bob Proctor