Reinvention is the mother of necessity
The illiterates of 21st Century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. - Alvin Toffler
Remember when you were 15 years old? You did some things well, other things not so well. You were excited about the future but uncertain of the path you would follow. You were curious, you often took risks and failed, but you were always learning.
Those attributes describe how, in my view, leaders of the corporate world are managing the process of digitally transforming their businesses.
We read “Necessity is the mother of invention” and now actually “Reinvention is the mother of necessity”
We need to shift our “Business As Usual” Thinking
We’re too focused on the technology rather than thinking about digital as a ‘whole of business’ transformation. As a result, we are failing to seriously incorporate digital into the fabric of our companies. While talking to some of my peers in the industry it also appears that the problem is as well with the approach we are trying to implement digital strategies. Digital and Agile walks hand in hand. We can’t have traditional implementation strategies to implement the Digital aspects which actually require an Agile approach.
Remember when you were 15 years old? You did some things well, other things not so well. You were excited about the future but uncertain of the path you would follow. You were curious, you often took risks and failed, but you were always learning.
Those attributes describe how, in my view, leaders of the corporate world are managing the process of digitally transforming their businesses.
We read “Necessity is the mother of invention” and now actually “Reinvention is the mother of necessity”
We need to shift our “Business As Usual” Thinking
- Lack of integration
- Legacy system of Records
- Digital and Social inside and out
- System of engagement
- Human Centric Designs
We’re too focused on the technology rather than thinking about digital as a ‘whole of business’ transformation. As a result, we are failing to seriously incorporate digital into the fabric of our companies. While talking to some of my peers in the industry it also appears that the problem is as well with the approach we are trying to implement digital strategies. Digital and Agile walks hand in hand. We can’t have traditional implementation strategies to implement the Digital aspects which actually require an Agile approach.