The rise of the CDO is regressive because data is an input to information & knowledge, and it is dangerous because it reinforces the propensity of organizations to focus on the moment rather than on strategic action and wealth creation. CDO role: Regressive and Dangerous With big data comes a new corporate role, yet another executive seeking a seat at the tables … [Read more...] about Why the Chief Data Officer (CDO) Role Is Regressive & Dangerous
Emotional Infrastructure: How Core Competencies Are Breaking Your Organization’s Heart
Emotional Infrastructure or HOW CLINGING TO CORE COMPETENCIES IS BREAKING YOUR ORGANIZATION’S HEART ORGANIZATIONS ARE MORE COMPLEX THAN EVER, AND FOCUSING TOO MUCH ON GARY HAMEL'S IDEA OF "CORE COMPETENCIES" IS BOTH OUTDATED AND DAMAGING TO YOUR COMPANY'S EMOTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE Since Gary Hamel and CK Prahalad put forth the idea of "core competencies" in a 1990 … [Read more...] about Emotional Infrastructure: How Core Competencies Are Breaking Your Organization’s Heart
Education and Legislation: It’s Time for a Real Debate
Education and Legislation There was a discussion about education this morning among the congressional republican leadership in Washington D.C. around 529 savings accounts and a move toward local funding (you can see it here on C-SPAN). Neither issue is as clear cut as was suggested by the rhetoric. In particular, the idea that schools with more autonomy from the "Washington … [Read more...] about Education and Legislation: It’s Time for a Real Debate
My Year of Living Paperlessly: From Magazines to Personal Learning Documents
I recently wrote the first in a series of posts about my attempt to turn 2015 into My Year of Living Paperlessly at iPhone Life. I am trying to document what I'm doing as I take each step. This post focuses turning magazine pages into learning documents. But let me step back first. I have, for years, kept files of magazine articles. Some of those have already been scanned … [Read more...] about My Year of Living Paperlessly: From Magazines to Personal Learning Documents
What is Digital Transformation?
I have seen several definitions of digital transformation floating are twitter of late. I thought I would document mine here: Digital transformation is the manifestation of strategy enabled by digital technology. Business models, policies and practices, branding, the use of space and the adoption of technology should all be driven by strategy. It should be noted that digital … [Read more...] about What is Digital Transformation?