The way your organisation goes about work – with complexity or with simplicity – is critical to its success. When the work becomes so intricate, this complexity can kill an organisation’s ability to create value. An organisations success is to create a product of value at the lowest possible cost – one way of doing […]
For as long as I can remember, a conversation has been going on about the cost of frustrated employees to a business. There are a few terms that are used; dis-engaged, absenteeism, presenteeism – but it amounts to the same thing – frustration has a real cost, and you may be surprised just how high […]
As IT Professionals, we often remind ourselves that “It should be all about the Information, not the Technology”. Which is ironic, given that we’re inevitably ‘IT professionals‘ rather than ‘Information Professionals’. But how do ‘Information Professionals’ cope with the challenges of Information Intangibility? The (in)Tangibility of Technology As an excuse, it’s been really challenging to maintain […]
How’s business transformation going for you? I’ll hazard a guess: not well! Statistically that’s likely a good guess because so few transformation initiatives deliver. Under 20% of organisations have achieved their digital potential. You’ve read this far, so I’m also going to guess that you want to find a better way. Why we Invented LINQ […]
In this series of blog posts, we are looking into the business enablers of what is a new way of seeing your business by modelling information flow. The challenge that exists in the marketplace was described in this blog post; it is a challenge which is growing daily as the pace of change and the […]
In Part 1 we talked about the role Information Flow Modelling (IFM) has to play in a business which is having to respond to the new pressures presented by the digital economy. We also put some definition around the term so that we can understand the value this new visualisation provides. We then looked at […]
It’s time for a conversation about Information Flow Modelling and why it is so powerful in helping you to understand how your business works and what change you could initiate so that you continue to be successful in business in the years to come. In this blog post we discussed some of the new external […]
The road to digital transformation is dark and full of terrors…or so many would have you believe… It’s true that today’s organisations face more challenges than at any point in history, which will influence the approach to transformation. Understanding which are and are not important based on how they will disrupt the future is an […]
…a lack of curiosity in your business will kill you! Being curious is hard work. It often means that you are following trains of thought or activity which deviate from the accepted norm, especially within your business. There are 128 accepted human values in the world. Of these, only 11 drive curiosity. Of these, you […]
What’s Information Waste? How much is Information Waste costing your business? It might help to first define Information Waste: Information waste: resources that are being applied to low-value activities These examples will help to illustrate that definition: Information Supply Chains that support no Business Outcome– “we process this information because that’s what we’ve always done” […]