Keeping the Dna (Or Not Forgetting Who You Are) Mar 4, 2014 Humanomics & Systems Horace Dediu and Ben Thompson discuss the challenge for organisations like Apple and Nokia to remember the reasons of their original success, the Worth Waiting Feb 24, 2014 Humanomics Tim Cook honouring Steve Jobs on his birthday. Remembering Steve on his birthday: "Details matter, it’s worth waiting to get it right." — Tim Cook Innovation Time for Microsoft Feb 24, 2014 Humanomics & Quote The new CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, in is his maiden interview: Culturally, I think we have operated as if we had the formula figured out, and Innovation Is a Team Sport Feb 2, 2014 innovation & People In Lattice work of social innovation I discussed the various disciplines and models we need to create better outcomes and solve the tough problems Mythbusters - Bill and Melinda Gates 2014 Annual Letter Jan 29, 2014 Humanomics & Social Issues The Annual Letter from Bill and Melinda Gates every year is something to look forward to. This year they tackle the myths regarding foreign aid. The The Element in Crime Jan 28, 2014 aboriginal people & child protection & crime & Humanomics & juvenile justice & Social Issues Kevin Drum writes a fascinating study in Mother Jones of how he use of lead, especially in gasoline is the real cause of crime in the world. This is Why Design Thinking Won’t Save You (Or Any Other Discipline) Jan 27, 2014 featured & Humanomics & Systems Coming from a investment banking background, an MBA degree and a focus on social change, I easily saw the value of business thinking to create value The Meaning of Design Jan 20, 2014 People & Value Creation Ben @ Stratechery writes eloquently about what design thinking is. It’s key to innovation and creating value to customers. All our work, whether Google’s People Problem Jan 19, 2014 People Interesting commentary Om Malik on Google’s latest moonshot - Smart contact lenses for people with Diabetes. I cannot get over what seems to me a Understanding the Knowledge Funnel to Reinvent Your Organisation Jan 16, 2014 featured & Value Creation The mighty business models of giants like Home Depot failed when they entered China. One of the main reasons was the lack of empathy with customers Why Foreign Retailers Stumble in China: Lack of Empathy Jan 15, 2014 Value Creation & Value Delivery Why did the might Home Depot and other retailers, very successful in the US and Canada, fail in China. Anil Gupta and Haiyan Wang explain in the The “C” of Strategy Jan 9, 2014 featured & People & Value Creation Strategy is about choices. These choices are not easy to make and the question that comes through always is where do you start. There are basically The Abandonment Question Jan 8, 2014 Humanomics & Systems & Value Creation In a series of questions that every organisation needs to ask itself, we looked at the purpose question. Now we look at Abandonment. The Purpose Question Jan 7, 2014 featured & Humanomics If questions are powerful and in fact a prerequisite for innovation, then the biggest question we can ask is the “purpose question”. Keith Yamashita The 5 Questions Every Company Should Ask Itself Jan 6, 2014 Value Creation IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION, YOU DISCOVER NOTHING. — W. Edwards Deming, American statistician and expert on innovation Reading Strategy Is Non-Linear Jan 5, 2014 Quote & Value Creation When I discuss strategy it is not always easy to present the idea. An analogy is always useful. Here is a good one by Nino Lancette in Medium. By Is the Age of Efficiency Over? Jan 4, 2014 Humanomics & People & Systems & Value Creation & Value Delivery The new year always brings in new thoughts and new plans for me. What about you? What are you thinking about changing in this new year? And, Happy Public Good Privately Provided Dec 19, 2013 Humanomics & Video Nicholas Gruen, Chairman of TACSI, gave a wonderful presentation recently in Adelaide about the nature of “public goods” (listen to talk if you want Latticework of Models for Social Innovation Dec 19, 2013 Humanomics & Systems For social change or for creating social impact we need to solve problems. In these scenarios, most problems are like the multi headed hydra. You Costing the Benefits Dec 19, 2013 Humanomics Social Innovation is important however, we need to be pragmatic about what works and what does not. Two important questions need to be asked in this Next page