What Is Iatrogenics, Why Its Important and How to Avoid It for Social Change
Jul 6, 2014
Humanomics & Policy & Systems
Ethics and integrity should be measured primarily by the oath of the Greek physician Hippocrates. Primum Non Noncera — First, do no harm ~ Drucker
System vs the Lifeworld
May 13, 2014
featured & Policy & Systems
What happens when we forget the language of the people whose life we want to change? Pic by Ron Mader on Flickr In the book Moment of Clarity, the
How to Stay on Track With Your Strategy?
Apr 22, 2014
Systems & Value Creation
Now that your strategy is ready to be implemented how do you know that it is being implemented as planned and you are not being distracted by the
Scaling Excellence: Interview With Sutton and Rao
Mar 16, 2014
Systems & Value Delivery
I am waiting to read this book. Scaling is a critical aspect of our work. There is no point in innovating something new if you can’t scale it.
Can More Money Solve Poverty?
Mar 10, 2014
Humanomics & Social Issues & Systems
Image Courtesy - Franco Folini on Flickr Bill Gates wrote in his latest annual letter about the value of aid to developing countries. Bill Easterly,
Measuring Outcomes
Mar 10, 2014
Social Issues & Systems
One of the most important part of any work is measuring whether we are doing the right thing. In general, social programs are notoriously bad at
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
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 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.
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
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
Innovation Office Is Hard
Oct 1, 2013
Humanomics & Systems
Ben at Governing writes about the challenging of creating Innovation in large government organisations: The second model, creating an office of
Lessons From Hesselbein
Sep 6, 2013
People & Systems
Jim Collin’s Preface to Frances Hasselbein’s book is a great read. How to think of an organisational structure and leadership? In 1976, Hesselbein