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Ade McCormack’s Digital Readiness blog exists to help individuals, organisations and societies thrive in the digital age. To keep up to date with my perspectives, click on the subscribe button at the foot of this page. #HumansRebooted

Oct | 30 | 2019

Humans Rebooted

Organisation, Society, You anthropology, humans rebooted, transformation

The descent of man Stage 1 You are sitting with friends and family around the campfire. There is no electricity. It has yet to be invented. Despite the relative harshness of the setting, everyone is in great spirits. Its been an exhausting but successful day and so there is food for everyone. Over the course […]

Oct | 25 | 2019

From old school factory to super-resilient organism

Organisation ’talent management’, super-resilience, transformation

Much has been written about the problem industrial era organisations face as we enter the post-industrial era. The rules of the game have changed and many old school players are finding themselves playing on an unfamiliar pitch. Watching digital age startups and legacy organisations engage is akin to watching mice bully elephants. So what can […]

Oct | 17 | 2019

An executive’s guide to risk management

Organisation business models, experimentation, risk

Back in the day There was a time when people would stumble across a market-pleasing idea and convert it into a successful business. Having created the machinery to convert raw material into what the market was happy to pay for, the focus of the business turned towards profit maximisation. Typically three levers could be pulled […]

Oct | 10 | 2019

How to build a super-resilient society

Society career, cognitive, education

It’s not just businesses that face disruption as we leave the synthetic certainty of the industrial era. Societies too are having to adapt to the effects brought about by increased connectivity, mobility and global supply chains. In this post, I will explore what adaptations a society must make if it is to attract and retain […]

Sep | 26 | 2019

Nine steps to creating a talent-friendly organisation

Organisation anthropology, cognitive, skills

The war for talent is nothing new, but in keeping with the exponential nature of the post-industrial world, it is becoming more acute. Some organisations believe they have the upper hand in talent recruitment and so talented people should be grateful for the opportunity to work for them, what with the rise of the robots. […]

Sep | 19 | 2019

Skills are overrated

You gig economy, skills

It is likely that your resume / LinkedIn profile comprises a list of skills acquired along your career journey to date. You are telling the world that you are just the person to hire if you need any of these skills. We all hope that the skills we have acquired will be attractive to the […]

Aug | 16 | 2019

The case for digital age government

Society government

Limited thinking When one thinks of digital government, more often than not it conjures up thoughts of the citizens engaging with their government through an app. Perhaps it extends to electronic diplomacy where nations resolve conflict by submitting their negotiating algorithms onto a United Nations sponsored server. For me that is more the digitalisation of […]

Aug | 7 | 2019

The three capabilities of an intelligent organisation

Organisation attention, cognitive, data, movement

Intelligent or dead In exploring the three capabilities of an intelligent organisation, we will discover they are very human capabilities, though we appear to be losing them. But first, picture this: It’s a hot day, so you stop for a refreshing drink of water. Consider two scenarios, both involving a cheetah, and by the way, […]

Aug | 1 | 2019

An executive’s guide to cognition

Organisation AI, cognitive, leadership

Introduction This executive’s guide to cognition explains why businesses need to harness the power of both human and artificial intelligence. This is particularly important as organisations in their race to become more intelligent are more often than not ignoring the cognitive potential of their people. Cognition defined Cognition is defined as the process of […]

Jul | 26 | 2019

An executive’s guide to data

Organisation data, IoT, leadership

Introduction This executive’s guide to data covers what you need to know to turn this operational by-product into organisational and market value. Data defined Data, strictly speaking, has no value. Data can be a graphic or a piece of video. It can be a sequence of alphanumeric characters, eg. an address, or just a date. […]

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