Automation will force us to realize that we are not defined by what we do. Kai-Fu Lee – President of Google China Cars are already computers on wheels. And in the next stage in the automotive journey, cars will be robots on wheels similar to Transformers. The future? Who knows? I saw a movie the other day about …
A year ago when I talked to truck drivers they said ‘there’s no way a robot could do my job.’ This year they say, ‘We need to make robot trucks illegal’. Andrew Yang – 2020 US Presidential Candidate Last year, I was working on a suspense book, that had a smart killer toaster. Too cheeky. …
Current robots are only able to replace people in very limited circumstances. And people don’t want to work in factories. They want more comfortable jobs. That is what happens when standards of living and education rise. All people everywhere aspire to better lives. Rodney Brooks- Robot Engineer Quick robot joke? A textile mill has been automated. The mill …
VUCAN DRIVERS – PRODUCTS Old Norm New Norm Product based, ‘brick and mortar’ business model Platform based, online business model You are your work You are Brand You Ping pong table @ work History Collaborative team work Online team work Traditional company stability Disruption Company office Work @ home Machines are industrial robots Machines are co-bots …
The Products part of the 7P’s framework is based on discovering your ‘what’ of work and then help you define your ‘who’ of work. This section addresses the organizational and then personal elements of Products. Each organization makes products using the latest technology. In the front of this section, we describe the biggest disruptors to work including artificial …
What practices were critical in pre COVID time? What new practices are critical in COVID time? Who are your direct customers and stakeholders? How do you satisfy your customer and stakeholders? How do your customer know and measure the value of your contributions? Is your workvalue-adding? How? How is your value measured and monetized? Are …
We’re in the age of the idea. The organizations that can develop a culture of creativity and idea generation will be the winners. Kevin Roberts – CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi We’re all knowledge workers. “Knowledge workers have high degrees of expertise, education, or experience, and the primary purpose of their jobs involves the creation, distribution, or application of knowledge.”[i] …
As technology advances in complexity and scope, fear becomes more primitive. Don DeLillo – Writer. I’m surprised how many VUCANs are techno-phobes in a tech-economy. Wonder why? When you hear the following words, what do you think about? Faster. Better. Killer. Cheaper. Smaller. Agile. Tech and specifically the smart phone are usually at the heart of disruption. …
How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things but by how well we are understood. Andrew Grove, CEO Intel Think of the last dinner you had in a restaurant where most couples were using smart phones to keep current, contact friends, and text their date 2 feet away. It’s worse …
VUCA is a continuous process that results in increasing disruption over time. Automation, machine learning, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and many technologies are advancing faster than our abilities to understand and cope. Companies have to adapt. VUCANs have to be resilient. Some companies and VUCANs can adjust well, others can’t or won’t. So, what to do? Disruptor companies will …