What is digital transformation and what does it really mean for you and your organisation? Smart business leaders are waking up to the fact that the fourth industrial revolution is here. This is driven by the widespread adoption of technology, disruptive innovation and rapidly changing consumer behaviour. The pace of change means that it [...]
The Challenges Facing HR In this video, produced by Annapurna Recruitment for their HR Transformation Network, Jeff Wellstead - Digital People expert - discusses the impact of industry 4.0, or the 4th Industrial Revolution, in relation to digital transformation and the meteoric rise of a new breed of innovative tech businesses who are disrupting [...]
What is digital technology really disrupting? The uptake of digital services by consumers on phone, tablet, and TV is disrupting companies, organisations and patterns of work. Digital is upsetting the status quo in surprising ways; whilst the superheroes of the age of digital disruption are often seen to be young professionals, the populations [...]
The world is rapidly changing in the wake of digital disruption. Accelerated adoption of new technologies combined with an increasing digitally enabled and connected society will have huge impact on organisations and the people who shape them, and ultimately make them a success. If you look at the top 7 digital imperatives that are driving [...]
Digital Transformation (DT) means different things to different people. I can tell you now, there is no magic formula to adopt to make it happen. DT covers a huge subject area, but generally refers to the process of changing your business by embracing the changes/opportunities in online customer behaviour OR through the adoption of [...]
Jeff Wellstead has recently joined Digital Works Consulting to lead our ‘Digital People’ practice. As a global expert in all aspects of talent, management, leadership and process life cycle phases, Jeff is helping organisations provide actionable strategies to grow people, process and technology, building highly effective innovation cultures to support the revolutionary pace of [...]
Lawrence De’Ath, Head of Product & Technology at Digital Works Consulting gives his perspective on the challenges faced by big businesses when developing successful new digital products. Sophie: What do you see as the specific challenges in digital being faced by big businesses? Lawrence: Digital is new for many successful larger businesses. They are [...]
Brands know that innovation is essential and the lifeblood of modern business. Things are moving at such a fast pace that ignoring the ‘innovation game’ could potentially put many businesses at risk of losing out on market share, or simply becoming irrelevant as new entrants come on the scene. However recent research by Edelman, ‘Innovation [...]
Digital Transformation is a white hot topic at the moment. And whilst we can theorise about the types of experiences and challenges that businesses are facing right now, there is nothing quite like getting some direct and personal feedback from real business decision makers who are grappling with how to approach digital transformation in their [...]
We know that the retail industry is evolving rapidly. And we are not just talking about eCommerce. Smart bricks and mortar (and Omni-channel) retailers are using emerging technology such as proximity marketing to stay relevant and competitive. They are recognising that customers very often blend the off-line and on-line shopping experience to shop around and [...]
