MIT Sloan: In the age of digital everything, is it time to eliminate IT?
Should we just give up on IT departments?
Forbes: ITIL 4 is coming
When ITIL v3 was introduced I was strongly involved in its launch in The Netherlands. At the time I was portfolio manager Service and Performance Management at Getronics PinkRoccade (also known as old Pink Elephant) and ITIL was cornerstone content for us. It was an interesting experience to see how little appetite for change their was among the ITIL consultants and how much the image of ITIL was already tainted by bad implementations (and you should and do not implement ITIL anyway). Now, we see the introduction of ITIL 4 and I feel a bit mixed about it. It seems at one side that the expected update will add value…
INC.com: How Silicon Valley Is Turning Itself Into Detroit
How Silicon Valley Is Turning Itself Into Detroit What strikes me most about open-plan offices is that they’re so incredibly retro. Huge office spaces with desks beside one another were all the rage in the mid-20th century. [siteorigin_widget class=”Recent_Posts_Widget_Extended”][/siteorigin_widget]
Forbes: A Grand Canyon Digital Divide Between Employees And Their Bosses
Corporate culture has been identified by employees as one of the biggest hurdles to becoming a digital organization, according to research by Capgemini.
Building Smart Buildings Smartly – The New Technology of Construction
The construction industry is not known for its willingness to implement new technology but even it can’t ignore the wave of new technology flowing around it.
McKinsey: The expanding role of design in creating an end-to-end customer experience
The expanding role of design in creating an end-to-end customer experience Time was, a company could rely on a superior product’s features and functions to coast for a year or more before competitors could catch up. Or a well-honed service advantage could single-handedly buffer a company from start-up challengers looking to nip at its heels. No more. [siteorigin_widget class=”Recent_Posts_Widget_Extended”][/siteorigin_widget]
INC.com: The 6 Dumb Reasons Executives Like Open Plan Offices
The 6 Dumb Reasons Executives Like Open-Plan Offices 1. Faddishness The past thirty years have seen the rise and fall of a dozen management fads including TQM, Six-Sigma, Matrix Management, Consensus Management, 300 Year Business Plans, Chaos Management, Core Competence, Reengineering, and Step-Ranking, just to name a few. Related Articles INC.com: How Silicon Valley Is Turning Itself Into Detroit Building Smart Buildings Smartly – The New Technology of Construction INC.com: The 6 Dumb Reasons Executives Like Open Plan Offices Observer: These Solar Panel Blinds Will Power Your Home and Reduce Your Electric Bill by 70% Gensler: using Microsoft HoloLens to support the design process
The Ideal Workweek, According to Science
Sigmund Freud’s alarm rang at 7 a.m. each morning. He took one hour to trim his beard and eat a light breakfast before seeing his first patient at eight.
VentureBeat: What businesses are failing to see about AI
AI might replace human acitivities and it is not likely to replace human skills
Observer: These Solar Panel Blinds Will Power Your Home and Reduce Your Electric Bill by 70%
A new startup called SolarGaps has created smart solar panel blinds that can reduce your electricity bill by up to 70 percent.