Book review

Andrew McAfee has some pedigree. He wrote “The second machine age” and “Machine, platform, crowd”. Both are excellent. He decided to take a different avenue with “The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset That Drives Extraordinary Results”. The book aims to give an alternative perspective on organisational design. Going geek. Following in the footsteps of Jeff Bezos. Geeks going mainstream. Why? […]

I had the pleasure of chairing a panel at the annual ARVRinnovate conference. The brainchild of Alex Gibson, now in its 6th year and growing from strength to strength. With a lovely family feel to it. Like a reunion. The next edition is in Dublin on 8 May. More information here. Some light reading AR

I am a massive fan of Michio Kaku. The first book of his books I read was “The Future of the Mind”. One of the first books that suggested that our brain is a quantum machine. Nature is familiar with quantum. For example, photosynthesis, one of the most important processes on earth, is a quantum

Over the next ten years, AI will be the greatest force amplifier in history. That is from “The coming wave “. The book is a combination of a lot of books. Such as”.  “This Is How They Tell Me the World End”  “Exponential: How Accelerating Technology Is Leaving Us Behind and What to Do About

The world we know is eminently fragile. “The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalisation” is a book about how this fragility will lead to collapse. The book reminds me of “Leading through Disruption: A Changemaker’s Guide to Twenty-First Century Leadership”, but then on steroids. It is all about

Because AgilePoint is about complexity reduction, I decided to pick up “Getting to Nimble: How to Transform Your Company into a Digital Leader”. You need nimbleness to seize opportunities more readily or to stave off issues more readily. The usual suspects are mentioned, such as common purpose, trust, and the empowerment of individuals, but there

“The Human Experience: How to make life better for your customers and create a more successful organisation” reminds me of “The Ministry of Common Sense“. You should also watch this (Brian Solis also wrote a great book on customer experience, click here): Customer service Customer service is still a hugely underestimated aspect of running a

Digital transformation has very little to do with technology. Digital transformation is, first and foremost, about using digital tools to solve new problems and drive new growth. Your conversation should not be about technology; it should be about priorities for growth, innovation and value creation. That has everything to do with strategy, impact and value

Is your transformation focussed on efficiency, or is it focussed on innovation? There is an organisational element and a technology element. Tesla chief Elon Musk once tweeted that “most big companies in tech have turned into places where talent goes to die”. In truth, 99% of firms worldwide don’t fit into the category of achievement