Digital transformation and the loss of jobs Digital transformation is happening, job losses are happening!. Whether jobs are lost because a company digitally transforms or due to a company having to close its doors due to non-competitiveness, job losses are happening. I have been involved in a number of digital transformation initiatives over the years […]
As leaders of organisations or divisions, our minds are often consumed with thoughts, concerns and worries over our company, what the future holds for the organization, for our teams and for ourselves. Are these worries keeping you up at night? Everything is moving faster: you struggle to keep up with your customer demands, you are […]
Adapt to the Future Remember when our parents told us not to speak to strangers, not to get into a stranger’s car, and not to be lured into a stranger’s home! Is that not exactly what we do today? We find a stranger on the internet, ask him for a lift, climb in his car […]
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Technologies like robotic process automation (RPA) are becoming one of the most dominant tools companies have for remaining competitive and adapting to the future. RPA is not as mysterious as it seems, and this article simply introduces the concepts – an RPA 101, if you like. What is RPA? Most simply, […]
Google is buying Fitbit – What does this mean for your Privacy? I trust we are all by now becoming a little protective over our personal information? If not yet, look at this latest Google acquisition… Already under Anti-trust scrutiny, already some Privacy investigations happening. Now they will have insight into our health? Is this […]
Facebook is bringing out a coin which may change our lives! I am Christelle Bure, a founding member and active director with Metatrans. I am currently concluding my Master’s in Blockchain and Crypto-currency and am interested in the possible impact of Facebook’s LIBRA coin, the setup of their blockchain, Calibra, the LIBRA Association, and what this […]
At the heart of any new discipline there often lies a simple, organizing system—an underlying structure and order governing what works and what fails. This is what the Ten Types of Innovation® framework brings to innovation. Consciously understanding it makes innovation easier and more effective. Innovation Truths: Innovation mostly fails. It doesn’t need to. You […]
Digital Transformation @ work We have been involved in business transformations in large and small organisations using technology for many years, so a couple of years ago, we started Metatrans and focused on helping businesses adapt to the changing environment using digital transformation. Today we want to talk about digital transformation @ work in South […]
Enterprise of the Future Conference – A Delegate’s perspective What an incredible experience! What awesome people! What an amazing concept! First off I would like to thank Kelly and the other Nomads for pulling this off so smoothly. My experience started the same as most others on the conference, as was evident by the copious […]
The digital transformation hype Digital transformation is everywhere, the phrase ‘digital transformation’ results in 8.7 million google search results, but what is the hype about really? Just another fad, business model or technology. Digital transformation should rather be named digital business transformation, as it is about transforming the enterprise from top to bottom – transforming […]
Managing your Social media customer complaints As part of a strategic analysis I recently completed for one of the major banks, I have some insights into the behavior of an unhappy customer. I firmly believe my findings are not limited to a large financial institution, and that, regardless of your industry or size of your […]
Are You Managing Your Google Dashboard? Google’s Dashboard service was released in November 2009, but based on recent conversations, not everyone is aware of where to find the data collected by google associated with your google account. From your first Gmail account, through all your google searches and youtube views, Google has been collecting an […]
