On February 4, 2021, Microsoft announced its new employee experience platform, Microsoft Viva. Viva consists of the following modules at launch: Viva builds on existing Microsoft technologies including Yammer, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365. The experiences will mostly be delivered via Teams. Serious Insights Analysis I hate to start off the analysis of a new product … [Read more...] about The Microsoft Viva Employee Experience Platform Should be a Work Experience Platform
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CES 2021: Early reveals of WFH technology promise improved work experiences
CES 2021. I usually arrive in Las Vegas early. My CES registration saved on my phone for easy access at the badge retrieval stands at McCarran Airport’s baggage claim. Then the first of the all too far walks to things that would be convenient in any other city,. An app tap on my iPhone 12 mini summons Uber. My first American Express Uber credit of the year. The hotel. Twenty, … [Read more...] about CES 2021: Early reveals of WFH technology promise improved work experiences
Scenario Workshop Expectations or What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Scenario Plan
Before you decide on scenario planning Scenario Workshop Expectations. You’ve made a decision to develop a scenario plan. That’s a big step for a strategic planning program. But it is only a first step. Deciding to integrate scenario planning into your strategic work means you’ve also decided that many of the factors influencing your future are beyond your control. That is … [Read more...] about Scenario Workshop Expectations or What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Scenario Plan
Why Big Data Won’t Make You Smart, Rich, Or Pretty
Why Big Data Won’t Make You Smart, Rich, Or Pretty The future of Big Data rather lies in the darkness of context change, complexity, and overconfidence Note: This article is updated from one that originally appeared at Fast Company. 2012 was declared the year of Big Data. The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) reported that 90 percent of the IT professionals … [Read more...] about Why Big Data Won’t Make You Smart, Rich, Or Pretty
Strategy and The Environment: Why Engineering To Save The Planet of Our Memory May Be The Wrong Choice
Strategy and The Environment: Nature adapts to change. That is its superpower. And nature plays the long game. Nature adapts to survive. Humans view the world through a truncated temporal lens. Most humans harken back to childhood memories of ponds, of lakes freezing over, of the unbridled nature caught on camera by Cousteau and Disney. If we recognize our propensity … [Read more...] about Strategy and The Environment: Why Engineering To Save The Planet of Our Memory May Be The Wrong Choice