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Democracy, the only lasting cure for our ills

admin — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 13:41:46 +0000

No one doubts that the adaptability of human societies is the key to their survival. Jared Diamond describes the example of the Viking stable society in Greenland between the 10th and 15th centuries1 . It is an edifying example. Jared Diamond shows how culture, beliefs and preconceived ideas hindered the Read more

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No data driven enterprise without data governance nor a CDO

admin — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 15:55:30 +0000

Data governance has more or less pervaded companies of the business world. This is not self-evident, because while it may seem easy to collect data today, understanding it and using it to the best is a challenge that fully justifies the role of the CDO. We have entered for a Read more

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Level 4 and 5 autonomous car, not a withdraw, a surrender

admin — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 18:21:54 +0000

Carlos Tavares announced last year, in March 2019, that PSA had decided to withdraw from the race to level 4 and 5 autonomous car for individuals. This had sounded like abandoning a strategy on the belief that the goal was proving impossible to achieve. However, the main argument put forward Read more

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To be or not to be digital, this is not a question

admin — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 09:08:15 +0000

The digital transformation or digital transition is today the subject “must have” of any corporate strategy. If it is absent, the credibility of the growth prospects will be mechanically reduced, when it is present what meaning the company must give it? The answer to this natural question is far from Read more

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Failure 1 : a thwarted digital transformation

admin — Sat, 07 May 2016 16:29:53 +0000

Digital transformation is a buzzword of today because it brings great promises to enterprises and new agile approaches allow to overcome hurdles of it. Yet, this is not that kind of experience that knows SERV+ company, quite the opposite.This case is the first in a series which aims to illustrate difficulties which companies may struggle with. The case SERV+ Read more

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Idea 1 : « Technology focuses on function, often it leaves apart organization.»

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 17:16:55 +0000

We know from Bateson, Morin, Caseau, and others … that living beings organizations are complex systems, and among them the business companies. As rightly exposes Henri Atlan, these systems can not be reduced to the sum of their components : “I’m not saying that we are only molecules! I say Read more

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Future of managers is programming and architecture

admin — Sun, 25 May 2014 17:15:55 +0000

Today , managers have to optimize and sometimes to reegine their activities to achieve continuous improvement requested by General Management. This requires implementation of so-called ” quality ” approaches often based on the concepts of lean management . They should not only consider the case of their Direction optimizing its internal operations , Read more

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CEO stop struggling, start transforming

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:30:00 +0000

Business is changing, more and more computers are replacing humans at work, it is quicker in countries like France where heavier taxes and contributions weigh on salaries. This is a silent move which pushes people to part time jobs or disoccupation. The only spared workers are the high skilled one Read more

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Race against the Machine – Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee

admin — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:17:06 +0000

Is America really running a race against the Machine ? Even if in August unemployment slipped to 7.3 %, its lowest level for five years, it is due mainly to people giving up to search a job. In the same time the part of American worker hits as well its Read more

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No disruptive innovation without great productivity growth

admin — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 12:56:26 +0000

By now, word Innovation flourishes often on political and managers lips as many entrepreneurs dream to transform an idea in gold. This is the modern rush. Looking at carefully, allows to discover soon that the race is likely to have few winners against many loosers. If United States seems to Read more

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