by Gavin Heaton | Feb 17, 2022 | mindSHIFT, New Ways of Working, Policy
This post is part 1 of 2 COVID-19 is one of those events that should not have come as a surprise for the people whose task it is to evaluate policies relating to global shock events. For those who shape and make effective policy that outlines how companies respond to...
by Gavin Heaton | Jan 14, 2022 | Climate Change, mindSHIFT, New Ways of Working
As we bid farewell to a tumultuous 2021, and crash into an already challenging 2022, one could be forgiven for thinking that the ever-evolving COVID-19 situation, and its associated chaos, will remain the biggest global challenge for years to come. But behind the...
by Gavin Heaton | Dec 13, 2021 | Impact, mindSHIFT, New Ways of Working
Last week, we introduced you to the jewel in the mindSHIFT crown: the mindSHIFT toolkit. The toolkit is a practical and actionable process that allows you and your organisation to gain insight on how you’re aligned on the five key fundamentals required to respond to...
by Gavin Heaton | Dec 6, 2021 | mindSHIFT, New Ways of Working
Over the past few weeks we’ve introduced the idea of the mindSHIFT in our regular blog posts. We’ve talked about the thinking behind the concept, and outlined the three primary disruptions of the mindSHIFT era. Most recently, we laid out the four core actions that...
by Gavin Heaton | Dec 1, 2021 | Innovation, mindSHIFT
When organisations seek to shift the dial – to really transform the way that teams, individuals and entire divisions work – they turn their attention to change management. And this means strategically combining systemic changes – from processes and...
by Joanne Jacobs | Nov 19, 2021 | Digital Transformation, Employee Engagement, mindSHIFT, New Ways of Working, Social Impact
2022 is nearly here. And as pandemic restrictions gradually lift, most of us are looking forward to the new year with anticipation of “getting back to normal”. But we did that last year, too. Then came the Delta variant of Covid-19. And then look at what happened....
by Joanne Jacobs | Nov 12, 2021 | Digital Transformation, Employee Engagement, mindSHIFT, New Ways of Working, Social Impact
Anyone who has been locked down, or unable to see family and friends as a result of the pandemic, is looking forward to connecting with people again. While the anticipation of connecting is almost overwhelming, it’s perfectly natural that a small part of our psyche is...
by Gavin Heaton | Oct 25, 2021 | Digital Transformation, Innovation
The pandemic has been a time of unexpected innovation for many organisations. Without warning, the digital transformations that many of us have been championing found new pathways and momentum. Everything from enabling remote work to reimagining customer service was...
by Joanne Jacobs | Oct 4, 2021 | Innovation, Trends
Last week I presented at the Peter Vickers Business group event, on the invitation of Denise Archie from Coaching College. I was charged with preparing an overview of innovation trends and coming up with some tools to help build business resilience. Attending were...
by Gavin Heaton | May 24, 2021 | Blog Posts, Future of Work, Strategy
Over the last three months, we have been having conversations with friends, clients, industry partners and business connections across the board. Since Covid, some people have lost and found jobs, changed industry or moved out of the city to adopt a “tree...
