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 Joanne Jacobs | Jun 10, 2019 | Employee Engagement, Workplace practice
When friend to Disruptors, Joan Westenberg, said she was developing an open source transgender policy for tech companies in Australia, there was not even a moment of hesitation from us. Of course we would adopt it, because inclusion is something we support as a basic...
by Joanne Jacobs | Aug 17, 2017 | Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Employee Engagement, Enterprise Disruption, Future of Work, Innovation, Innovation Brand
Back in 2015 I was invited to attend a secret workshop with a secret client in Denmark. Unfortunately, it was so secret, I couldn’t know who the client was. I couldn’t know where in Copenhagen I would be working. And there were no team profiles that could be shared....
by Joanne Jacobs | Jul 17, 2016 | Employee Engagement, Hackathons, Innovation, News
Following the success of 2015’s Qantas Codeshare Hackathon, the 2016 event is now open for applications. Last year’s event was an amazing experience for all involved, from participants, mentors and judges to all the Qantas subject matter experts, sponsors and...
by Joanne Jacobs | Apr 6, 2016 | Digital Transformation, Employee Engagement, Enterprise Disruption, Future of Work, Hackathons, Innovation, Innovation Brand
Hackathons have proven to be a great model for technology companies continue their innovation agenda. By tapping into internal teams and external developer communities, the problem solving capacity of an organisation can increase exponentially. Held usually outside of...
