by Joanne Jacobs | Mar 19, 2019 | Coders / Hackers, Future of Work, Uncategorized, Virtual reality, Women
In a recent video published by The Guardian, author of Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson asks: “Where are the women in the brave new world that’s being designed for us?” It’s a pertinent question in International Women’s Month, especially when we...
by Joanne Jacobs | Nov 14, 2017 | Customer Experience, Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Disruption, Future of Work, Hackathons, Innovation, Innovation Brand, Social Impact, Social Innovation
The modern language of innovation is peppered with teamwork and empathy. We talk of small, agile teams that collaborate. We talk of user centred journeys. User stories. User centred design. And more. We focus our processes around validating our business models with...
by Joanne Jacobs | Sep 1, 2017 | Clients, Conferences, Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Disruption, Events, Future of Work, Innovation
The Siemens #Digitalize2017 Conference was held in Sydney on 30 August 2017, attracting over 400 people from across the Siemens client and partner base. The key themes included electrification – automation – digitalisation, but conversations and workshops...
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 | May 1, 2017 | Conferences, Digital Transformation, Events, Future of Work, Social Impact, Women
Photo credit: @georgiecel In early March, women around the world commemorated the movement for women’s liberation and voiced their right to be in control of their lives and of the future of the world. The theme for International Women’s Day 2017 was ‘Women in...
by Joanne Jacobs | Nov 16, 2016 | Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Future of Work, Innovation, Social Innovation
The challenge is service transformation. Not website redesign The last couple of years has seen a shift in direction for public services and their approach to digital transformation. Innovating in government, however, takes more than snappy tag lines and slogans. It...