by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 3, 2018 | Creativity, Customer Experience, Digital Disruption, Hackathons, Innovation, Social Impact, Social Innovation
When we think of innovation – we often think of commercial innovation. New products. Services. Better, faster, cheaper. We think of startups and technology. But rarely do we think of communities. Over the last six months, Disruptor’s Handbook have been...
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 19, 2017 | Hackathons, Innovation, Social Impact, Social Innovation
There is plenty of interest in social innovation … and while we hear a lot about it (like most forms of innovation), we see precious little in terms of action or movement. We also hear a lot about hackathons and innovation programs, yet see talent, ideas,...
by Joanne Jacobs | Sep 14, 2017 | Coders / Hackers, Data Science, Digital Disruption, Hackathons, Innovation, Social Impact
They say that “data is the new oil” – that it is becoming the world’s most valuable resource. For years, policy makers have been capturing data and using it to make decisions – that’s the concept behind the Census. More recently, businesses and social...
by Joanne Jacobs | Sep 7, 2017 | Coders / Hackers, Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Hackathons, Social Impact, Social Innovation
We believe: Big challenges require less time to solve than we imagine Teams with focused expertise can create better solutions than committees Together, we have all the resources we need to build, test and scale the solutions to wicked problems The best time to start...
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...