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The Broken Business Model of Business

Posted on November 6, 2013 by thierry

Every day, we can see new evidences that our society is broken. More than ever, we live on the edge of an era, without knowing if the present unstable equilibrium will collapse into a dystopian future or lead us to … Continue reading →

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The Thin Organization, Part III: From Social to Social

Posted on May 28, 2013 by thierry

Co-evolution of organizations, technology and people is even more a fact we have to assess and embrace than a necessity. Yet, most of present social business anthems focus more on the adoption of emerging technologies, to cope with the change … Continue reading →

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The Thin Organization, Part II: Trapped into Causal Opacity?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by thierry

Our world is changing. Fast. Radically. To cope with this pace of evolution, or to simply avoid disruption, organizations must evolve. The Glorious Thirties, these years which embodied the Golden Age of mass production and standardized consumption, are definitely behind … Continue reading →

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My Social Business Predictions for 2003 (not a typo) – Part 1

Posted on January 21, 2013 by thierry

I know, we are now in 2013, and announcing anything for a past date falls short from being a prediction. But as we are struggling to help organizations transform to adapt to uncertainty, I often find myself thinking that we … Continue reading →

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Innovation, Complexity and Social Business – Part 2

Posted on November 1, 2012 by thierry

Reconciling Organizational Improvement and Reinvention Through Social Business Design This post is the second of a two-parts article on innovation and social business co-written with Ralph-Christian Ohr (@ralph_ohr). A striking change of focus in the social business arena occurred during … Continue reading →