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Digital change 21. March 2021

From the age of knowledge to the digital age

How often do you look at your smartphone per day without it ringing? Even during working hours, we find ourselves regularly checking our display for new messages, whether it is flashing or not. But why do we feel this need to pick up the “phone” without being called or receiving a message? (Source Hubspot ). Many outside of Generation Z know a time before the smartphone. But how has our society actually changed from the age of knowledge to the digital age? The age of knowledge Meanwhile, a new age has arrived: the knowledge and service-oriented society. Above all, different and inconsistent processes are in the foreground. Today’s customers want individual advice, depending on their particular starting situation. A complex world with almost unmanageable access to innumerable sources of information requires knowledge workers (so-called “knowledge workers”) who work together to find tailor-made solutions (source: Adesso). That’s how he defines Blog…

Digital change 21. March 2021

The influence of digital transformation on medium-sized IT companies

Digitization has a profound impact on everyday private and professional life. Companies are introducing a series of tools and new technologies to digitally support processes. In addition to their own resources, the companies also like to use external service providers. But that too is changing, as is the service provider Arvato states in his blog: The digital transformation creates new forms of cooperation in the company with external partners such as suppliers, consulting and IT service providers as well as with cooperation partners for the development and marketing of products and services. But how is such a new collaboration designed and what does that mean for German medium-sized companies? Does a classic IT service provider have to reinvent its business model or is it enough to turn a few screws? Digital transformation in medium-sized IT companies What tasks do outsourcing service providers and consultants have in the digital age? That…

Digital change 21. March 2021

VUCA world and the digital transformation

“We live in a VUCA world” has been heard and read more and more recently. However, the term VUCA is by no means new and dates back to the Cold War era. There it was used by the US Army to describe the complex and “illogical” situation. Now, in the course of the digital transformation, this term seems to be finding its way back into literature. But what does it mean? VUCA world What does the term “VUCA World” actually mean and how is it to be interpreted? I have one approach in the blog of Complement found. VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) stands for the following: V (volatility) – prepare for wild times. The challenges will be unexpected and unstable, keeping you busy for an indefinite period of time. U (uncertainty) – hardly predictability, hardly predictability, potential for surprises C (complexity) – no trivial “recipes”, environment cannot be simplified,…

Digital change 21. March 2021

Digitization in medium-sized businesses meets tradition

The digitization of all areas of life has led to increasing complexity and companies find themselves in a conflict as a result of this development. One example is medium-sized management consultancy, which is one of the industries that has benefited greatly from digitization. However, primarily as the one who sets up, controls and carries out the large number of projects for the digitization of companies in a wide variety of industries. However, this is often hardly digitized itself. You can find more information in my article too Consulting 4.0 remove. The race for digital supremacy is also characterized by a rapid pace of change. American and Asian companies in particular are in the fast lane and are pushing competitors out of the markets around the world. But what about in Germany? How is the digital transformation progressing in German SMEs? The tradition in the middle class Successfully implementing digital change…

Digital change 21. March 2021

Digital minds – Booksmart or Streetsmart? #digitalheads

The digital transformation is coming and brings with it numerous challenges. Complexity and dynamism are increasing rapidly and people and companies are constantly being challenged to “reinvent themselves”. Since then, one often reads job advertisements that are looking for digital heads. But what are these #digitalheads actually? For this I came across the terms Streetsmart and Booksmart. Both terms are not defined uniformly and that’s why I tried to get information from current articles in the context of digital transformation. In the end, I try to evaluate which type we need more in a digital future. STREETSMART A streetsmart is a person who has extensive practical knowledge. So this person knows “how the world is going”! The term comes from street fighting, which has no logical rules and in some way redefines its own rules over and over again. So it can only be successfully passed through experience. In jargon…

Digital change 21. March 2021

The change to a digital company calls for a digital strategy

“In order to survive and assert itself against competitors, every company must become a digital company. Technology is the determining differentiating factor today – in retail, in the financial sector, in manufacturing, in public administration and even in the pharmaceutical industry. Every company must go digital. This is the only way to get better and more innovative. However, innovation means more than just investing in new technologies. ” so Salesforce in a news article . Digital companies seem to be “dangerous” to traditional companies and are radically changing customer behavior. But what is such a digital company and how can this be determined? For example, is a company with its own app already a digital company? Would you like a copy? The magazine T3N Back in 2015, thought about whether the ideas of digital companies could also be applied to the hairdresser next door or the bakery around the corner.…

Digital change 21. March 2021

Dynaxity: dynamic and complex

Dynaxity describes an artificial word that is made up of the terms dynamics and complexity. Let’s look at the Duden so complexity stands for “multi-layered and that in one another of many characteristics”. If we turn back a little, we find the Duden under dynamics: “Force directed towards change”. The aim of the made-up word is to combine both of these terms. The term was apparently first mentioned in publications in the 1980s and has been revisited from time to time since then. The background to the term is the research field: Management in complex and dynamic systems. The 4 zones of Dynaxity The picture shows the 4 zones of Dynaxity. Zone 1 (static) describes simple, fixed rules and the same structures. So one could speak of a small business that has been secured for generations. Zone 2 (dynamic) describes the classic company according to some literature. Growth and changes…