Transforminator
Thoughts about transformation and change
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What’s Next for Government Transformation?
Government and public administration transformation typically involve efforts to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and responsiveness of government services and operations. Efforts usually aim to leverage technology and modernize administrative processes to better serve citizens. Often, it’s a generational effort to clear the accretion of process, policy, and regulatory barnacles. Recent Government Transformation Focus Areas…
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ESG: A Full Crock to be Balanced Carefully
Introduction Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors have gained significant traction as a benchmark for evaluating corporate responsibility and sustainability. While its proponents herald ESG’s potential to drive positive change, let’s critically examine its efficacy and address the fundamental challenges that render it doomed to failure. In fact, one only has to consider the…
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Social Transformation: Will It End Well?
There has been significant social transformation of the West in recent years. Here is some evidence to support this claim: Changing attitudes towards social issues One of the most significant social transformations of recent years is the change in public attitudes towards social issues such as same-sex marriage, gender identity, and racial justice.…
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Profiting from Capitalist Transformations
The transformation of capitalism is an ongoing process influenced by various factors such as technological advancements, changing societal values, and environmental concerns. This transformation presents both challenges and opportunities for businesses and individuals seeking to profit from the evolving landscape. Let’s explore some obvious (and less obvious) paths to profit from the transformation of…
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A Good Decarbonization Transition (2023)
The realist in me says that this transformation is and has been happening for a decade or more. Irrespective of any ecological and/or existential direness, which is debated hotly, the transition trajectory is probably consistent with other major transformations. We have, however, with specific focus on consumer products, especially those sexy things attached…
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Transformation of Capitalism, an introduction
No. 1 in the series “Capitalism as religion” Among my reader (Hi mom!), we have to agree—at a minimum—it is unlikely Capitalism is the only thing in world history to persist for hundreds of years unchanged. We can argue loudly and at length about how much, but it’s good to get that point of…
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“Fear” of Transformation Outcome is Powerful
Do people fear transformation? Some yes, some no; but by-and-large people do not fear transformation. They may, however, dread imagined outcomes of a transformation. Even if they understand the need. Transformation and change are inevitable in any organization. Whether due to market conditions, technological advances, or internal restructuring companies must adapt to remain…
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How Work Will Transform for Better or Worse…?
A big question mark hanging over the plans of executives, workers, commercial property managers, and hospitality venues/retail around business districts is: “What is the future of (office) work?”[1] We have some thoughts, mostly on the employee-driven side of change. This gets the most airtime—as though office workers suddenly have excess leverage. Maybe they…
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Transformation is not just a buzzword anymore
I’m often asked—told, really: “Transformation’s just a buzzword.” (You have to imagine the rising intonation and modifier before “buzzword” yourself.) Typically, it’s right after I disclose what I do to a middle ranking corporate or government manager. I have no choice but to say, “It certainly can be.” Digital transformation got us started… …
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Make Winners Out of Losers—Transformation Success Secret no. 3
By definition, a transformation is a fundamental change to the organization that disrupts the status quo. The bigger the change, the greater the farther from the status quo of “work.” For instance, since the promise of digital transformation is to digitally streamline what is laboriously analog, the (collateral) damage to jobs is easy to…
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