Category Archives: path dependency

Why people are going mobile? The web is too slow.

Posted on May 22, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

Just as video killed the radio star, advertisements have killed the web. People are going mobile for all the reasons why the web used to be good before the developers and advertisers got a hold of it.  Back around 2000 … Continue reading →

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Is the future of work an aristocratic democracy?: Leo Strauss on Managment

Posted on February 26, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

Harold Jarche has a challenging post about the future of management and the future of work at his site: Enterprise 2.0 and Social Business are Hollow Shells without Democracy. Are the future of work and the future of management inherently … Continue reading →

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Do we still have typing pools?: Why culture trumps technology even social media

Posted on January 2, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

Dan Slee posted an interesting and provocative post with predictions about the future of social media in local government. http://danslee.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/epic-change-12-predictions-in-digital-in-local-government-for-2012/  I thought I would give my response and my prediction at the end. Overall, I tend to agree with him … Continue reading →

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Three reasons why Apple will disappear by 2020: What Machiavelli tells us about managing Apple’s future.

Posted on August 29, 2011 by lawrence serewicz

Apple is changing with Steven Jobs stepping down from his current CEO role to become Chairman of the Board.  In doing so, he presents Apple with a challenge and one that all companies have to face.  How do you replace … Continue reading →

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Do we need change mangement because organisations cannot learn?

Posted on August 27, 2011 by lawrence serewicz

I have been reflecting on the relationship between learning and change and improvement for organisations. I know that an organisation can be a learning organisation, but does it learn? An organisation may have tools to learn and it may have … Continue reading →

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