The % of companies that report success implementing social media in Operations – i.e., at the core of the Enterprise … More
Category: NOW Mode
Linear Business Processes don’t work!… And there’s a better way…
They don’t work because people don’t work according to linear, sequential processes. They can’t. From the early 90’s on, the … More
Upside Down Escalation – how it’s done in Companies of Tomorrow
A few months ago, I wrote an article entitled “The Post S&OP era – Managing in NOW mode” which generated … More
Social Operations – yes, you can!
In a space with so many terms already I am going to dare to introduce a new one: Social Operations … More
From Functional to Social – Part 2 of 2
In Part 1 of this 2-part series, I talked about the structuring of the workplace into communities called HIVE’s and … More
Generic Pharma – ripe for disruption!
I’m going to describe something I’d love to do but for which I don’t have the means. Then, I am … More
Comparing Functional Organizations with Social Organizations
In recent weeks we published a few articles (see here and here) promoting a new metaphor (the HIVE Model) that … More
The HIVE Social Model
In previous articles (see here and here) we wrote a number of times about the notion of organizations operating in NOW Mode, … More
A workplace in NOW mode – the HIVE model
In the past year, there have been two themes I wrote and spoke about that have generated a great deal … More
Virtual Supply Chains – fast, connected, collaborative
A year ago, I was interviewed by Professor Peter Carr from the University of Waterloo, on the subject of social media … More
