Introduction Europe has always been ahead of the United States in regulating emerging technology and the internet. One reason for their maturity with digital governance could be the differences in historical experiences. European countries generally place a higher value on privacy because their long histories have often included group [...]
Introduction There is a good chance you have heard the acronym NFT. That’s because NFTs went from virtual obscurity to dinner conversation starter in the spring of last year after an artist named Beeple used an NFT to sell a piece of artwork for $69 million. So, you may [...]
Work from home was a lifesaver in 2020, a catalyst that showed leaders they can provide workforce flexibility, and now the challenges begin… The return to the office is a welcome sign in the fight against COVID and a relief to leaders who are eager to get back [...]
Since its publication in 2012, The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals has helped companies large and small to close the gap between strategy and execution. Authors Chris McChesney, Sean Covey and Jim Huling developed this precise set of practices by coaching hundreds of organizations and thousands of teams over the years. Based [...]
Future Point of View recently developed a whitepaper discussing the impacts of and potential alternatives to the path of Digital Nationalism recently adopted in the U.S. The singular goal of this document is to help legislators and the public gain a clear understanding of two potential futures. One is [...]
In 2020 the Future Point of View team put together a comprehensive guide on how to lead a home-based team. That was in April, at which point it was still unclear how long the pandemic-related shut downs would last. However, one thing we did know was that virtual interactions of [...]
In a previous post, we discussed the importance of a digital strategy roadmap. As we've worked with clients over the years, we have found that many of them benefit from applying the roadmap methodology to their business as a whole. As digital tools and processes continue to become increasingly [...]
As IT systems become an important competitive element in many industries, technology projects are getting larger, touching more parts of the organization, and posing a risk to the company if something goes wrong. Unfortunately, things often do go wrong. Research suggests that, on average, large IT projects run 45 [...]
So, you’ve worked hard and developed a strategy that articulates your organization’s purpose, values, vision and goals. Now you need to create an implementation plan to execute this strategy – but this is where many organizations hit a road block. How do you successfully convert your strategy into [...]
Innovations in technology are constantly shaping the way societies operate, with profound implications for our quality and way of life. Of course, the development and use of technology is itself shaped by society’s norms, values and priorities. In democratic societies, we generally expect our public institutions to act in the [...]