Organizations cannot achieve digital maturity without learning — Digitally mature organizations operate differently. Technology plays a role, but it’s just part of the recipe. The technology available magnifies the impact of how the organization operates, however, technology alone is never the answer. Being digital is about embracing new ways of working, which requires an aligned culture and mindset…

Online training can be a horrendous, unsatisfactory experience. Get better with online learning experiences. — Introduction Many years ago, I was with a team transitioning training from the classroom to online. We had a successful business for delivering in-person training, offering multiple curriculums and courses within. The topics focused on creating software covering everything from team collaboration, to requirements, writing code, testing and even managing the…

Going beyond the classroom to drive TDD impact. While constraints may restrict us to traditional learning approaches (in the beginning), a focus on impact supports pivots that lead to better approaches and outcomes. — I was excited to be taking on a new client challenge, introducing Test Driven Development (TDD) within a large financial institution. The effort focused on a group that drove their digital and innovation efforts (web and mobile). If you’re not familiar with TDD, the idea is that we write a…

If you are going to ‘win’ with digital, you’ll have to play the game(s). — “When we’re playing a good game — when we’re tackling unnecessary obstacles — we are actively moving ourselves toward the positive end of the emotional spectrum. We are actively engaged, and this puts us in precisely the right frame of mind and physical condition to generate all kinds of positive…

Don’t let distance get in the way of working and learning! — Working in distributed teams with members dispersed in multiple locations is a common reality for many of us. It presents some extra challenges as we try to improve how we work and learn. …

Digital Transformations — it’s about the people! Taking a look at the in-depth and thoughtful ideas in The Technology Fallacy. — I’d like to discuss the: “ The Technology Fallacy” a book that has emerged from the annual work that MIT and Deloitte have partnered on, with Coming of Age Digitally being the most recent version. …

Diversity and inclusion are critically important across the enterprise. We can enhance our Digital Learning habits by learning from others. — As we start this conversation, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. This seems like the right way to start…

“Coming of Age Digitally” and the supporting webinar are great resources for understanding the state of Digital Transformation and the critical role of learning. — “ Coming of Age Digitally: Learning, Leadership and Legacy “ is a joint publication from MIT and Deloitte discussing findings from the 2018 Digital Business Executive Study and Research Project. The findings are based on a global survey of over 4000 managers, execs and analysts. The research is further augmented…

Stories play a key role in learning. In this case, we’ll look at stories that Novartis is sharing about their efforts to drive curiosity, digital transformation, innovation and learning. I appreciate finding and reviewing stories from organizations pursuing new ways of learning. Investigating and thinking about the experiences that others…