Digital Maturity Compass

This episode focuses on the distinction between Design Thinking and Design. They are inter-related but have a natural progression from one to another. In these times of massive disruption, it is essential not to be confused and to practice both with diligence.

The planet faces a leadership crisis. The terms leadership needs to be understood anew. It must become a wider phenomenon; overturning the 80 - 20 law. For this to happen, we need to escape the conventional leadership mind traps and open ourselves to connecting the five dimensions of Aspiration, Anticipation, Agility, Ability and Authenticity.

This is a summary episode that completes the education on how to administer the digital maturity compass diagnostic. If you have not already completed it, please do so now. You can ask for assistance from us on any aspect of using this app.

Skills is the ability of the enterprise to execute what it conceives.

World Bank Research reveals that 95% of the enterprises are ill prepared for the skills needed to thrive in the Industry 4.0 digital economy.

Resilience is a critical component of an enterprise's transformation journey. Where there will be many ups and downs. It is important to remain focused realizing that transformation is a journey that is not undertaken in an abstract but rather to the context of the times and the relevance of the environment. Not just surviving but rather thriving using intelligence as an ally.

Culture is the key to building a synergistic enterprise that is trusting, open, sharing and collaborative. It is something that regenerates and allows the enterprise to renew through good and bad times.

Leadership has necessarily 5 essential qualities; Aspiration, Agility, Ability, Anticipation and Authenticity.

In the modern era, leadership is not the prerogative of a few nor is it a corner office position. Everyone who can contribute to make a difference in an enterprise and society are leaders.

Enterprises must focus on developing a larger circle of leadership if they want to stay ahead of the demand curve and lead by innovation.

This episode brings to the audience an understanding of the nine connected dimensions of the strategic enterprise operations. This first layer of the enterprise provides a distinctive view of how the operations of the current enterprise is shaped and therefore how it operates. This would be the starting point of the diagnosis of where the status quo is and the chasm with the desired state. The rest of the 4 layers are connected in the way that they inherit the thinking and process from the structure in this layer.

This episode is an introduction to the Digital Maturity Compass (DMC) app; onboarding users to the concept of digital maturity and how a compass is required to navigate the digital transformation journey. The app facilitates in assuring risk and finding clarity of purpose.