• Technology Changes, Bad Habits Remain

    Technology Changes, Bad Habits Remain

    This article examines the persistent challenges in technology adoption despite advancements, emphasizing that tools alone do not create value. It highlights the need for proactive learning, cultural shifts, and strategic use of technology. Leadership plays a crucial role in fostering innovation, with a focus on agile implementation and collaboration.

  • Open Innovation in the Construction Sector: Do’s and Don’ts

    Open Innovation in the Construction Sector: Do’s and Don’ts

    Recently, I was invited to give a keynote on “Open Innovation”. As always, I aimed to match the audience’s interests and experience. This time, I was speaking at an engineering company in the construction sector during their open innovation day. I briefly introduced the various types of innovation and focused on Open Innovation, providing examples…

  • Connecting the brains: 10 Do and Don’ts in Knowledge Management

    Connecting the brains: 10 Do and Don’ts in Knowledge Management

    This week, I witnessed in different companies a lack of Knowledge management culture. Somehow, it disappeared from their radar and I do believe that the emergence of some “hype” just covered this important topic with dust. However, without a proper Knowledge management and KM maps in your organisation, it would be impossible to get the…

  • 10 Best practices for better business communication

    10 Best practices for better business communication

    It is Friday evening, everyone is already enjoying the week-end. In the middle of an empty parking lot, B. sits in his car, sending a last email with his blackberry like he did not reach his weekly quota. But, the multiplicity of emails is not a sufficient condition to good communication inside a project. Most…