You can keep doing business as usual ā or you can future-proof your business by becoming agile rather than reactive and customer-centric rather than presumptive.
In short, you can embrace digital transformation, explained digital analyst, speaker and author Brian Solis.
Technology is evolving right before our eyes. The things we have taken for granted, like messaging, are now becoming central in how people converse with businesses. Tech companies like Amazon, Netflix, Airbnb, Uber, Tesla, and WhatsApp are shaking traditional enterprises to their core. But instead of waving the proverbial white flag, incumbents like Hilton, Comcast, Ford, and others should evolve. A new report by Altimeter Group principal analyst Brian Solis offers a path for becoming āagile, competitive, and innovativeā in the changing business landscape.
“That’s the irony about digital transformation, it doesnāt work when in of itself technology is the solution. Technology has to be an enabler and that enabler needs to be aligned with a bigger mission. We already found that companies that lead digital transformation from a more human center actually bring people together in the organization faster and with greater results,ā Solis says.
Solisā definition of digital transformation noted above is from Altimeter Groupās first maturity model for digital transformation, co-authored by Jaimy Szymanski, and in his new report, āThe Race Against Digital Darwinism: Six Stages of Digital Transformation,ā and it differs from other technology-first approaches.
Solis notes that although digital transformation is one of the most important trends in business, shaping how companies work, market and innovate. Solis identifies the six stages of digital transformation and a maturity model that was developed using extensive collaboration with some of the worldās leading brands.
We live in a time of digital Darwinism, an era in which technology and its impact on business is constant, yet with varying but inevitable degrees of disruption. The evolution plays out differently in each industry and each organization. Digital Darwinism is enriched through changes in people (your customers, employees and stakeholders) and the resulting market advancement. As such, itās less about the origin of the species and more about its fate.
Solis said that many conversations around digital transformation are focused on the IT side, and technology does play a big role, but there’s a human side of the story and it’s driven by the customer experience.
Digital transformation is driven by the digital customer.
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As a digital analyst and anthropologist, I study disruptive technologyās effect on business and society. I call this ādigital Darwinism.ā Itās a modern-day take of creative destruction through the lens of disruptive technology.
The effect of digital Darwinism on Corporate America is real, and itās enlivened though evolutionary changes in people (customers, employees, and business partners) ā how they think, learn, and make decisions; what they expect, prefer, and value; how they influence and are influenced. The question is, at what pace or extent is a company tracking against digital Darwinism in its industry?
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